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SolarWinds SCP-NPM Certification Exam is a vendor-neutral certification that helps IT professionals demonstrate their proficiency in network performance monitoring. By earning this certification, IT professionals can differentiate themselves in the job market and gain a competitive advantage. Additionally, this certification can help organizations identify professionals who have the skills and knowledge needed to manage their network infrastructure using SolarWinds NPM.
SolarWinds NPM is a powerful network monitoring tool that provides real-time visibility into network performance and helps IT professionals to identify and troubleshoot issues quickly. It is an essential tool for network administrators, engineers, and other IT professionals who are responsible for maintaining and optimizing network performance. The SCP-NPM certification exam is designed to test the candidate's knowledge of SolarWinds NPM and their ability to use it effectively to monitor and manage network performance.
NEW QUESTION # 13
When you configure a report, you can limit access to specific users.
- A. TRUE
- B. FALSE
Answer: A
Explanation:
When you configure a report in the SolarWinds Platform Web Console, you can limit access to specific users by assigning a report limitation category to the report and to the user account. A report limitation category is a custom label that defines which reports a user can see. For example, you can create a "finance" category and assign it to the reports and users related to the finance department. Users with the "finance" category can only access the reports with the same category, and not the reports with other categories, such as "marketing" or "IT". You can also prevent users from accessing any reports by applying the "No Reports" limitation to their account, or allow administrators to see all reports by applying the "No Limitation" category to their account. Reference: Restrict who can access reports in the SolarWinds Platform, Define what users can access and do in the SolarWinds Platform.
NEW QUESTION # 14
You add several nodes for monitoring and can see detailed information on those nodes in the Orion Web Console. However, when you look at the nodes in Orion Maps, the connections between the nodes are not showing. What is a likely reason?
- A. You did not add the node topology OIDs to the MIB database
- B. A firewall is blocking polling between the nodes and the Orion server
- C. You did not enable SNMP polling
- D. You did not enable Layer 2 and Layer 3 topology polling on those nodes
Answer: D
NEW QUESTION # 15
You receive an alert that one of your routers is experiencing critical level CPU utilization. The router details in the web console show as critical utilization, but you do not consider the utilization on that router to be at a critical level.
What change can you make in NPM to reflect a CPU utilization level you consider to be critical for the device?
- A. Copy the alert, change the trigger threshold, and limit the scope on that device
- B. Change the global critical CPU threshold for node statuses
- C. Change the critical CPU threshold on the node
- D. Change the trigger threshold on the alert
Answer: C
Explanation:
By default, NPM uses the global critical CPU threshold for node statuses, which is 90%. However, you can override this threshold for individual nodes by editing their properties and specifying a custom value for the critical CPU threshold. This way, you can adjust the threshold according to the specific characteristics and performance of each node. Changing the critical CPU threshold on the node will affect how the node status is calculated and displayed in the web console, as well as how the alerts are triggered based on the CPU utilization. References: Thresholds in the SolarWinds Platform; CPU Critical Threshold - Forum - Network Performance Monitor (NPM) - THWACK
NEW QUESTION # 16
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. False
- B. True
Answer: A
Explanation:
You can import device-specific MIBs into the SolarWinds MIB Database, and you can also import UnDP pollers based on OIDs from device-specific MIBs. UnDP stands for Universal Device Poller, which is a tool that allows you to monitor custom statistics based on OIDs with NPM. You can create UnDP pollers by selecting OIDs from the MIB Browser, or by importing them from a file that contains OIDs and poller names. You can then assign UnDP pollers to devices monitored by NPM and view the results on the web console. Reference:
Monitor custom statistics based on OIDs with Universal Device Pollers in NPM - SolarWinds Import Universal Device Pollers - SolarWinds SCP Study Aid - SolarWinds (page 7)
NEW QUESTION # 17
What is required to monitor tenants in your SDN environment with NPM Cisco ACI monitoring? (Choose all that apply.)
- A. View your SDN environment in Orion Maps
- B. Enable API polling on the APIC node
- C. Add an APIC node to NPM
- D. Enable API polling on all ACI devices
Answer: B,C
NEW QUESTION # 18
How does NPM calculate capacity usage trends?
- A. Capacity forecasting widget
- B. Average calculation
- C. Historical data
- D. Volume capacity
Answer: C
NEW QUESTION # 19
How do you assign users access to select reports?
- A. Configure the report and add a Report Limitation. Assign the limitation to users who need access to the report
- B. Create the reports while logged in as each user and set permissions
- C. Use custom properties and account limitations to control report access
- D. Save the reports in different sub-directories and set the permissions for each user
Answer: A
NEW QUESTION # 20
How can you add entities from NPM to monitor for all registered devices in your company domain?
- A. Use the NPM Active Directory Discovery tool to find all registered devices on the domain
- B. Add each registered device individually, and then select the entities you want to monitor
- C. Select to query Domain Controllers in a Network Discovery and then select the Organizational Units (OUs) with the registered devices you want to scan
- D. Add each of your Domain Controllers as nodes to NPM and scan Active Directory Organization Units (OUs) for the registered devices
Answer: C
Explanation:
Network Discovery is a feature of SolarWinds NPM that allows you to automatically discover and add network devices to the Orion Platform for monitoring. You can use Network Discovery to query Domain Controllers in your company domain and then select the Organizational Units (OUs) with the registered devices you want to scan. This way, you can add entities from NPM to monitor for all registered devices in your company domain in a single discovery. The other options are not as efficient or accurate as Network Discovery, as they either require manual addition of each device, or rely on the Domain Controllers to provide the list of registered devices, which may not be up-to-date or complete. Reference:
Discover your network devices and add them to the Orion Platform
Discover devices on your network using Active Directory
NEW QUESTION # 21
You want to limit a user to only monitor Windows servers and not be able to view other devices that NPM monitors. How can you do this?
- A. Alert limitations
- B. Account views
- C. View permissions
- D. Account limitations
Answer: D
Explanation:
Account limitations are a way of restricting the access of Orion user accounts to specific network objects, such as nodes, interfaces, groups, maps, or alerts. You can use account limitations to limit a user to only monitor Windows servers and not be able to view other devices that NPM monitors. For example, you can create a custom limitation based on the node property Operating System, and select only Windows as the value. Then, you can apply this limitation to the user account or user group that you want to restrict. The other options are not effective ways of limiting user access to specific devices, as they either affect the visibility of the entire view (view permissions), the layout of the view (account views), or the scope of the alerts (alert limitations). Reference:
Limit user access to network areas with account limitations
Create custom account limitations
NEW QUESTION # 22
You created a Universal Device Poller (UnDP) but cannot find an OID in the MIB tree. How do you resolve this issue?
- A. Rediscover the node via Network Sonar Discovery
- B. Add the node to NPM for monitoring
- C. Restart the Universal Device Poller
- D. Update the MIB database
Answer: D
NEW QUESTION # 23
How do you prevent alerts when an interface is down, without influencing the status of the parent node?
- A. Select Unmanage Now in the parent node's Maintenance Mode drop-down
- B. Add a dependency with the node as the parent object, and the interface as the child
- C. Add a dependency with the interface as the parent object, and the interface as the child
- D. Select Display Interface as Unplugged Rather Than Down in the Node Management view
Answer: D
Explanation:
If you do not want to be notified when an interface is down, you can specify that the interface is unpluggable.
The interface status is not reflected in the status of the parent node and in alerts. On the Node Management view, select the interface, and click Edit Properties. Select Display Interface as Unplugged Rather Than Down, and click Submit. The interface status does not influence the status of the parent node1. References:
Suspend collecting data for interfaces in NPM - SolarWinds (see the Set the interface status as Unpluggable section)
NEW QUESTION # 24
For any node you monitor, you can use Network Discovery to automatically add child volumes or interfaces for monitoring.
- A. TRUE
- B. FALSE
Answer: A
NEW QUESTION # 25
You use NPM to monitor a set of physical servers. The server team decides to virtualize these servers using VMware. Which part of your virtual infrastructure will NPM no longer be able to monitor?
- A. Virtualization host hardware health
- B. VM sprawl monitoring
- C. Virtualization host and VM performance metrics
- D. Virtualization environment tree
Answer: B
Explanation:
https://support.solarwinds.com/SuccessCenter/s/article/VMAN-and-IVIM-feature-comparison?language=en_US
NEW QUESTION # 26
You want to limit a user to only monitor Windows servers and not be able to view other devices that NPM monitors. How can you do this?
- A. Alert limitations
- B. Account views
- C. View permissions
- D. Account limitations
Answer: C
NEW QUESTION # 27
You have two groups of users - 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 the Orion Web Console settings to show only devices in the user's geographical location
- C. Configure Network Atlas to show only devices in their geographical location
- D. Use the Orion Service Manager to limit user access to nodes only in their location
Answer: A
NEW QUESTION # 28
You created a Universal Device Poller (UnDP) but cannot find an OID in the MIB tree. How do you resolve this issue?
- A. Rediscover the node via Network Sonar Discovery
- B. Add the node to NPM for monitoring
- C. Restart the Universal Device Poller
- D. Update the MIB database
Answer: D
Explanation:
The Universal Device Poller (UnDP) is a feature that allows users to create custom monitors for almost any statistic provided by SNMP based on its Management Information Base (MIB) and object identifier (OID).
However, sometimes the OID that the user wants to monitor may not be available in the MIB tree, either because it is not supported by the device or because the MIB database is outdated. In this case, the user needs to update the MIB database to get the latest MIBs from the SolarWinds website or from the device vendor. This will ensure that the UnDP can find the OID in the MIB tree and poll it successfully12. References: 1: Update the SolarWinds MIB Database for the SolarWinds Platform3, 2:
Monitor custom statistics based on OIDs with Universal Device Pollers in the SolarWinds Platform
NEW QUESTION # 29
You can import Universal Device poller files from the UnDP application directly into Device Studio to create custom pollers.
- A. True
- B. False
Answer: A
Explanation:
https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/orionplatform/content/core-importing-mib-pollers-sw512.htm
NEW QUESTION # 30
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. Reduce the number of days SNMP messages are kept in the SolarWinds Trap Viewer
- B. Add the devices as managed nodes to cut down on the trap messages received
- C. Point the devices to a trap manager and filter unwanted messages before forwarding remaining traps to the Orion Platform
- D. Add an Additional Web Server to handle the load of users accessing the NPM Orion Web Console
Answer: C
Explanation:
SNMP traps are unsolicited messages sent by network devices to report events or issues. If NPM receives too many traps from devices that are not managed by NPM, or traps that are not relevant for monitoring, the performance of the Orion Web Console can be affected. To resolve this issue, you can point the devices to a trap manager, such as Kiwi Syslog Server, and configure it to filter out unwanted traps before forwarding the remaining ones to the Orion Platform. This way, NPM will only process the traps that are important for monitoring and alerting, and reduce the load on the database and web server. References: Configure SNMP traps in NPM, Filter traps in Kiwi Syslog Server, [Forward traps to another host in Kiwi Syslog Server]
NEW QUESTION # 31
The finance department asks to view select reports from NPM. Because of compliance policies, you cannot create accounts in the Web Console for users outside of the IT department. How do you allow the finance department to view reports without a user account?
- A. Enable the Link only option on the report
- B. Create a service account for Finance
- C. Create a DirectLink account in the Web Console
- D. Enable the Guest account
Answer: B
NEW QUESTION # 32
Which statistic should you use to determine peak network traffic?
- A. Protocol distribution
- B. Bandwidth usage
- C. Packet loss
- D. Network latency
Answer: B
NEW QUESTION # 33
Which is not true for Device Studio Poller?
- A. Polled values are displayed in existing resources
- B. Can poll multiple OIDs for a given technology
- C. Collects data from Orion Failover Engine or Hot Standby Engines
- D. Can perform logical operations or transformations on the polled data
Answer: A
NEW QUESTION # 34
You use NPM to monitor a set of physical servers. The server team decides to virtualize these servers using VMware. Which part of your virtual infrastructure will NPM no longer be able to monitor?
- A. Virtualization host hardware health
- B. Virtualization environment tree
- C. VM sprawl monitoring
- D. Virtualization host and VM performance metrics
Answer: B
Explanation:
NPM can monitor the virtualization host hardware health, VM sprawl, and virtualization host and VM performance metrics using the Virtualization Manager Integration feature1. However,NPM cannot display the virtualization environment tree, which shows the hierarchical relationship between the virtualization hosts, clusters, datastores, and VMs. This feature is only available in Virtualization Manager2, a separate product that can be integrated with NPM. References: 1: Network Performance Monitor Administrator Guide - Monitor virtual infrastructure 2: Virtualization Manager Getting Started Guide - View the virtualization environment tree
NEW QUESTION # 35
How are Orion agents licensed?
- A. Agents requite the SolarWinds Agent Provisioning module SAP
- B. No separate license is required
- C. Only Windows agents need to be licensed, Linux is free
- D. Licenses are available in a set of one upon request
Answer: B
Explanation:
Orion agents are software components that you can install on nodes to collect and send data to the Orion server. Orion agents do not require a separate license, as they are included in the license of the Orion Platform product that you are using, such as NPM. You can install and use as many agents as you need, as long as you do not exceed the number of licensed nodes, interfaces, or volumes for your product. Orion agents can use either agent-initiated or server-initiated communication, depending on your network configuration and security requirements. Reference: NPM Administrator Guide, page 67; SCP Study Aid - NPM, page 15.
NEW QUESTION # 36
The Universal Device Poller retrieves management data in which format?
- A. OID
- B. XML
- C. ANSI 1
- D. WMI
Answer: A
Explanation:
The Universal Device Poller (UnDP) is a feature of SolarWinds NPM that allows you to create custom monitors for almost any statistic provided by SNMP based on its Management Information Base (MIB) and object identifier (OID). An OID is a unique identifier for a variable that can be polled or set via SNMP. The UnDP retrieves management data in the OID format from the devices that support SNMP. The other formats (WMI, XML, ANSI 1) are not used by the UnDP. Reference:
Monitor custom statistics based on OIDs with Universal Device Pollers
NPM Universal Device Pollers
NEW QUESTION # 37
NPM polls static properties, and calculates bandwidth consumption based on the total amount of _____ coming through the firewall.
- A. Bytes
- B. Nibbles
- C. Kilobytes
- D. Megabytes
Answer: A
Explanation:
NPM polls static properties, such as interface speed and duplex mode, from the firewall devices using SNMP. NPM also collects traffic statistics, such as bytes in and bytes out, from the firewall interfaces using SNMP or NetFlow. NPM then calculates bandwidth consumption based on the total amount of bytes coming through the firewall over a given time interval. Bandwidth consumption is expressed as a percentage of the interface speed. For example, if a firewall interface has a speed of 100 Mbps and NPM polls 10 MB of bytes in and 10 MB of bytes out in one minute, the bandwidth consumption is 20% [(10 MB + 10 MB) / 100 Mbps * 100%]1. Reference: Monitor firewalls with NPM, Calculate bandwidth utilization on an interface
NEW QUESTION # 38
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