SCP-500 SCP-500 Server & Application Management 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which SolarWinds module provides performance monitoring and capacity planning specifically for VMware and Hyper-V virtualized environments?
- Virtualization Manager (VMAN) (Correct answer)
- Server & Application Monitor (SAM)
- Storage Resource Monitor (SRM)
- Network Performance Monitor (NPM)
Correct answer: Virtualization Manager (VMAN)
VMAN connects to vCenter and Hyper-V to collect VM-level CPU, memory, and storage metrics, and provides rightsizing recommendations.
Question 2: In SolarWinds SAM, what metric indicates that a server's virtual memory is being used heavily, often degrading application performance?
- High paging/swap usage (Correct answer)
- High network latency
- Low CPU ready time
- High disk read IOPS
Correct answer: High paging/swap usage
Excessive paging or swap usage indicates physical RAM is exhausted and the OS is offloading memory to slower disk-backed virtual memory.
Question 3: Which SolarWinds feature allows you to execute a PowerShell or batch script as a component monitor within SAM?
- Script Monitor (Correct answer)
- Windows Service Monitor
- Port Monitor
- Event Log Monitor
Correct answer: Script Monitor
Script Monitors in SAM run PowerShell, VBScript, or batch files on the monitored node and interpret the script's exit code or output as the monitor status.
Question 4: In SolarWinds, what 'AppStack' view shows all layers from physical server through virtualization to application in a single dashboard?
- AppStack Environment (Correct answer)
- Network Atlas
- Syslog Viewer
- IPAM Subnet Map
Correct answer: AppStack Environment
AppStack Environment provides a unified, layered view correlating infrastructure, virtualization, storage, and application health in one screen.
Question 5: What SolarWinds SAM feature sends an alert when a Windows Application or System event log entry matches a specified event ID or source?
- Windows Event Log Monitor (Correct answer)
- Syslog Receiver
- NetFlow Analyzer
- Config Change Detector
Correct answer: Windows Event Log Monitor
The Windows Event Log Monitor polls the event log via WMI and triggers alerts when matching entries (by ID, source, or keyword) appear.
Question 6: Which SolarWinds SAM component monitor verifies database availability and query execution by running a test SQL statement?
- SQL Query Monitor (Correct answer)
- HTTP Monitor
- Script Monitor
- Windows Service Monitor
Correct answer: SQL Query Monitor
The SQL Query Monitor connects to a database instance, executes a test query, and reports availability and response time based on the result.
SCP-500 SCP-500 Server & Application Management 2
Which SolarWinds module provides performance monitoring and capacity planning specifically for VMware and Hyper-V virtualized environments?