SCP-500 Test 5

Question 1

What problem is SolarWinds High Availability (HA) designed to address?

Accepted Answer

Orion server or service failures that cause monitoring gaps

Answer

SolarWinds HA provides automatic failover to a standby Orion server when the primary server experiences a failure, minimizing monitoring downtime.

Question 2

Which SolarWinds module is specifically designed to track and manage IP address allocations and DHCP scopes?

Accepted Answer

IPAM

Answer

IP Address Manager (IPAM) tracks IP address usage, manages DHCP scopes, and integrates DNS management in a unified interface.

Question 3

In SolarWinds NCM, what does the 'Config Archive' store?

Accepted Answer

Backup copies of network device configurations

Answer

NCM's Config Archive stores timestamped backup copies of device configurations, enabling rollback and change auditing over time.

Question 4

Which SolarWinds tool analyzes bandwidth usage broken down by application, protocol, or endpoint conversation?

Accepted Answer

NetFlow Traffic Analyzer (NTA)

Answer

NetFlow Traffic Analyzer (NTA) collects NetFlow and sFlow data to provide visibility into who is using bandwidth, for what applications, and at what volume.

Question 5

When troubleshooting a node showing 'Unknown' status in SolarWinds, what should be the first step?

Accepted Answer

Verify SNMP credentials and network connectivity from the polling engine to the node

Answer

'Unknown' status typically results from a polling failure, so verifying SNMP credentials and connectivity is the most direct first diagnostic step.

SCP-500 - Solarwinds Certified Professional Practice Test

SCP-500 - Solarwinds Certified Professional Practice Test

SCP-500 Test 5