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The SCP-NPM exam covers a wide range of topics related to network performance monitoring, including network topology, device discovery, network performance metrics, and alerting and reporting. SCP-NPM exam is designed to test the proficiency of candidates in using SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor (NPM) software to monitor and troubleshoot network performance issues. Successful candidates will have a deep understanding of network performance concepts and will be able to use SolarWinds NPM to identify and resolve issues quickly and effectively.
NEW QUESTION # 36
Capacity planning is available for which metrics?
- A. Up/Down, Packet Loss, and Latency
- B. Hardware Health
- C. Response Time, Interface, and Volume Utilization
- D. CPU, Memory, and Interface
Answer: D
Explanation:
Capacity planning is available for the following metrics of monitored nodes, interfaces, and volumes: CPU utilization on nodes, memory usage on nodes, space usage on volumes, receive(in) utilization on interfaces, and transmit (out) utilization on interfaces1. Capacity planning allows you to monitor capacity usage trends on the network and forecast capacity issues based on historical data and customizable thresholds. You can view capacity forecasting graphs and tables on the details views of nodes, interfaces, and volumes, or use the Top XX Capacity Problems widget to see a list of objects whose usage trend is rising2. References: Monitor capacity usage trends on the network and forecast capacity issues in NPM, Forecast capacity for nodes, interfaces, or volumes in NPM
NEW QUESTION # 37
How are Orion agents licensed?
- A. Licenses are available in a set of one upon request
- B. No separate license is required
- C. Agents requite the SolarWinds Agent Provisioning module SAP
- D. Only Windows agents need to be licensed, Linux is free
Answer: B
Explanation:
Orion agents are software components that you can install on nodes to collect and send data to the Orion server. Orion agents do not require a separate license, as they are included in the license of the Orion Platform product that you are using, such as NPM. You can install and use as many agents as you need, as long as you do not exceed the number of licensed nodes, interfaces, or volumes for your product. Orion agents can use either agent-initiated or server-initiated communication, depending on your network configuration and security requirements. References: NPM Administrator Guide, page 67; SCP Study Aid - NPM, page 15.
NEW QUESTION # 38
Which statistic should you use to determine peak network traffic?
- A. Bandwidth usage
- B. Protocol distribution
- C. Packet loss
- D. Network latency
Answer: A
NEW QUESTION # 39
You need to implement service level agreement (SLA) reporting for a new hosted data center service. Which SLA performance metric should you track?
- A. CPU utilization
- B. Interface discards
- C. Memory utilization
- D. Response time
Answer: D
Explanation:
Response time is the amount of time it takes for a service request to return a response. It is a critical SLA performance metric for a hosted data center service, as it directly affects the user experience and satisfaction.
High response time can indicate network congestion, server overload, or other performance issues that can degrade the quality of the service. By tracking response time, you can monitor the availability and reliability of the service, identify and troubleshoot potential problems, and ensure that the service meets the SLA expectations and standards. References: How to measure your SLA: 5 Metrics you should be Monitoring and Reporting, Data Center SLA Frequently Offer a 100% Uptime Guarantee, How To Measure SLA Performance in 4 Steps (With Tips).
NEW QUESTION # 40
How can you quickly generate a report in NPM to show the top 50 interfaces by percent utilization?
- A. Create a web-based report and filter the data to restrict to the top 50 interfaces
- B. Copy a similar default report and edit it for the top 50 interfaces
- C. Copy a similar default report and edit it for different time-frames
- D. Create an advanced SQL query report
Answer: B
Explanation:
NPM provides several default reports that can be used as templates for creating custom reports. One of them is the Top 100 Interfaces by Percent Utilization report, which shows the average and peak utilization of the most used interfaces in the network. To create a report that shows only the top 50 interfaces, you can copy this report and edit it to change the number of rows displayed. You can also modify other parameters such as the time period, the grouping, the sorting, and the filtering criteria. To copy and edit a default report, follow these steps1:
Click Reports > All Reports > Manage Reports.
Find the Top 100 Interfaces by Percent Utilization report and click Duplicate & Edit.
On the Layout Builder panel, click Edit Table.
On the Edit Resource panel, change the Maximum Number of Rows to 50.
Optionally, change other settings such as the Time Period, the Group By, the Sort By, and the Filter Results.
Click Submit.
Optionally, change the Report Name, the Report Description, and the Report Category.
Click Next and then Save.
You can now run or schedule the report to show the top 50 interfaces by percent utilization. References: 1:
Create a custom report for NPM showing availability of devices in the last 30 days
NEW QUESTION # 41
You need to change the polling method from ICMP to SNMP on 200 nodes you monitor with Orion. How would you best accomplish this?
- A. Bulk select nodes in Manage Nodes and change the polling method
- B. Use the Orion Polling Configuration tool to change polling methods
- C. Edit each individual node and change the polling method
- D. Unmanage all the nodes and remanage them choosing SNMP as the polling method
Answer: A
Explanation:
The easiest and fastest way to change the polling method for multiple nodes is to use the Manage Nodes feature in the web console. You can select up to 1000 nodes at a time and edit their properties in bulk. You can choose the polling method from the available options, such as ICMP, SNMP, WMI, or Agent, and provide the required credentials or settings. This will apply the changes to all the selected nodes without affecting their existing data oralerts. References: Choose the polling method to use in the SolarWinds Platform; Polling Intervals - Best Practices; SOLARWINDS NETWORK PERFORMANCE MONITOR
NEW QUESTION # 42
In which scenario is an agent the best solution?
- A. If the WMI ports are already in use on Linux
- B. If you cannot allow ICMP polling on your routers
- C. If hosts in distributed networks have overlapping IP addresses
- D. If Native GLX log file monitoring is required
Answer: D
NEW QUESTION # 43
You can apply Universal Device Pollers to which object types? (Choose all that apply.)
- A. Interfaces
- B. Nodes
- C. Applications
- D. Volumes
Answer: A,B,D
Explanation:
Universal Device Pollers (UnDPs) are custom pollers that allow you to monitor specific aspects of your network devices using SNMP. You can apply UnDPs to any object type that supports SNMP polling, such as interfaces, nodes, and volumes. You cannot apply UnDPs to applications, because they are not SNMP-based objects. Applications are monitored using Application Performance Monitor (APM), which uses different methods, such as WMI, scripts, or agents, to collect data. References: Monitor custom statistics based on OIDs with Universal Device Pollers in NPM, Assign Universal Device Pollers to devices monitored in NPM, Add and assign Universal Device Pollers
NEW QUESTION # 44
When you configure a report, you can limit access to specific users.
- A. TRUE
- B. FALSE
Answer: A
NEW QUESTION # 45
Which is the best way to monitor an SNMP metric that NPM is not monitoring out-of-the-box?
- A. Update the SolarWinds MIB database
- B. Node Management utility
- C. Enable CLI polling
- D. Create a custom poller
Answer: D
Explanation:
The best way to monitor an SNMP metric that NPM is not monitoring out-of-the-box is to create a custom poller using the Universal Device Poller (UnDP) tool. A custom poller allows you to monitor specific aspects of your network devices using SNMP, by selecting the OIDs that correspond to the metrics you want to collect. You can then assign the custom poller to the devices you want to monitor, and view the results in the Orion Web Console, as charts, tables, or gauges. You can also use custom pollers to create alerts and reports based on the collected data. References: Monitor custom statistics based on OIDs with Universal Device Pollers in NPM, Create a custom poller, Assign Universal Device Pollers to devices monitored in NPM
NEW QUESTION # 46
Retention policies require you to keep Syslog messages in the database for 9 days before you can discard them. Syslog messages from 8 days ago are missing.
What is likely the issue?
- A. Default Syslog web filter is seven days
- B. Default Syslog retention period is seven days
- C. Database compaction runs weekly
- D. Detailed records are summarized after seven days
Answer: B
NEW QUESTION # 47
You run ten reports on three assorted weekly schedules and send the results to the network operations distribution list. The email address for the distribution list changed, and you must update the new email address to send the reports. How do you implement this update?
- A. Edit each action on each report schedule, and change the email address
- B. Use the Schedule Manager to edit each action on each report schedule, and change the email address
- C. Use the Action Manager to edit each action on each report schedule, and change the email address
- D. Make a copy of each report, edit the action to change the email address
Answer: C
Explanation:
The Action Manager is a feature of the Orion Platform that allows you to create, edit, and delete actions for scheduled reports1. Actions are the tasks that are performed when a report is generated, such as sending an email, saving a file, or printing a report2. You can use the Action Manager to edit the email address for each action on each report schedule, without affecting the report content or schedule3. References: 1: Network Performance Monitor Administrator Guide - Use the Action Manager 2: Network Performance Monitor Administrator Guide - Schedule a report 3: SolarWinds Certified Professional Program - Reporting Exam Study Guide - Use the Action Manager
NEW QUESTION # 48
NPM polls static properties, and calculates bandwidth consumption based on the total amount of _____ coming through the firewall.
- A. Bytes
- B. Kilobytes
- C. Nibbles
- D. Megabytes
Answer: A
Explanation:
NPM polls static properties, such as interface speed and duplex mode, from the firewall devices using SNMP.
NPM also collects traffic statistics, such as bytes in and bytes out, from the firewall interfaces using SNMP or NetFlow. NPM then calculates bandwidth consumption based on the total amount of bytes coming through the firewall over a given time interval. Bandwidth consumption is expressed as a percentage of the interface speed. For example, if a firewall interface has a speed of 100 Mbps and NPM polls 10 MB of bytes in and 10 MB of bytes out in one minute, the bandwidth consumption is 20% [(10 MB + 10 MB) / 100 Mbps *
100%]1. References: Monitor firewalls with NPM, Calculate bandwidth utilization on an interface
NEW QUESTION # 49
You can apply Universal Device Pollers to which object types? (Choose all that apply.)
- A. Interfaces
- B. Nodes
- C. Applications
- D. Volumes
Answer: A,B,D
NEW QUESTION # 50
You want to create an alert that notifies you when packet loss meets or exceeds 50%, but only for a select set of nodes in your network. How do you accomplish this?
- A. Set an alert limitation for the nodes to be included in the alert
- B. Set the alert trigger evaluation to evaluate nodes to be included in the alert
- C. Set the scope of the alert to only apply to nodes to be included in the alert
- D. Create separate SWQL trigger condition for each node to be included in the alert
Answer: A
NEW QUESTION # 51
NPM polls static properties, and calculates bandwidth consumption based on the total amount of _____ coming through the firewall.
- A. Bytes
- B. Kilobytes
- C. Nibbles
- D. Megabytes
Answer: A
NEW QUESTION # 52
In which scenario is an agent the best solution?
- A. If hosts in distributed networks have overlapping IP addresses
- B. If the WMI ports are already in use on Linux
- C. If Native GLX log file monitoring is required
- D. If you cannot allow ICMP polling on your routers
Answer: A
Explanation:
An agent is a software component that you can install on a node to collect and send data to the Orion server.
Agents are useful when you need to monitor nodes that are behind firewalls, in the cloud, or have overlapping IP addresses. Agents can also provide more detailed information about the node's performance and status than SNMP or WMI. Agents can use either agent-initiated or server-initiated communication, depending on your network configuration and security requirements. References: NPM Administrator Guide, page 67; SCP Study Aid - NPM, page 15.
NEW QUESTION # 53
How can you extend NPM's monitoring to non-standard devices?
- A. Combining licenses from different products
- B. Deploying Orion agents
- C. Using OIDs organized in MIBs
- D. Polling with non-standard protocols
Answer: C
NEW QUESTION # 54
Which items can you display in Web Console maps?
- A. Quarks, gluons, Leptons, nodes, and network links
- B. Interfaces, volumes, and database instances
- C. Monitored nodes and network links
- D. Monitored nodes, interfaces and volumes, SAM applications and components, and network links
Answer: D
NEW QUESTION # 55
While building an Orion map in the NPM web console you notice that two of your devices do not show a connection between them. You verify the two devices are connected. How can you resolve this issue? (Choose all that apply.)
- A. Build a custom connection between the devices
- B. Change the monitoring method from SNMP to CLI
- C. Build a new Orion map and add the related entities instead of the nodes
- D. Verify you are monitoring Layer 2 and 3 topologies
Answer: A,D
NEW QUESTION # 56
Your network has critical devices on the opposite side of a WAN link from you SolarWinds server. You do not want alerts about the devices if the router (name = "target") that connects your SolarWinds server to the remote site is down. How do you configure Alert Suppression?
- A. Suppress alert when all of the following apply: Node Name is equal to "target" / Node Status is equal ta
"Down" - B. Suppress alert when any of the following apply: Node Name is equal to "target" / Node Status is equal to "Warning"
- C. Suppress alert when all of the following apply: Node Name is equal to "target" / Interface Status is equal to "Warning"
- D. Suppress alert when any of the following apply: Node Name is equal to "target" / Interface Status is equal to "Down"
Answer: A
Explanation:
Alert suppression is a feature that allows you to create conditions that prevent an alert from being triggered or sent if certain criteria are met. This can help you avoid receiving multiple or unnecessary alerts from a single event or a complex situation. For example, if you have a router that connects your SolarWinds server to a remote site with critical devices, you may not want to receive alerts about those devices if the router is down, as the problem is not with the devices but with the router. In this case, you can configure alert suppression to suppress the alerts for the devices if the router is down. To do this, you need to select the option "Suppress the alert if all of the following apply" and add the conditions "Node Name is equal to 'target'" and "Node Status is equal to 'Down'". This means that the alert will be suppressed only if both conditions are true, i.e., the router with the name 'target' is down. If the router is up or has a different name, the alert will not be suppressed. References: Alert suppression - SolarWinds; Alert Suppression - Forum - Network Performance Monitor (NPM) - THWACK
NEW QUESTION # 57
You want to create an Orion Map that shows the connections between your on-site devices and your servers in the Cloud. You can see the connections between all of the devices on site, but do not have visibility to the connections to your cloud servers.
How do you resolve this?
- A. Switch to SNMP polling for all devices to show the connections between on site and cloud resources
- B. Manually configure connections between onsite and cloud resources in Orion Maps
- C. Increase the polling intervals between Orion and the cloud servers
- D. Open additional firewall ports between the cloud servers and the on-site devices
Answer: B
Explanation:
Orion Maps can automatically display the connections between the devices that are monitored by NPM, based on topology data, manual dependencies, or application dependency mapping. However, if some of the devices are not monitored by NPM, or the connections are not detected by any of these methods, you can manually configure the connections between them in Orion Maps. To do this, you need to drag and drop the desired devices from the Entity Library to the map canvas, and then use the Connect tool to draw lines between them.
You can also edit the connection properties, such as name, type, and status, to customize the appearance and behavior of the connections. References: Create and edit Intelligent Maps, Connect objects on maps manually, Intelligent Maps for SolarWinds Platform products
NEW QUESTION # 58
Your team member cannot see any reports in the Orion Console. What can cause this issue?
- A. The reports are configured with more than one limitation category
- B. The SQL server is on a different system than the SolarWinds server
- C. The No Reports limitation is applied to the user account
- D. The Report Writer is not installed
Answer: C
NEW QUESTION # 59
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SolarWinds SCP-NPM is a certification exam that validates the knowledge and skills of professionals in network performance monitoring. SCP-NPM exam is designed to test the ability of individuals to configure, manage, and troubleshoot networks using SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor (NPM). SolarWinds SCP-NPM certification is highly valued by employers as it demonstrates that the certified individual has the necessary expertise to keep the network running smoothly and efficiently.
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