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

SolarWinds Orion requires Microsoft SQL Server as its backend database for storing all monitoring data, alerts, and configuration.

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

Polling Engine

Answer

The Polling Engine is the core Orion component that queries monitored devices using protocols such as SNMP, WMI, and ICMP to collect data.

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

APEs offload polling work from the main Orion server and are commonly placed at remote sites to reduce WAN traffic while maintaining monitoring coverage.

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

SWQL

Answer

SWQL (SolarWinds Query Language) is a SQL-like language specific to Orion that lets administrators query nodes, interfaces, alerts, and other entities.

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

SWIS exposes a REST API and SWQL endpoint that allows scripts and external applications to programmatically query, create, update, and delete Orion objects.

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SCP-500 SolarWinds Orion Platform Architecture & Administration