Promoting A Node From Icmp To Snmp Monitoring - SolarWinds User Device Tracker UDT Quick Start Manual

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 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.
To promote an ICMP only node to SNMP:
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 and 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
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database for the node you want to promote.
Select an appropriate Group by criteria, and then click the
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appropriate group including the node to promote.
4. Click Edit Properties, and then clear ICMP (Ping only).
5. In the SNMP area, select the SNMP Version for the promoted node.
Note: Orion uses SNMPv2c by default. If the promoted
device supports or requires the enhanced security features
of SNMPv3, select SNMPv3.
6. If you have installed multiple polling engines, select the Polling Engine
you want to use to collect statistics from the added node.
Note: This option may not be available if you are only
using one polling engine to collect information from your
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