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What is SolarWinds NPM?
SolarWinds NPM is a monitoring and performance management platform. It provides performance troubleshooting support, auto network discovery, customizable thresholds, and can be rapidly deployed.
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What is SolarWinds NPM?
SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor (NPM) delivers comprehensive network fault monitoring and performance management that scales and expands with a company's network monitoring needs. Users can collect and view availability, real-time and historical statistics from routers, switches, firewalls, servers, and any other SNMP-, ICMP-, or WMI-enabled devices directly from a web browser.
The vendor states that SolarWinds users can get a full NPM installation up and running the same day they download, and that implementation does not require a team of consultants. NPM provides visibility into the health of network devices and servers on the network, ensuring that users have needed real-time information to keep their network running at peak performance.
Network Performance Monitor helps IT Pros:
- Detect, diagnose, and resolve network performance issues and avoid downtime
- Respond to multiple condition checks, correlated events, and device dependencies
- Automatically calculate capacity exhaustion dates using customizable thresholds based on peak and average usage
- Streamline network troubleshooting with a Web interface
- View paths to critical business services hop-by-hop, even into the cloud, with the NetPath™ feature
- Get deeper visibility into complex network devices with Network Insight™ features for Cisco ASA firewalls, Cisco Nexus switches, and F5 BIG-IP load balancers
SolarWinds NPM Features
Network Performance Monitoring Features
- Supported: Automated network device discovery
- Supported: Network monitoring
- Supported: Baseline threshold calculation
- Supported: Alerts
- Supported: Network capacity planning
- Supported: Packet capture analysis
- Supported: Network mapping
- Supported: Customizable reports
- Supported: Wireless infrastructure monitoring
- Supported: Hardware health monitoring
Additional Features
- Supported: Seamless conversion upgrade to AIOps-powered Hybrid Cloud Observability
- Supported: Multi-vendor device support for any router, switch, firewall, VPN concentrator, wireless access point and other devices that support standard protocols
- Supported: Intelligent alerts for correlated events, sustained conditions, and complex combinations of device states
- Supported: Insight on hardware health by monitoring, alerting, and reporting on the state of key device sensors
- Supported: NetPath for hop-by-hop monitoring of critical business services, on-premises or into the cloud
- Supported: Network Insight for Cisco Nexus switches, F5 BIG-IP load balancers, Cisco ASA firewalls
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SolarWinds NPM Integrations
- SolarWinds Hybrid Cloud Observability
- SolarWinds Server & Application Monitor
- SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer (NTA)
- SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager (NCM)
- SolarWinds Virtualization Manager (VMAN)
- SolarWinds Storage Resource Monitor (SRM)
- SolarWinds Web Help Desk (WHD)
- SolarWinds Web Performance Monitor (WPM)
SolarWinds NPM Competitors
- LogicMonitor
- OpenText Network Node Manager i (NNMi)
- Broadcom DX Unified Infrastructure Management
- Cisco Prime LAN Management (discontinued)
- ManageEngine OpManager
- Nagios Core
- Progress WhatsUp Gold
- DX Infrastructure Manager (formerly CA Unified Infrastructure Management)
- Paessler PRTG
SolarWinds NPM Technical Details
| Deployment Types | On-premise, Software as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based |
|---|---|
| Operating Systems | Windows, Windows® Server 2016; SQL Server 2016 SQL Server 2016 SP1 SQL Server 2017 (including installations on Linux) |
| Mobile Application | No |
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SolarWinds NPM is a monitoring and performance management platform. It provides performance troubleshooting support, auto network discovery, customizable thresholds, and can be rapidly deployed.
LogicMonitor, OpenText Network Node Manager i (NNMi), and Broadcom DX Unified Infrastructure Management are common alternatives for SolarWinds NPM.
Reviewers rate Alerts highest, with a score of 8.9.
The most common users of SolarWinds NPM are from Enterprises (1,001+ employees).
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Users recommend considering the whole stack of Network Modules on the SolarWinds platform instead of NPM as a standalone product. They believe the other modules are valuable additions for monitoring, managing, and analyzing the network. SolarWinds NPM is considered the best network performance monitoring solution on the market. Users suggest using it for network monitoring and exploring other modules for specific infrastructure monitoring. While NPM is a good tool for network monitoring, users advise looking into alternative options for advanced monitoring needs. Some users suggest improving the navigation to make it more fluid and user-friendly. Overall, users recommend SolarWinds NPM for managing and monitoring network infrastructures due to its reliability and cost-effectiveness. They also recommend trying the live action feature and Meraki for enhanced network analytics. Users suggest considering other products with better UI and capabilities. SolarWinds NPM is worth the price if affordable, especially with sponsorship. Working with third-party services or SolarWinds to properly set up the tool is recommended. Using multiple tools in conjunction with NPM provides more visibility. Users recommend signing up for Thwack and utilizing their resources for assistance with SolarWinds products. Trying the demo first before purchasing is advisable. NPM is considered a core module in every company that chooses SolarWinds as their monitoring tool. It is important to ensure that the server can handle the software. Experienced staff maximizes the benefits of the platform. Users suggest downloading a trial copy of NPM to test it out. NPM outperforms other tools according to user opinions. More theme options and additional ways to export data are requested. Other modules from SolarWinds that work well with NPM, such as Server & Application Manager, should be explored. Support team and Thwack community are highly praised by users. Users should not be overwhelmed by features and take advantage of free trial resources. SolarWinds is recommended for enterprise-level monitoring, but Loop1 consulting is advised for complex environments. Initial setup can be time-consuming. The 30-day evaluation of the full product is excellent. Becoming a Thwack member provides access to extensive resources and support. SolarWinds may have a higher cost but is considered worth it. Proper provisioning of hardware, software, and infrastructure is crucial before deploying SolarWinds. Users recommend setting up the trial version first and getting familiar with the product. SolarWinds NPM receives high recommendations from users and is praised for its great dashboards.
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December 14, 2015
NPM provides insight into network that I could NOT do without
SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor is mainly used to monitor core router interfaces, especially facing DIA connections. It is also configured to trigger email and text alerts when a bandwidth threshold is reached. Once a bandwidth abnormality is reported, SolarWind NPM is used to drill into traffic and find which endpoints are using a high amount of bandwidth.
- Sort bandwidth usage from endpoint IP address or Interface.
- See type of traffic passing important interfaces. Using SolarWinds NPM we were able to identify a unusual IPSEC issue which was affecting our entire network - and resolve it.
- Drill down to exact time periods to see throughput.
- I would like to see BGP related information in SolarWinds NPM.
December 14, 2015
SolarWinds NPM review
SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor is used in our department and allows us to have full visibility of our networks at various locations.
- Granularity of monitoring network equipment.
- Intuitive interface.
- Easy to use.
- Licensing model is steep.
- Different feautres are broken into modules.
- Server requirements are kind of high.
December 14, 2015
Solarwinds NPM VS PRTG & Cisco Prime
SolarWinds NPM is used in our organization by the network unit in the IT department, mainly to monitor the infrastructure which contains routers, switches, a wireless controller, a load balancer and link controllers. A weekly, monthly and early report is generated which shows the usage of each and every device.
- Tracking of online andoffline devices
- Multi vendor support
- i wish that it could allow to capture live usage of bandwidth per device (currently it supports 30 second interval for data capture)
December 14, 2015
SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor Review
We monitor all of our Cisco network equipment across Canada using Netflow integrated with SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor reports and real-time bandwidth monitoring. We are able to get a good picture of what staff and students are doing on the networks. Solarwinds Network Performance Monitor and NetFlow Traffic Analyzer (NTA) allows us to observe diagnose and solve issues by seeing types of network traffic. Streaming video feeds, youtube, Netflix etc... and social media applications can impact performance. Using SolarWinds allows me to target specific devices and give this information to an onsite contact across Canada. They can then tell the end users to stop and also be sure the end users are within acceptable use policies for the company.
- Real-time bandwidth monitoring. Provides me an accurate picture so we can review and compare with ISP providers to help improve performance and or make recommendations for upgrades to sites. We have paying students that demand a decent connection regardless of the fact they may not be using the network for academic related surfing.
- Identify types of network traffic. Pinpoint repeat and consistent offending endpoints. Helping to create tighter ACLs and firewall rules to block unwanted sites.
- Notification of nodes down. This allows us as the network team to get a head start on solving ISP related issues. We have redundant connections involving 2 or more ISP's this allows us to easily detwrmine which ISP is down.
- Report generation. Creation of specific detailed reports is long winded and complex. It is not just drag and drop of elements you wish to monitor. Adding the ease for importing shared report templates from other users globally would be a huge improvement.
- Topographical network mapping of individual sites is too complicated. Make it so I can add to a blank template to one or more nodes then the interfaces of each node. At the end of the day there are other products for network mapping paid and unpaid that are doing a better job.
December 11, 2015
Oversight is key to managing 24x7 high volume operations
SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor is used across the organization to monitor the network and server infrastructure. We are a 7x24 processing shop and uptime is critical. The monitoring and statistics are critical to maintaining high service levels to our operations. VMS operates in a multi-datacenter environment with development, testing, production, and recovery environments. SolarWinds allows our staff to stay ahead of capacity and scalability for the entire infrastructure. Real time alerts and status reports are key components that allow fast response to issues, and help plan changes, improvements, and upgrades.
- Immediate notification alerts when connectivity or usage thresholds are exceeded. The reliability and consistency of the process is key to providing support.
- Detailed information provided in a variety of formats. Allows various groups to review data in formats that work best for them and are clear and easy to use.
- The ability to create groups that reflect our infrastructure. Allow support personnel to get an immediate view of status of a particular set of network and/or server equipment.
- Alert management capability. Great ability to manage alerts during maintenance periods.
- Continue to enhance the UI ease of use. The format and ease of finding information is good but continuous improvements are useful.
December 11, 2015
NPM review
A large matrix of screens cover the wall of my office with SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor statistics, graphs, charts, data, etc., all in real time. This way I can watch my network and know at a glance what the condition is.
- Alerts me when traffic spikes.
- Helps me determine the nature of traffic.
- Alerts me when network is not healthy.
- Single pane of glass would be nice.
- Seems hard to navigate for beginners.
December 11, 2015
Sharp tool for Network Monitoring
We use Solarwinds NPM nee Orion to monitor our corporate network, all network switches, routers, and critical servers. We use it primarily as a diagnostic tool, but also for capacity planning.
- Exploring network traffic over time with detailed graphs showing bandwidth, packet loss, latency.
- Heads up display of top 10 potential issues in terms of current response time, packet loss, CPU load, memory used, disk space used, interface percent utilization, interface traffic, errors and discards.
- Quickly checking firmware versions, up-time, ports in use and other general information regarding network devices.
- I'd prefer a virtual appliance delivery model and one that was not dependent on Microsoft Windows and SQL Server technologies.
December 11, 2015
Review from a SolarWinds Newbie
SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor is being used by the IT department to monitor the backbone and ports of critical servers for activity and availability. It is very easy to see at a glance if there are any issues, and the live alerts keep an eye on things, so I can focus on other things.
- At a glance on the NPM Summary tab I can see a list of all the ports that are monitored and what there status is.
- I can see the Active Alerts and how long they have been active.
- Interfaces with High Percent Utilization is easily viewable. This is good to know if you are troubleshooting a broadcast storm, or other network issues.
- I have not been using SolarWinds NPM long enough to find any weaknesses.
December 11, 2015
SolarWinds at a Glance
We use SolarWinds to monitor key points on our network. My department is the only one that uses it, but we are monitoring the entire network. SolarWinds helps us identify potential issues on the network, be it unusual traffic on a specific switch or even an individual port on a switch that has an issue. We are using it as a dashboard to be able to identify the performance at key point on the network.
- SolarWinds lets you tailor what you see, but lets you delve further if necessary.
- Solarwinds allows you to tailor itself to your needs for monitoring.
- It communicates with network devices using industry standard protocols.
- Because it can do so much, Solarwinds can be intimidating to get started with. Offering more "canned" viewing screens would be helpful.
December 09, 2015
Unify
We use SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor to monitor our network and also to monitor our customers' networks. We have NOC views for each particular customer - each one with especial requests or features.
- Easy to deploy customized views with a very good look and feel.
- Easy to install and to expand.
- The limitation on group usage. If we get more than 3000 groups the web experience is terrible.
- There are still a great number of additional applications to some tasks not available on the GUI.
- NPM should monitor its own infrastructure.
- Licensing! I have more than 2 dozen servers with 17 pollers. Its a mess have to licence one by one.
December 09, 2015
Solarwinds
Before SolarWinds we wouldn't know about our network unless someone called us about a problem. And we would manually log in to network devices one by one and check for any issues writing the same commands again and again. Thanks to SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor and other SolarWinds software we can see our whole network at glance and run commands simultaneously on selected devices easily. As the system and network admin of a large scale government university with so many things to do and few personnel, SolarWinds is a lifesaver to me.
- It is easy to implement. Two years ago as a novice sys admin I could set up and start using the software for my whole network so quickly. It was as easy as setting up a social media account. Next, next, done.
- It works. There are lots of people selling lots of software. But at the end of the day so little of them do the job they claim to do. And SolarWinds is one piece of software that really does its job well.
- Good performance. Installed in a VM with decent cpu, ram etc. And it will do its best with the resources at hand.
- Instant support. We purchased the software through retailers yet get the support directly from SolarWinds. It is fast and there are people that really know what they are doing.
- There is something called Network Atlas where we manually download and run it in a different environment. Yet the piece of software is the best thing about SolarWinds NPM. It would be great if it is directly implemented into the software with some ready to use quick templates like VLAN based grouping.
- I think net-flow is a must have for any complete network monitor product but it is an independent piece of software which doesn't really have too many specialties itself. Implementing software like net-flow, engineering toolset etc., directly under SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor would be more convenient.
- Configuring SNMP on devices can sometimes be a pain. If I could give SolarWinds the credentials, ip etc. and let the software do an auto configuration for me, it would be really helpful.
December 08, 2015
NPM - monitoring for a modern datacenter and enterprise network
We use SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor to monitor our network resources in real-time. Any issues are alarmed to the associated IT staff for correction. Many times, IT is onsite and working to correct the issue before end users are aware of any issue. Gives IT the 'proactive' look most say they desire.
- Quick straight-forward interface.
- Email alerts are helpful when out of office.
- Mapping feature is unique and a useful diagram for larger sites.
- The enclosed DB engine seems to have more problems than others. Should have connected to our in-house Oracle DB.
- Not really an issue - but would LOVE an agent that ran in the Windows Notification Area for alerts.
We use Solarwinds Network Performance Monitor in our IT Department to monitor the health and state of our mission critical network in a 911 dispatch center. We have configured alerts to send an e-mail to myself and/or additional technicians in the event performance falters, when a mission critical server fails, or when a critical piece of network equipment quits working as configured. By using Solarwinds NPM I can usually know about a problem before anyone else even notices it.
- The Virtualization Tab provides great insight into my VMWare and my Microsoft Hyper-V environments. All the important information for both environments is consolidated in a single pane.
- Event Manager is easy and quick to configure especially when compared to other network monitoring systems out there. I was up and alerting in no time with SolarWinds.
- The Thwack user community is another great feature with SolarWinds. If I ever run into an issue, with monitoring or configuration, the first place I look is Thwack. Using this method often saves me loads of time in determining what my issue is and how to correct it.
- I wish there was a way to create a printable network map from Solarwinds, show me what is connected where.
- Features on the administration page can sometimes be obscured or hard to find.
December 08, 2015
Know IT issues before your customers do!
SolarWinds is being used to monitor and alert the Network Engineer of network for outages and use of the the network by the 18 consortium members. We are able to respond quickly to any issues on the network with the alerts that are set. It also provides information regarding our clients' use of the broadband.
- SolarWinds does an excellent job of warning the Network Engineer of outages or anomalies that pop up.
- SolarWinds provides reports to show statistics we use for billing and maintaining service.
- SolarWinds offers a variety of alert options for different areas we monitor on the network.
- Some of the reports do not reflect the information to the level we would like.
December 08, 2015
Small Private University's take on Solarwinds NPM
Solarwinds NPM has been a great asset and tool for us keeping tracking of our network and resource performance. We use it to monitor all network components as well as several server and various other network connected systems.
- Long term trends and graphing of performance and stats
- At times setting up the systems initially it almost provided too many options making it overwhelming.
- The alerting system used to be very cumbersome to figure out how to create custom alerts and triggers. This has begun to improve with web based access to this part of the system
December 04, 2015
SolarWinds NPM worths the money!
We use SolarWindows Network Performance Manager to record and analyze the network traffic across the data centres by using SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer.
- Identify what kinds of traffic
- Locate the devices which generate the traffic
- Generate dynamic charts
- Generate alerts based on thresholds
- Costs & pricing models
- No standalone option
December 04, 2015
Solarwinds Network Performance Monitor at a glance
We use SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor within our department to monitor our core, distribution, and access layers, as well as a few servers. Overall it keeps us on top of issues that occur due to various network outages by alerting the on-call personnel to an issue that can be assessed right away.
- Monitors network equipment by using common SNMP MIBs.
- Monitors detailed information, including routing table changes, and custom SNMP MIB's with very little work.
- Rapid alerting system that has a variety of forwarding options.
- Network mapping tool is great, but could use additional improvements in automatically detecting L2/L3 topology.
- Grouping items, by group or by dependency is helpful, but groups/dependencies do not have the ability to interoperate.
- Alert capabilities are pretty good overall, but wish it had more granularity for escalations.
December 04, 2015
Set it, and forget it.
We use SolarWinds Network Performance to monitor our VMware, Cisco, and various other network devices.
- Informs us of network errors and utilization.
- Alerts us of network outages and helps discover which device is actually the root cause.
- Monitors disk utilization.
- Everything that we use it for it is working perfectly. I honestly do not have anything that I would improve.
December 04, 2015
SolarWinds NPM
After researching many network monitoring tools, I decided to go with SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor for our network. The SolarWinds NPM was really easy to set up and I was generating reports almost immediately. The real time band width graphs allow me to monitor the WAN connection to each site and the nodes at those sites. This makes it really easy to spot band width spikes during off peak times and trouble shoot any issues.
- Top 5 end points tells you where your traffic is going.
- Real time band width monitors.
- Covers my entire network.
- An easier way to build custom reports.
- I can only get the best views in IE.
November 23, 2015
Solarwinds Network Performance Monitor - Give It A Spin
We use SolarWinds Network Performance Manager within the network engineering group to help monitor the health of the network. We use it with alerting to monitor device state (up/down) so that we can be proactive in resolving outages. We also use SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor to monitor our WAN and Internet links for both state (up/down) as well as utilization. We use the net flow module to monitor traffic flows and as a troubleshooting tool to find what traffic is using up bandwidth on links.
- SolarWinds Network Performance Manager is easy to set up and configure.
- The default views out of the box are a really good starting point so not a lot of tweaking is needed to get started monitoring.
- I would like to see support for Cisco IWAN in order to be able to monitor PfRv3 and traffic routing in an IWAN deployment.
November 20, 2015
SolarWinds Network Monitor Performs
SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor is being used by IT. It is being used to monitor network traffic and to see where any bottlenecks appear. It is very helpful in finding out where potential issues in the network can come from.
SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor has been a great help in determining how to change our network layout to make it optimized.
- Great traffic analysis
- Helps to see where potential bottlenecks are
- Helpful in developing networking strategies
- In-depth packet analysis
- Recommendations on networking setups
- Recommendations on optimization
November 19, 2015
Reliable monitoring system
Our network engineering team uses SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor to maintain two WAN networks. It is also used for monitoring and troubleshooting. Our local IT staff as well have access to SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor.
- Net flow
- Alerts
- Easy to use and configure
- The maintenance contract is expensive.
November 19, 2015
SolarWinds NPM a good fit for those wanting more information on their network usage
SolarWinds Network Performance Manager gives us insight to network traffic flows, network hardware health and bandwidth utilization. We use it across our IT team to know what is going on with the network at all times. It gives us knowledge about what our traffic is doing. It is an asset to any organization.
- Quick visibility into network traffic using graphs and visual displays.
- Easily identifiable network issues with latency, availability, and usage through graphic displays.
- Identifies traffic resources through net flow captures to see where the bandwidth is being consumed to allow for future planning.
- It would be great to see an even more customizable graph/report in the main window panes.
- The licensing could be made a little easier and less painful.
- Advanced alerts to be accessed through the web GUI would be an improvement.
November 19, 2015
My ScoreCard for Solar Winds
SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor is being used by the network and IT team for monitoring and alerting. It gives us great visibility to our infrastructure which allows us to be proactive to rather than reactive to potential problems.
- Great reporting capabilities both high level and in-depth.
- Configurable & easy to read dashboard.
- Easy to implement and visibility to all network devices.
- Feature request - if SolarWinds detects an error or problem to possibly site the cause and present recommendations.
- Feature request - add security features to replace SEIMS.
- Feature request - patch management module.
- Looking at SolarWinds to continue and expand its services so we can collapse other software that touches each assest.
November 19, 2015
NPM was too buggy to continue using. We turned it off.
I used SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor to monitor traffic across my entire organization; it polls all of my Cisco routers so I can measure traffic on my WAN segments as well as my primary ISP circuit. I used it to address slowness or congestion and to look for root cause of traffic issues.
- It presents a nice graphical format of traffic data making it quick to recognize and analyze data.
- It breaks down data by location quickly and easily.
- The application is buggy.
- It is a resource hog.
- The application itself is slow to respond and react.
- The application became so challenging to manage, constantly causing OS issues and needing constant reboots that we quit using it.