Instructor-Led SolarWinds Training
SolarWinds: Orion 101, Orion 201, Orion 201
Orion 101: Introduction to SolarWinds
5 days
Modules: NPM, NCM, NTA, SAM, IPAM, UDT, VNQM. No prerequisites required.
Day 1: Orion Platform and Network Performance Monitor
- Orion Platform Architecture
- Installation of NPM
- Core Components Overview
Day 2: Network Performance Monitor cont.
- NPM Overview
Day 3: NetFlow Traffic Analyzer; Network Configuration Manager
- Installation of NTA
- Overview of Flow Technologies and Cisco NBAR2
- NTA Overview
- Installation of NCM
- NCM Overview
Day 4: Server and Application Monitor; Alerting; Reporting; Maps; View Customizations
- Installation of SAM
- SAM Overview
- Orion Alerting Overview
- Orion Reporting Overview
- Orion Maps
- Orion View Management
Day 5: IP Address Manager; User Device Tracker; VoIP and Network Quality Manager
- Installation of IPAM
- IPAM Overview
- Installation of UDT
- UDT Overview
- Installation of VNQM
- VNQM Overview
Orion 201: Network Management and Monitoring
4 days
Modules: NPM, NCM, NTA, NTM, IPAM, UDT, VNQM (IP SLA only), Custom SQL Alerts and Reports. Orion 101 not required, but this course will not cover installation and basic overview of NPM and the Orion Platform. Students would highly benefit from a basic understanding of the Transact-SQL and PowerShell languages, but not required.
Day 1: Network Performance Monitor
- Orion Architecture Best Practices
- Discovery of Nodes in the Enterprise
- Out-of-the-Box Monitoring vs. Custom Pollers
- NetPath Configuration
- Network Insight for F5 devices overview
Day 2: Network Configuration Manager; NetFlow Traffic Analyzer
- Installation and initial Configuration of NCM
- Installation and initial Configuration of NTA
Day 3: IP Address Manager; User Device Tracker; VoIP and Network Quality Manager; Dashboards and Views
- Installation and initial Configuration of IPAM
- Installation and initial Configuration of UDT
- Installation and initial Configuration of VNQM
- Creating Custom Resources in the SolarWinds Orion website
- Common NOC View designs for the enterprise
- Installation and initial Configuration of NTM
Day 4: Custom SQL Alerts and Reports
- Introduction to the Transact-SQL language and basic queries
- Introduction to the Orion SQL Database schema
- Custom SQL Reporting using both the Web Report Engine and the Orion Report Writer application
- Custom SQL Alerts using the Web Alert Engine
Orion 202: System Management and Monitoring
4 days
Modules: SAM, DPA, WPM, VMAN, SRM, Custom SQL Alerts and Reports. Orion 101 not required, but this course will not cover installation and basic overview of SAM and the Orion Platform. Students would highly benefit from a basic understanding of the Transact-SQL and PowerShell languages, but not required.
Day 1: Server and Application Monitor
- Orion Architecture Best Practices
- Discovery of Applications in the Enterprise AppInsight Templates vs. Standard Templates
- AppInsight for IIS and AppInsight for SQL applied
- Custom Script Component Monitors
- Baselining and Thresholds for Application Alerts
Day 2: Database Performance Analyzer; Website Performance Monitor
- Installation and Initial Configuration of DPA
- Integration of DPA with Orion and SAM
- Overview of DPA Capabilities
- Installation and Configuration of WPM
- Overview of WPM Capabilities
Day 3: Virtualization Manager; Storage Resource Monitor; AppStack View; Application Maps
- Installation and Initial Configuration of VMAN
- Integration of VMAN with Orion
- Installation and Configuration of SRM Alerting and Reporting with SRM data
- Using Network Atlas to create hybrid application maps for the enterprise
- SolarWinds AppStack view overview
Day 4: Custom SQL Alerts and Reports
- Introduction to the Transact-SQL language and basic queries
- Introduction to the Orion SQL Database schema
- Custom SQL Reporting using both the Web Report Engine and the Orion Report Writer application
- Custom SQL Alerts using the Web Alert Engine