Managing the Orion Web Console
1. Click Start > All Programs > SolarWinds Orion > Grouping and Access Control >
Custom Property Editor.
2. Click Add Custom Property.
3.
For "Create a new custom property based on the selected object type," select
Interfaces from the pull down window and click NEXT.
4. Select SLA from the Property Templates on the left and click NEXT.
5. Click Select Interfaces. This will open a pop up window allowing you to select
the interfaces. Once selected click the Select Interface button at the bottom
right.
6.
Enter the SLA value (in bps) in the SLA column for each interface you want to
label with SLA values. For example, type 1544000 for a T1 interface (1.544
Mbps) or 225000 for a serial connection running at 225 Kbps
7. Click the SUBMIT button.
8.
Browse to the Interface Details view of one of the interfaces you edited. The SLA
line displays on any chart showing Min/Max/Average bps.
Using the Orion Web Console Message Center
The Message Center provides a single, customizable view in the web console where,
in a single table, you can review all events, alerts, traps and Syslog messages on your
network.
To view and configure the Message Center:
1. Click Home > Message Center.
2. If you only want to see messages for specific devices, select appropriate
device properties in the Filter Devices area.
3. In the Filter Messages area, select the Time period for the messages you want
to review, and then provide the number of messages you want to show.
4. If you want to show all messages, Including messages that have been
acknowledged, check Show acknowledged in the Filter Messages area.
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