Hybrid-Cloud-Observability-Network-Monitoring Exam Dumps - SolarWinds Certified Professional Questions and Answers

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The flow navigator in SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer allows users to filter and analyze flow data. For future access, you can save your custom view to the menu bar from the flow navigator, providing one-click access to your saved configurations.

The documentation states:

“To save a custom NetFlow analysis for future use, configure your view in the flow navigator, then select the option to save the view to the menu bar for easy retrieval.”

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You can check the status of the flow collector service from the NetFlow collector services section and from NetFlow settings in the SolarWinds web console. These locations provide service health, up/down status, and logs. "Flow and CBQoS sources" and "Top XX receivers" do not display service health.

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To effectively diagnose a slow connection using NetPath, the following data points are essential:

Date, time, and duration of the performance issue: Helps correlate the problem with specific events or maintenance windows.

IP addresses of the nodes in question: Identifies the exact points in the network path where issues may arise.

Latency and packet loss information: These are core metrics provided by NetPath and are critical for pinpointing where delays and data loss occur.

The SolarWinds documentation states:

"When troubleshooting with NetPath, consider the time frame, the specific nodes (by IP address), and the latency/packet loss details between hops. Alert descriptions are not a primary diagnostic data point in NetPath's workflow."

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In SolarWinds Universal Device Poller (UDP), the column get type is used to retrieve values from a particular column of an SNMP table, meaning you get all the values for that column across multiple rows.

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The radial gauge display in the SolarWinds web console requires that the polled value from the OID is a numeric type that supports gauge visualizations (for example, a percentage or value with a defined minimum and maximum). If the OID returns data that does not fit these requirements—such as text, status, or a counter with no clear min/max—the gauge option will be grayed out and unavailable for selection. This behavior is explained in the Universal Device Poller documentation, which states that only compatible numeric OID types can be displayed using radial gauge resources.

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Enabling DNS resolution but not storing hostnames immediately results in:

Reduced database memory/storage used for DNS info, as hostnames aren’t stored with each flow record.

Less database space used for flows, since flow records will reference IPs rather than resolved DNS names.

Reduced SQL server reads/writes since the platform does not immediately resolve and store hostnames with every received flow, decreasing load.

DNS names will still appear in reports where resolved dynamically, so option C is incorrect.

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When monitoring F5 BIG-IP load balancers, SolarWinds Network Insight requires both SNMP for device status and iControl (a proprietary F5 API) for advanced configuration and health monitoring. The SolarWinds guide states:

"After adding an F5 load balancer with SNMP, configure the iControl connection to access additional F5-specific health and configuration metrics."

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According to theSolarWinds Log Analyzer Administrator Guide (Version 2024.1), Log Analyzer provides several built-in or native log entry actions as part of its log-processing rules. The key native log entry actions include:

Add a tag to the log entry: This action allows you to tag event logs for easier searching and filtering later.

Continue rule processing but do not save: With this action, the log entry is not saved but rule processing continues.

Halt further rule processing for the log entry: Selecting this action will immediately stop the processing of any more rules for the current log entry.

Sending an email notification is an alert action and not considered a native log entry action in the context of log processing rules.

Exact Extract from Official Guide:

"Key features in LA

Apply tags to event logs

Drop unwanted event logs in LA

Filter and analyze event logs

Filter and view event logs in live mode

Filter entry details in LA

Filter on log tags..."— (Log Analyzer Administrator Guide, Page 53-54)

Additionally, the guide specifies underCreate custom log-processing rules in LAthat actions such as tagging, halting processing, and not saving are among the native processing actions.

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Universal Device Pollers (UDPs) must be explicitly assigned to each node for which custom polling is required. Adding a new node does not automatically assign existing UDPs to that node, even if it’s the same device type as others already using the poller. Assigning the existing UDP to the new node will resolve the issue and enable polling of the desired data.

Ping the device from the polling engine: Verifies network connectivity and correct polling engine assignment.

Verify hardware health sensors: Ensures the platform is receiving valid sensor data; missing data may indicate sensor or device communication issues.

Adding a remote site node and waiting are not direct troubleshooting steps for missing data on a node that is already “up.”

Exact Extract from Official Guide:

“If a node is up but data is missing, check network connectivity from the polling engine using ping or SNMP walk tools, and verify that hardware health sensors are reporting valid data.”

— (Network Performance Monitor Administrator Guide, “Troubleshooting Nodes and Data Collection” section)