information to Orion Web Console users. The following options are available on
the Orion Website Administration page.
Node and Group Management
Before you can start monitoring your network you must designate the network
objects you want your Orion installation to monitor. The Getting Started with Orion
grouping provides direct links to the following discovery-related views so you can
quickly and easily start monitoring your network:
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Discovery Central
provides a centralized overview of the types and number
of network objects you are monitoring with your Orion installation.
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Clicking
Network Sonar Discovery
opens the Network Sonar Discovery
Wizard. Network Discovery enables you to quickly discover devices across
your entire network for monitoring.
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Clicking
Add a Node
opens the Add Node Wizard directly.
Node and Group Management
The Node and Group Management grouping of the Orion Website Administration
page gives you access to the following web console views for managing nodes
and groups:
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Clicking
Manage Nodes
displays the Node Management page, where an
Orion Web Console administrator can immediately add, view, and manage all
network objects currently managed or monitored by your Orion installation.
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Clicking
VMware Settings
opens the VMware Settings view, where you can
view both a list of currently monitored VMware ESX Servers and a library of
the VMware credentials SolarWinds UDT uses to monitor your ESX Servers.
For more information, see “Virtualization” in the SolarWinds Orion Network
Performance Monitor Administrator Guide.
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Clicking
Manage Dependencies
opens the Manage Dependencies view.
Dependencies allow you to formalize dependent relationships between
monitored objects based on network topology or priority to eliminate the
potential for duplicated or redundant polling and alerting.
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Clicking
Manage Groups
opens the Manage Groups view. To a greater
degree than previously available with custom properties, groups enable you to
logically organize your monitored network objects.
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