SCP-500 Test 2

Question 1

What is the default polling interval for nodes in SolarWinds Orion NPM?

Accepted Answer

60 seconds

Answer

The default polling interval for nodes in SolarWinds Orion NPM is 60 seconds.

Question 2

Which database platform does the SolarWinds Orion Platform natively support?

Accepted Answer

Microsoft SQL Server

Answer

SolarWinds Orion Platform uses Microsoft SQL Server as its backend database.

Question 3

What protocol does SolarWinds primarily use to discover and poll network devices?

Accepted Answer

SNMP

Answer

SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) is the primary protocol SolarWinds uses to discover and poll network devices.

Question 4

In SolarWinds Orion, what is the role of a 'polling engine'?

Accepted Answer

Collects performance and availability data from monitored devices

Answer

A polling engine is the Orion component that actively reaches out to monitored devices to gather performance and availability metrics.

Question 5

Which SolarWinds feature allows administrators to monitor custom vendor-specific SNMP OIDs not covered by default?

Accepted Answer

Universal Device Pollers (UnDP)

Answer

Universal Device Pollers (UnDP) allow administrators to define custom SNMP OIDs for monitoring vendor-specific metrics.

SCP-500 - Solarwinds Certified Professional Practice Test