Managing Devices in the Web Console
5. If you want to edit the properties of a monitored object, click + next to the
parent node of the object you want to edit, check the object you want to edit,
and then click Edit Properties.
6. If you are editing the SNMP properties of a node, click Test after providing
new settings to confirm they are valid for the edited node.
7. If the selected node is a VMware ESX Server and you want to poll it for
data using the VMware API, Confirm that Poll for VMware is checked.
8. If you want to poll for ESX data using an existing ESX credential, select the
appropriate credential from the VMware credentials dropdown menu.
9.
If you want to poll for ESX data using a new ESX credential, complete the
following steps:
a. Select <New Credential> in the Choose Credential dropdown menu, and
then provide a new credential name in the Credential Name field.
Note: SolarWinds recommends against using non-alphanumeric
characters in VMware credential names.
b. Add the credential User name and Password, as necessary.
c. Confirm the password, and then click Validate VMware to confirm the
credentials you have provided are valid for the edited node.
10. Edit additional device properties as needed, and then click Submit.
Promoting a Node from ICMP to SNMP Monitoring
After adding a node to the Orion Platform database as an ICMP only node, you may
need to promote the node to SNMP to start collecting additional statistics. the Node
Management utility of the Orion Web Console can easily promote your node to SNMP
without any loss of historical data.
1.
Log in to the Orion Web Console as an administrator.
2. Click Settings in the top right of the web console.and click Manage Nodes in the
Node & Group Management grouping of the Orion Website Administration
page.
3.
Locate the device to promote using either of the following methods:
Use the search tool above the node list to search your Orion Platform database
for the node you want to promote.
Select an appropriate Group by criteria, and then click the appropriate group
including the node to promote.
4. Click Edit Properties, and then clear ICMP (Ping only).
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