Powerful, but Slow
December 05, 2019

Powerful, but Slow

hoang nguyen | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager

We use SolarWinds Network Configuration to monitor all of our virtual machines. We monitor usage resources such as memory, cpu, disk usage, and bandwidth. SolarWinds is being used across the organization. The product saves time on research and helps to quickly determine what host is causing issues.

Pros

  • At-a-glance overview of hosts alongside performance metrics.
  • Allows for granular details of a host down to a service process if needed.
  • Allows for backup of config files for the host.
  • Great support from SolarWinds.

Cons

  • I wish the navigation was a lot quicker. Once the database of SolarWinds gets used, it slows down a lot. Loading and navigation are frustrating.
  • The wizard to set up a host is too complicated. There's so much to choose from, and it's not easy to set one up.
  • Most of the time when setting up a host to monitor, you need support to be on the phone.
  • The return on investment is your time saved on troubleshooting.
  • Product is expensive so it is geared towards enterprise.
I have not used any similar products.

SolarWinds is not an exact time monitoring product. It gives you a window for reporting and a view for performance, but it is not in real-time. You will have to look at the host for real-time. In addition to using SolarWinds, we have also used vCenter to set up rules for CPU, Disks, Memory, and Bandwidth usage. The reports from vCenter are more accurate to real time.

I would recommend SolarWinds if you are looking to save time in monitoring a lot of nodes. You get email reports when each node reaches a spike so you can act on it. The support is awesome. They are extremely helpful.

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