SCP-500 SolarWinds Orion Platform Architecture & Administration 3

Question 1

Which SolarWinds Orion module is purpose-built for monitoring application performance and service health on servers?

Accepted Answer

SAM (Server & Application Monitor)

Answer

NPM (Network Performance Monitor)

Answer

NTA (NetFlow Traffic Analyzer)

Answer

NCM (Network Configuration Manager)

Question 2

What type of data does SolarWinds NTA (NetFlow Traffic Analyzer) primarily collect and analyze?

Accepted Answer

Network flow records showing bandwidth consumption by application and endpoint

Answer

Device configuration files and change history

Answer

IP address utilization and DNS/DHCP lease data

Answer

Wireless signal strength and client association data

Question 3

What is the primary function of SolarWinds NCM (Network Configuration Manager)?

Accepted Answer

Backing up, comparing, and enforcing compliance for device configurations

Answer

Monitoring interface utilization on routers and switches

Answer

Tracking IP address assignments across the network

Answer

Collecting and correlating syslog messages from network devices

Question 4

In SolarWinds Orion High Availability (HA), what role does the secondary Orion server fulfill?

Accepted Answer

It acts as a hot standby that automatically takes over if the primary server fails

Answer

It handles only web console requests while primary handles polling

Answer

It stores an independent copy of the SQL database

Answer

It manages additional polling engines exclusively

Question 5

Which SolarWinds Orion feature lets administrators create logical collections of nodes and view a single rolled-up health status for the collection?

Accepted Answer

Orion Groups

Answer

Node Details Summary

Answer

Network Atlas Maps

Answer

Custom Properties Filters

Question 6

Which SolarWinds Orion module provides IP address management (IPAM) capabilities including subnet tracking and DHCP/DNS integration?

Accepted Answer

IPAM

Answer

SAM

Answer

NTA

Answer

VoIP & Network Quality Manager

Question 7

Where in the SolarWinds Orion web console would an administrator go to perform bulk operations such as deleting stale nodes or reassigning polling engines?

Accepted Answer

Settings > Manage Nodes

Answer

Network Sonar Discovery Wizard

Answer

Orion Audit Log

Answer

Alert Manager