SolarWinds SCP-NPM SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor (NPM) Exam Online Training
SolarWinds SCP-NPM Online Training
The questions for SCP-NPM were last updated at Nov 19,2024.
- Exam Code: SCP-NPM
- Exam Name: SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor (NPM) Exam
- Certification Provider: SolarWinds
- Latest update: Nov 19,2024
Users report that NPM performance is slow when managing devices through the Orion Web Console. You verify the SNMP trapping is responsible for the poor performance.
How do you resolve this issue?
- A . Add the devices as managed nodes to cut down on the trap messages received
- B . Point the devices to a trap manager and filter unwanted messages before forwarding remaining traps to the Orion Platform
- C . Reduce the number of days SNMP messages are kept in the SolarWinds Trap Viewer
- D . Add an Additional Web Server to handle the load of users accessing the NPM Orion Web Console
How can you ensure the trigger actions you set on an alert will work?
- A . Use the Database Manager to trigger and test the alert
- B . Simulate a performance interruption on a network device to test the alert trigger
- C . Click Simulate on the assigned trigger action
- D . Test the alert from within Alert View of the Web Console
B
Explanation:
Reference: https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/orionplatform/content/core-setting-trigger-actions-and-escalation-levels-sw1031.htm#:~:text=In%20an%20existing%20alert%2C%20click,actions%20in%20this%20escalation%20level
The Universal Device Poller retrieves management data in which format?
- A . OID
- B . WMI
- C . XML
- D . ANSI 1
A
Explanation:
Reference: https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/npm/content/core-creating-universal-device-pollers-sw551.htm
You’re troubleshooting a complex network issue and need to build a comparison of several metrics across multiple devices and SolarWinds products to identify the problem.
What feature can you use?
- A . PerfStack
- B . Network Insight
- C . NetPath
- D . AppStack
You can import device-specific MIBs into the SolarWinds MIB Database, but you cannot import UnDP pollers based on OIDs from device-specific MIBs.
- A . True
- B . False
You have two groups of users C one in Sydney and one in Perth.
How do you limit the users within the Orion Platform so they only have access to the devices in their location?
- A . Group devices into geographical Orion groups and use single group Account limitations to limit user access
- B . Configure Network Atlas to show only devices in their geographical location
- C . Use the Orion Service Manager to limit user access to nodes only in their location
- D . Configure the Orion Web Console settings to show only devices in the user’s geographical location
You need to add a new subnet of 500 devices for monitoring.
What is the first step to incorporate these devices into NPM?
- A . Collect NetFlow from a core router
- B . Perform a Network Discovery
- C . Measure network-wide bandwidth consumption
- D . Add the nodes using the Add Node feature in Manage Nodes
In which scenario is an agent the best solution?
- A . If you cannot allow ICMP polling on your routers
- B . If hosts in distributed networks have overlapping IP addresses
- C . If the WMI ports are already in use on Linux
- D . If Native GLX log file monitoring is required
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 different time-frames
- C . Copy a similar default report and edit it for the top 50 interfaces
- D . Create an advanced SQL query report
Half of your objects in a nested map are down, but the top level map is up.
What is the cause?
- A . You set availability thresholds for devices to above 50%
- B . You set availability thresholds for devices to below 50%
- C . You set map status thresholds to above 50%
- D . You set map status thresholds to below 50%