SCP-500 SolarWinds Orion Platform Architecture & Administration 2

Question 1

Which built-in SolarWinds Orion feature automatically scans IP ranges to discover new network devices?

Accepted Answer

Network Sonar Discovery

Answer

Network Sonar Discovery uses ICMP, SNMP, and other probes to automatically scan IP ranges and identify manageable devices for import into Orion.

Question 2

Which polling protocol does SolarWinds Orion use to monitor Windows servers without requiring SNMP to be enabled?

Accepted Answer

WMI

Answer

WMI (Windows Management Instrumentation) is a native Windows technology that Orion uses to collect detailed CPU, memory, and service data from Windows systems agentlessly.

Question 3

What is the key connectivity advantage the SolarWinds Agent provides over agentless SNMP/WMI polling?

Accepted Answer

Initiates outbound connections over a single port, enabling monitoring through firewalls

Answer

The SolarWinds Agent communicates outbound on port 17778, allowing Orion to monitor devices behind firewalls without requiring administrators to open multiple inbound ports.

Question 4

What information does the 'List Resources' wizard provide when adding a new node in SolarWinds Orion?

Accepted Answer

Available interfaces, volumes, CPU, and memory components that can be monitored

Answer

List Resources polls the target node and presents all discoverable components — interfaces, disk volumes, CPU, memory — so the administrator can choose exactly what to monitor.

Question 5

What security improvement does SNMPv3 provide over SNMPv2c?

Accepted Answer

Authentication and optional encryption of SNMP messages

Answer

SNMPv3 adds per-user authentication (MD5 or SHA) and optional data encryption (DES or AES), replacing SNMPv2c's insecure plaintext community strings.

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SCP-500 SolarWinds Orion Platform Architecture & Administration 2