[Apr 18, 2024] Valid SCP-NPM Test Answers & SolarWinds SCP-NPM Exam PDF
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The SCP-NPM certification exam is a vendor-neutral certification, which means that it is not tied to any specific hardware or software vendor. It is an independent certification that demonstrates your proficiency in network performance monitoring and management using the SolarWinds platform. SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor (NPM) Exam certification is recognized globally, and it is an excellent way to validate your skills and knowledge to potential employers, clients, and peers.
NEW QUESTION # 44
Users report that email is slow. The Exchange team reports that everything is normal on the mail servers. What NPM statistic can you look at to find what might be causing the issue?
- A. Mail queue length on the Exchange server
- B. SMTP service on the Exchange server
- C. Network bandwidth utilization
- D. Server component monitor status
Answer: A
NEW QUESTION # 45
How can you add entities from NPM to monitor for all registered devices in your company domain?
- A. Select to query Domain Controllers in a Network Discovery and then select the Organizational Units (OUs) with the registered devices you want to scan
- B. Add each registered device individually, and then select the entities you want to monitor
- C. Use the NPM Active Directory Discovery tool to find all registered devices on the domain
- D. Add each of your Domain Controllers as nodes to NPM and scan Active Directory Organization Units (OUs) for the registered devices
Answer: A
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. References:
Discover your network devices and add them to the Orion Platform
Discover devices on your network using Active Directory
NEW QUESTION # 46
You need to implement service level agreement (SLA) reporting for a new hosted data center service. Which SLA performance metric should you track?
- A. Memory utilization
- B. CPU utilization
- C. Response time
- D. Interface discards
Answer: B
NEW QUESTION # 47
A custom poller has polled some results from nodes. Which of the following is a possible reason for NOT being able to show the polled results as charts on the Orion Web Console?
- A. Charts are only supported by out-of-the-box pollers
- B. The poller is not enabled and assigned to the devices
- C. You did not set the poller to collect historical statistics
- D. You must use Device Studio to build the poller
Answer: C
Explanation:
One possible reason for not being able to show the polled results as charts on the Orion Web Console is that you did not set the poller to collect historical statistics. Historical statistics are required for displaying charts and gauges in the web console, as they provide the data points for plotting the trends and values over time. If you only set the poller to collect current statistics, you will only be able to view the polled results as tables or lists in the web console. To set the poller to collect historical statistics, you need to edit the poller and select the Keep Historical Data option in the Poller Properties page. You can also specify the retention settings for the historical data, such as the frequency and duration of data collection and storage1. References: Create a custom poller
NEW QUESTION # 48
You run a Network Discovery and discover devices that you do not want to monitor. What feature can you use to exclude those devices from future discoveries?
- A. Discovery Watch List
- B. Discovery White List
- C. Discovery Ignore List
- D. Discovery Trash List
Answer: C
Explanation:
The Discovery Ignore List is a feature that allows you to specify the IP addresses or hostnames of the devices that you do not want to monitor or discover in the future. You can add devices to the ignore list manually or automatically during the discovery process. Once a device is added to the ignore list, it will be skipped by any subsequent discovery. You can also remove devices from the ignore list if you change your mind and want to monitor them later. References: Add devices to the Discovery Ignore List in NPM, Remove devices from the Discovery Ignore List in NPM, How to View Devices on Your Windows Network and What to Do If You Can't See Them
NEW QUESTION # 49
You want to create a custom poller for a device. When you select the OID you get an "OID not supported" error. What does this mean?
- A. Your firewall is blocking SNMP requests
- B. The SNMP agent on the device does not report on this OID
- C. The SNMP string that you used is incorrect
- D. This OID requires the read/write community string
Answer: B
Explanation:
An OID (Object Identifier) is a unique identifier for a specific variable in a MIB (Management Information Base) that can be polled or monitored by SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol). However, not all OIDs are supported by all devices or SNMP agents, which are software components that collect and report the MIB data. If you select an OID that is not supported by the device or the SNMP agent, you will get an "OID not supported" error when you try to create a custom poller for that device in NPM (Network Performance Monitor). This means that the device or the SNMP agent does not have the information for that OID or does not respond to the SNMP request for that OID12.
To resolve this issue, you can try the following steps34:
Verify that the device supports the OID that you want to monitor. You can use the MIB Browser or the MIB Walk tool to browse the MIB tree of the device and find the OID. You can also check the device vendor's documentation or website for the supported OIDs and MIBs.
Verify that the SNMP agent on the device is configured properly and has the latest version. You may need to update the SNMP agent or enable some features or extensions to support the OID. You can also check the SNMP agent's logs or status for any errors or warnings.
Verify that the SNMP credentials and settings are correct and match the device's configuration. You may need to use a different SNMP version, community string, port, or timeout value to communicate with the device. You can also test the SNMP connectivityusing the SNMP Test tool or the Test button in the UnDP (Universal Device Poller) application.
Verify that there are no network issues or firewalls that are blocking the SNMP traffic between the NPM server and the device. You may need to allow the SNMP protocol and port on the firewall or router, or use a different network path or interface to reach the device. You can also use the Ping or Traceroute tools to check the network connectivity and latency.
References: 1: What is an OID?5, 2: The OID is not supported, 3: Troubleshoot Unknown Nodes, 4:
Troubleshoot SNMP issues
NEW QUESTION # 50
How can you quickly generate a report in NPM to show the top 50 interfaces by percent utilization?
- A. Create a web-based report and filter the data to restrict to the top 50 interfaces
- B. Create an advanced SQL query report
- C. Copy a similar default report and edit it for the top 50 interfaces
- D. Copy a similar default report and edit it for different time-frames
Answer: C
Explanation:
NPM provides several default reports that can be used as templates for creating custom reports. One of them is the Top 100 Interfaces by Percent Utilization report, which shows the average and peak utilization of the most used interfaces in the network. To create a report that shows only the top 50 interfaces, you can copy this report and edit it to change the number of rows displayed. You can also modify other parameters such as the time period, the grouping, the sorting, and the filtering criteria. To copy and edit a default report, follow these steps1:
Click Reports > All Reports > Manage Reports.
Find the Top 100 Interfaces by Percent Utilization report and click Duplicate & Edit.
On the Layout Builder panel, click Edit Table.
On the Edit Resource panel, change the Maximum Number of Rows to 50.
Optionally, change other settings such as the Time Period, the Group By, the Sort By, and the Filter Results.
Click Submit.
Optionally, change the Report Name, the Report Description, and the Report Category.
Click Next and then Save.
You can now run or schedule the report to show the top 50 interfaces by percent utilization. References: 1:
Create a custom report for NPM showing availability of devices in the last 30 days
NEW QUESTION # 51
You can make bulk changes, such as changing the polling method, to nodes.
- A. FALSE
- B. TRUE
Answer: B
NEW QUESTION # 52
You can use Device Studio to create pollers for CPU and memory?
- A. FALSE
- B. TRUE
Answer: B
Explanation:
Device Studio is a feature in the SolarWinds Platform Web Console that allows you to create custom pollers for devices or technologies that are not supported by default in NPM. You can use Device Studio to create pollers for CPU and memory, as well as other metrics, by defining the object identifiers (OIDs) and formulas that you want to poll. Device Studio currently supports SNMP and WMI polling technologies, and you can test, assign, and edit your custom pollers from the Manage Pollers page. References: Create pollers in Device Studio for NPM, Device Studio, Device Studio Poller.
NEW QUESTION # 53
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 # 54
How does NPM calculate capacity usage trends?
- A. Volume capacity
- B. Average calculation
- C. Capacity forecasting widget
- D. Historical data
Answer: D
Explanation:
Capacity usage trends are calculated based on historical data. By default, the longest time period taken into account for calculating the capacity forecast is 180 days. The more historical data up to 180 days are available, the more precise is the calculated forecast. Forecast calculation methods include peak calculation and average calculation, which can be set globally or customized for individual objects. Capacity forecasting is available for nodes, interfaces, and volumes that meet certain requirements, such as being managed in NPM and having enough historical data in the database. References: Monitor capacity usage trends on the network and forecast capacity issues in NPM, Forecast capacity for nodes, interfaces, or volumes in NPM, Real-Time Network Monitoring Tool
NEW QUESTION # 55
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
Explanation:
According to the SolarWinds NPM Administrator Guide, you can use Orion groups to organize your network objects based on any criteria, such as location, device type, department, etc. You can then apply account limitations based on Orion groups to restrict user access to only the network objects that belong to a specific group. For example, you can create two Orion groups, one for Sydney and one for Perth, and assign the devices in each location to the corresponding group. Then, you can use the single group Account limitation to limit the users in Sydney to only view the Sydney group, and the users in Perth to only view the Perth group. References: SolarWinds NPM Administrator Guide, page 163-165; Limit users to specific network areas in the SolarWinds Platform
NEW QUESTION # 56
NetPath can analyze paths to which network segments?
- A. On-premise networks
- B. All of the above
- C. Hybrid Networks
- D. Cloud Networks
Answer: B
Explanation:
NetPath is a feature of NPM that helps you identify network problems faster by automatically creating a map of the problem area, with a wide variety of supporting information. NetPath displays the performance details of devices inside and outside of your network. NetPath can analyze paths to any network segment, whether it is on-premise, cloud, or hybrid. NetPath uses distributed monitoring and path analysis to discover how applications are delivered through the network to your users. You can deploy agents on Windows computers that act as synthetic users and use advanced probing to discover and test the network path that traffic takes to any network endpoint, such as your local file print server, your website, or external websites. NetPath can also incorporate data from NPM, NCM, and NTA about your on-premises gear, as well as data from the Internet nodes and providers12. References: 1: Discover your network paths in NPM3, 2: NetPath - Easy Visual Network Path Analysis | SolarWinds4
NEW QUESTION # 57
What is the average resource consumption of an agent?
- A. Agents run as a virtual process and do not require local resources
- B. Less than 1% CPU, max 1 MB of memory, 1 MB storage
- C. Less than 1% CPU, no storage because the agent is 1% in memory for faster access
- D. Between 1-2% CPU if the bandwidth is less than 8 KB/s
Answer: B
NEW QUESTION # 58
While building an Orion map in the NPM web console you notice that two of your devices do not show a connection between them. You verify the two devices are connected. How can you resolve this issue? (Choose all that apply.)
- A. Build a new Orion map and add the related entities instead of the nodes
- B. Change the monitoring method from SNMP to CLI
- C. Build a custom connection between the devices
- D. Verify you are monitoring Layer 2 and 3 topologies
Answer: C,D
Explanation:
To show the connection between two devices on an Orion map, you need to meet the following requirements1:
The devices must be monitored by NPM.
The devices must support topology and be interconnected.
The devices must have the corresponding interfaces monitored and identified as full or half duplex.
The Orion Maps feature must be enabled and configured.
If you do not see the connection between two devices on an Orion map, you should first verify that you are monitoring Layer 2 and 3 topologies for the devices. You can do this by checking the NPM Network Topology widget on the device details page. This widget will reflect what connections will be automatically drawn in Orion Maps2. If the widget does not show the expected connection, you may need to enable topology polling for the devices or check the SNMP credentials and configuration3.
If you are monitoring the correct topologies and still do not see the connection, you can build a custom connection between the devices using the Orion Maps feature. In the Map Editor, you can add the two devices to the canvas, select them, and click the Connect Objects button. Here you can specify the interface on either side and choose to add the manual connection to the database2.
Building a new Orion map and adding the related entities instead of the nodes will not resolve the issue, as the related entities are based on the same topology data as the nodes. Changing the monitoring method from SNMP to CLI will not resolve the issue, as CLI is not supported for topology polling3.
References: Orion Maps; Orion Map Devices not connect - Forum; Polling methods used by Orion.
NEW QUESTION # 59
Your network has critical devices on the opposite side of a WAN link from you SolarWinds server. You do not want alerts about the devices if the router (name = "target") that connects your SolarWinds server to the remote site is down. How do you configure Alert Suppression?
- A. Suppress alert when any of the following apply: Node Name is equal to "target" / Interface Status is equal to "Down"
- B. Suppress alert when all of the following apply: Node Name is equal to "target" / Interface Status is equal to "Warning"
- C. Suppress alert when all of the following apply: Node Name is equal to "target" / Node Status is equal ta
"Down" - D. Suppress alert when any of the following apply: Node Name is equal to "target" / Node Status is equal to "Warning"
Answer: C
Explanation:
Alert suppression is a feature that allows you to create conditions that prevent an alert from being triggered or sent if certain criteria are met. This can help you avoid receiving multiple or unnecessary alerts from a single event or a complex situation. For example, if you have a router that connects your SolarWinds server to a remote site with critical devices, you may not want to receive alerts about those devices if the router is down, as the problem is not with the devices but with the router. In this case, you can configure alert suppression to suppress the alerts for the devices if the router is down. To do this, you need to select the option "Suppress the alert if all of the following apply" and add the conditions "Node Name is equal to 'target'" and "Node Status is equal to 'Down'". This means that the alert will be suppressed only if both conditions are true, i.e., the router with the name 'target' is down. If the router is up or has a different name, the alert will not be suppressed. References: Alert suppression - SolarWinds; Alert Suppression - Forum - Network Performance Monitor (NPM) - THWACK
NEW QUESTION # 60
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. Add an APIC node to NPM
- C. Enable API polling on the APIC node
- D. Enable API polling on all ACI devices
Answer: B,C
Explanation:
To monitor tenants in your SDN environment with NPM Cisco ACI monitoring, you need to add an APIC node to NPM and enable API polling on the APIC node. The APIC node is the controller of the ACI system that provides a full view of the SDN environment, including tenants, application profiles, endpoint groups, spine and leaf switches, and their health scores1. By enabling API polling on the APIC node, NPM can collect health and performance data for the ACI entities and display them on the Orion Web Console2. You do not need to enable API polling on all ACI devices, as one APIC node can provide the information for the entire ACI system3. You also do not need to view your SDN environment in Orion Maps, as this is an optional feature that allows you to visualize the relationships and dependencies among the ACI entities4. References: 1:
Monitor Cisco ACI devices in NPM - SolarWinds1 2: Monitor Cisco ACI devices in NPM - Add ACI devices and enable ACI polling1 3: Monitor Cisco ACI devices in NPM - Requirements1 4: Monitor Cisco ACI devices in NPM - View ACI environment on SolarWinds Platform Maps1
NEW QUESTION # 61
How do you prevent alerts when an interface is down, without influencing the status of the parent node?
- A. Add a dependency with the interface as the parent object, and the interface as the child
- B. Select Unmanage Now in the parent node's Maintenance Mode drop-down
- C. Add a dependency with the node 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 # 62
You can display Palo Alto firewalls on Orion Maps.
- A. False
- B. True
Answer: B
NEW QUESTION # 63
You inherit an environment with NPM and begin to receive High Traffic Utilization alerts from interfaces.
When you view the alert, the issue is resolved. How do you modify NPM to receive fewer false alerts?
- A. Increase the statistics polling frequency on the problematic interfaces
- B. Increase the status polling frequency on the problematic interfaces
- C. Configure the alert so that it resets only when traffic utilization remains high for a sustained period
- D. Configure the alert so that it triggers only when traffic utilization remains high for a sustained period
Answer: D
Explanation:
High Traffic Utilization alerts are triggered when the interface's received or transmitted percent utilization exceeds a specified threshold. However, this may not reflect the actual network congestion, as traffic spikes can occur momentarily and then subside. To avoid false alerts, you can configure the alert to trigger only when the traffic utilization remains high for a sustained period, such as 5 minutes or more. This way, you can filter out the transient traffic peaks and focus on the persistent issues that affect the network performance.
References:
How do I create a high transmit percent utilization alert to monitor interface bandwidth Trouble with High receive percent utilization alert How alerts work
NEW QUESTION # 64
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