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

SAM monitors application component templates, Windows services, processes, and custom scripts to provide visibility into application availability and performance on servers.

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

NTA processes NetFlow, sFlow, J-Flow, and IPFIX records exported by network devices to show who is using bandwidth, which applications are generating traffic, and conversation details.

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

NCM automates configuration backup, detects unauthorized changes, performs config diff comparisons, and validates configs against compliance policies for 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

The secondary HA server continuously syncs state from the primary and performs an automatic failover, taking over all polling and web console functions if the primary becomes unavailable.

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

Orion Groups aggregate multiple objects (nodes, interfaces, applications) into a logical container and calculate a combined status that reflects the worst state of any member.

SCP-500 - Solarwinds Certified Professional Practice Test

SCP-500 - Solarwinds Certified Professional Practice Test

SCP-500 SolarWinds Orion Platform Architecture & Administration 3