SCP-500 SolarWinds Orion Platform Architecture & Administration

Question 1

What is the primary database platform used by SolarWinds Orion to store all monitoring and configuration data?

Accepted Answer

Microsoft SQL Server

Answer

MySQL

Answer

Oracle Database

Answer

PostgreSQL

Question 2

Which core Orion component is responsible for actively collecting performance and availability data from monitored devices?

Accepted Answer

Polling Engine

Answer

Web Console

Answer

Database Server

Answer

Report Scheduler

Question 3

What is the primary purpose of deploying an Additional Polling Engine (APE) in SolarWinds Orion?

Accepted Answer

To distribute polling load and monitor remote sites

Answer

To provide a secondary web UI

Answer

To back up the SQL database

Answer

To generate scheduled PDF reports

Question 4

Which query language does SolarWinds provide for querying entities and relationships within the Orion data model?

Accepted Answer

SWQL

Answer

GraphQL

Answer

NRQL

Answer

HQL

Question 5

What is the SolarWinds Orion Information Service (SWIS) primarily used for?

Accepted Answer

Providing REST and SWQL API access to Orion data

Answer

Sending email alert notifications

Answer

Managing SQL database backups

Answer

Discovering new network devices automatically

Question 6

What is the purpose of Custom Properties in SolarWinds Orion?

Accepted Answer

To add user-defined metadata fields to nodes and other Orion objects

Answer

To modify per-device polling intervals

Answer

To create custom alert notification templates

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To configure per-device SNMP credentials

Question 7

Which SolarWinds Orion scalability component distributes the web console load when many users access the interface simultaneously?

Accepted Answer

Additional Web Server (AWS)

Answer

Additional Polling Engine (APE)

Answer

Orion Agent Relay

Answer

NetFlow Receiver