Free Practice Questions for SolarWinds Hybrid-Cloud-Observability-Network-Monitoring Exam

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When displaying Universal Device Poller (UDP) data in different web console views, each view must be configured to show the UDP results as charts.

From the documentation:

“In the Universal Device Poller application, under the Web Display tab, you must check the ‘chart’ box for every web view where you want to display the poller data. If the box is not checked for the current view, the data will not be visible as a chart widget.”

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SolarWinds allows you to confirm which metrics (contributors) are used to determine node status. In the node status contributors configuration, you can check if CPU load is included for status calculation. This ensures that CPU thresholds are considered when evaluating overall node health.

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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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A node rediscovery updates all node and interface information, including names, IP addresses, captions, and interface aliases. Running a rediscovery on the node ensures all related interface details are refreshed in the SolarWinds database and web console.

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Device Studio is specifically designed to build custom pollers for missing or vendor-specific metrics that are not natively included in node details. It is best used to enrich the node details with custom OID-based metrics from devices.

From the documentation:

“Use Device Studio to build pollers for new metrics not present in the default node details, particularly for custom or third-party equipment.”

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To detect duplex mismatches:

The node must be monitored (i.e., managed in SolarWinds).

The node must be in "up" status, so SNMP data about interface status, speed, and errors can be polled and compared.

Description in MIB (A) is not necessary if the device is already SNMP-capable, and "warning" status (C) is a result, not a requirement.

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SolarWinds capacity forecasting accuracy improves when:

More historical data is used: The more historical data points included in calculations, the better the forecasting model will perform.

Using average daily values for calculations: This smooths out anomalies and provides a more accurate trend, as recommended in the documentation:

“To improve the precision of capacity forecasting, use as much historical data as possible and set calculations to use average daily values.”

Monitoring with platform agents or adjusting thresholds affects alerting, not trend accuracy.

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List Resources: When you add or manage a node, the List Resources page allows you to enable or verify hardware health monitoring options.

Manage Sensors: This section allows you to directly manage the hardware sensors (such as fans, power supplies, and temperature sensors) that report health status.

Device view and node properties are not the primary locations for enabling or managing hardware health sensors.

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Capacity forecasting accuracy is directly impacted by:

Amount of historical data used: More historical data provides better trend analysis.

Exhaustion calculation method: Different methods (e.g., linear, peak, moving average) affect how forecasts are calculated.

Polling interval: More frequent polling increases granularity and the accuracy of forecasting.

Warning thresholds (D) do not affect the precision of forecasts, only the alerting behavior.