Introducing Solarwinds NPM v10.5 2013

1. Advanced Network Monitoring with
SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor
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A Few Notes about Today’s Session
» Welcome from Austin, TX and Brno Czech republic.
 Michal Hrncirik, SolarWinds Product Manager
 Brad Hale, SolarWinds Product Marketing Principal
» Ask questions!!!
 No attendee left behind
 Don’t wait until the end – ask questions using the chat box and we will
do our best to cover them all
» Today’s Session is being recorded
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 slideshare.com
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3. What’s in Today
» About SolarWinds
» Network Monitoring 101
» Introduction to SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor
» Advanced Monitoring Features of NPM v10.5
» Customer Case Study
» Demo
» Licensing and Cost
» ROI
» Q&A
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4. SolarWinds® Overview
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Provide enterprise-class network, systems, virtualization, and
storage resource management software that is powerful, easy-
to-use, and affordable
 Rapidly Growing & Highly Profitable IT Management Company
» We sell to businesses of all sizes from SMB to Large Enterprise
» Over 100,000 customers in 170 countries
» More than 450 of the Fortune 500 are customers
» More than one million registered end-users have downloaded our free tools
» Opened APAC HQ in Brisbane in 2010 with offices in Chennai and Singapore
for Engineering, Customer Support, and Sales

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Network Management 101
» Why should I care?
 These technologies form the foundation of your entire IT Management
abilities. With a solid understanding of the elements of your
foundation, you can understand what to expect and what might be
missing!
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The Roots of Network Management
» ICMP – Are you there?
 Lightweight, low level, near zero impact on the network
» SNMP – How are you doing?
 Data polling and ad-hoc transmission (trap)
» Syslog – News Flash
 Event driven messages for automated analysis of events
 Great for compliance verification
» Windows Management Protocols
 RDP, WMI, WS-Management
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Network Management System - NMS
» Hardware and/or software that allows an IT administrator to
monitor and administer the network based on a network
management framework
 Device Discovery, Device Monitoring, Intelligent Alerting
» Network Management Framework
 FCAPS (fault, configuration, accounting, performance, security)
 ITIL – application, service, and security management
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Manual vs. Automated
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Router# show ip route
Codes: I - IGRP derived, R - RIP derived, O - OSPF derived,C - connected,
S - static, E - EGP derived, B - BGP derived,* - candidate default
route, IA - OSPF inter area route, i - IS-IS derived, ia - IS-IS, U
- per-user static route, o - on-demand routing, M - mobile, P -
periodic downloaded static route, D - EIGRP, EX - EIGRP external,
E1 - OSPF external type 1 route, E2 - OSPF external type 2 route,
N1 - OSPF NSSA external type 1 route, N2 - OSPF NSSA external type
2 route
Gateway of last resort is 10.119.254.240 to network 10.140.0.0
O E2 172.150.0.0 [160/5] via 10.119.254.6, 0:01:00, Ethernet2
B 172.17.10.0 [200/128] via 10.119.254.244, 0:02:22, Ethernet2
O E2 172.70.132.0 [160/5] via 10.119.254.6, 0:00:59, Ethernet2
O E2 10.130.0.0 [160/5] via 10.119.254.6, 0:00:59, Ethernet2
B 172.30.0.0 [200/128] via 10.119.254.244, 0:02:22, Ethernet2
B 10.129.0.0 [200/129] via 10.119.254.240, 0:02:22, Ethernet2
B 172.80.129.0 [200/128] via 10.119.254.244, 0:02:22, Ethernet2
B 10.10.0.0 [200/128] via 10.119.254.244, 0:02:22, Ethernet2
B 172.60.139.0 [200/129] via 10.119.254.240, 0:02:23, Ethernet2
B 172.90.208.0 [200/128] via 10.119.254.244, 0:02:22, Ethernet2
B 192.84.148.0 [200/129] via 10.119.254.240, 0:02:23, Ethernet2
B 192.168.223.0 [200/128] via 10.119.254.244, 0:02:22, Ethernet2
B 192.44.236.0 [200/129] via 10.119.254.240, 0:02:23, Ethernet2
B 10.141.0.0 [200/129] via 10.119.254.240, 0:02:22, Ethernet2
B 141.140.0.0 [200/129] via 10.119.254.240, 0:02:23, Ethernet2

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Network Performance Monitor (NPM)
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» Fault, availability &
performance management
» Automated network device
discovery
» Intelligent network alerting
» Multi-vendor device support
» Do-it-yourself deployment

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NPM 10.5 Route Monitoring
» Combines real-time network
route info alongside device
status and performance
» Supports RIP, OSPF, and BGP
» View routing tables, changes
in default routes and
flapping routes
» View router topology in
customizable web interface
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NPM 10.5 Multicast Monitoring
» Monitor and alert on large,
complex, IP multicast
topologies
» Display multicast info, route
info, and device info in a
single unified view
» View multicast topologies in
a customizable web
interface
» Generate multicast related
errors
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NPM 10.5 Interface Discovery Filtering
» Filter by hardware
type, name,
description, or VLAN,
when importing new
nodes and interfaces
» Reduces time and
simplifies the device
and interface
discovery process
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Demo
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14. Licensing & Pricing
- SLIDE 14 -
 Licensing by elements – the largest of the three
 Interfaces (network plugs)
 Nodes (devices)
 Volumes (disks)
 Example
 1800 Interfaces,700 Nodes, 600 Volumes
 Monitor all of those with an SL2000
 Up to 2000 interfaces + 2000 nodes + 2000 volumes
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*Pricing in USD as of May 1, 2013. Pricing may vary based upon location and currency.
- Slide 14 -
License Elements Price in
USD
SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor SL100 (up to 100 elements) - License with 1st-year Maintenance 2,675.00 USD
SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor SL250 (up to 250 elements) - License with 1st-year Maintenance 5,875.00 USD
SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor SL500 (up to 500 elements) - License with 1st-year Maintenance 8,975.00 USD
SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor SL2000 (up to 2000 elements) - License with 1st-year Maintenance 15,675.00 USD
SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor SLX (unlimited elements)- License with 1st-year Maintenance 25,775.00 USD

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Resources
» Download a free fully functional 30-day trial at solarwinds.com
» Videos
 Network Performance Monitor Overview
 Network Route Monitoring with NPM
 Multicast Monitoring with NPM
» White Papers
 Network Route Monitoring with NPM
 Multicast Monitoring with NPM
» ROI Calculator
 http://www.solarwinds.com/npm-roi-calculator.aspx
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Summary and Q & A
» Michal Hrncirik, Product Manager
 michal.Hrncirik@solarwinds.com
» Brad Hale, Product Marketing Principal
 brad.hale@solarwinds.com
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