Item: SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor (NPM)
Rating: 6
Author: Verified User

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

It is being used by Telstra for offering monitoring solutions to other customers.

Pros and Cons

Modern Dashboards
Interface details
Node details
CPU, MEM & VOL capacity forecast
Audit log
Errors dashboard

API integration with Meraki, Velocloud, Viptella
Orion DB tables dedicated to Meraki, Velocloud, Viptella data fields
UML flows for NPM
Documentation of SD-WAN integration
Feature requests are very slow to be implemented.

Return on Investment

High cost of licensing
Evaluation keys are for a very limited time.
Lack of UML application flows
Ports & firewall requirements are not very clear.
Troubleshooting on SolarWinds is not simple.

SolarWinds NPM is well suited for customers having traditional SNMP, ICMP, & WMI communications. SolarWinds NPM is not an SD-WAN monitoring ready product. A growing trend in recent times is for customers to move into SD-WAN solutions. However, SolarWinds is not changing or adapting to new trends in the market, even the pricing of SolarWinds has increased considerably in recent times.

SolarWinds NPM review from a solution designer

Overall Satisfaction with SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor (NPM)

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