SCP-500 SCP-500 Network Configuration & IP Management

Question 1

Which SolarWinds module enables automated backup, comparison, and compliance auditing of network device configurations?

Accepted Answer

Network Configuration Manager (NCM)

Answer

NCM connects to routers, switches, and firewalls via SSH/Telnet/SNMP to download running configs, detect changes, and enforce compliance policies.

Question 2

In SolarWinds NCM, what feature automatically detects when a device configuration has changed and records the difference?

Accepted Answer

Config Change Detection and diff view

Answer

NCM polls device configs on a schedule; when a new backup differs from the previous, it stores a diff and can trigger an alert or ITSM ticket.

Question 3

What SolarWinds NCM capability allows administrators to push a standardized configuration snippet to multiple devices simultaneously?

Accepted Answer

Config Change Templates / Bulk Config Push

Answer

NCM Config Change Templates let administrators define a config block (e.g., NTP server, SNMP community) and deploy it to selected devices in bulk.

Question 4

In SolarWinds NCM, what compliance policy feature checks device configurations against a defined rule (e.g., 'no telnet must be present')?

Accepted Answer

Config Policy / Compliance Rule

Answer

Compliance Rules in NCM use regex or text-match conditions to flag devices whose configs violate organizational or regulatory security standards.

Question 5

Which SolarWinds NCM feature provides an inventory of hardware (model, serial number, OS version) collected from device 'show' commands?

Accepted Answer

Hardware Inventory / Node Inventory Report

Answer

NCM parses CLI output from commands like 'show version' to build a structured hardware inventory, including OS versions for patch planning.

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