SCP-500 SCP-500 Server & Application Management 2

Question 1

Which SolarWinds module provides performance monitoring and capacity planning specifically for VMware and Hyper-V virtualized environments?

Accepted Answer

Virtualization Manager (VMAN)

Answer

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?

Accepted Answer

High paging/swap usage

Answer

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?

Accepted Answer

Script Monitor

Answer

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?

Accepted Answer

AppStack Environment

Answer

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?

Accepted Answer

Windows Event Log Monitor

Answer

The Windows Event Log Monitor polls the event log via WMI and triggers alerts when matching entries (by ID, source, or keyword) appear.

SCP-500 - Solarwinds Certified Professional Practice Test

SCP-500 - Solarwinds Certified Professional Practice Test

SCP-500 SCP-500 Server & Application Management 2