SolarWinds Certified Professional (SCP) Study Guide

Hybrid Cloud Observability Network Monitoring

SolarWinds Certified Professional (SCP) Study Guide

Hybrid Cloud Observability Network Monitoring

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SolarWinds Certified Professional (SCP) Study Guide
Hybrid Cloud Observability Network Monitoring

How to Use This Study Guide

This study guide includes topics found on the SolarWinds Certified Professional® (SCP) Hybrid Cloud Observability
Network Monitoring exam. Use the available SolarWinds documentation to search and learn more about each
category.

The intention of the topics in this guide are to supplement your years of experience and hands-on training with
SolarWinds® products.

This guide is not all-inclusive and should only be used as a starting place for your SCP studies.

If you have a SolarWinds product under active maintenance, you have access to virtual and on-demand training.

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Exam Content Outline

1.1 Network Monitoring
(Questions related to these tasks make up 60% of the exam.)
1.1.1 SolarWinds MIB Database
1.1.2 Customize SNMP Pollers, UnDP, and Device Studio
1.1.3 Network Monitoring Capacity Planning
1.1.4 Network Insight™
1.1.5 NetPath™
1.1.6 Troubleshooting Issues with Nodes, Interfaces, and SNMP Polling

1.2 Flow Monitoring

(Questions related to these tasks make up 30% of the exam.)
1.2.1 Fundamentals of IP Flow Monitoring
1.2.2 IP Flow Monitoring Architecture and Best Practices
1.2.3 Manage Flow Views and Widgets
1.2.4 IP Address Groups and Application Port Mapping
1.2.5 Optimizing Flow Management
1.2.6 Flow Navigator and Flow Alerts
1.2.7 Troubleshooting Hybrid Cloud Observability IP Flow Monitoring

1.3 Log Analysis and Monitoring

(Questions related to these tasks make up 10% of the exam.)
1.3.1 Log Collection Requirements and Configuration
1.3.2 Event and Log Collection
1.3.3 Rules and Processing Policies

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Exam Resources
Item Resources
1.1.1 https://support.solarwinds.com/SuccessCenter/s/article/What-is-a-MIB-OID-and-how-they-are-used?language=en_US
1.1.2 https://support.solarwinds.com/SuccessCenter/s/article/Orion-SNMP-Get-statements?language=en_US,
https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/npm/content/core-device-studio-technologies.htm,
https://support.solarwinds.com/SuccessCenter/s/article/Create-a-Universal-Device-Poller-UnDP?language=en_US,
https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/npm/content/core-creating-universal-device-pollers-sw551.htm,
https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/npm/content/core-downloading-the-solarwinds-mib-database-
sw3581.htm,
https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/orionplatform/content/core-management-information-base--mib--
sw1730.htm,
https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/npm/content/core-creating-device-studio-pollers-sw2534.htm,
https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/npm/content/core-monitoring-mibs-with-universal-device-pollers-
sw548.htm,
https://www.solarwinds.com/documentation/en/flarehelp/orionplatform/content/core-manually-defining-object-identifiers--
oids--sw2546.htm,
https://support.solarwinds.com/SuccessCenter/s/article/UNDP-error-This-OID-is-not-supported?language=en_US,
https://support.solarwinds.com/SuccessCenter/s/article/Assign-an-Existing-Custom-Poller-UnDP-to-a-New-
Node?language=en_US,
https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/npm/content/core-testing-device-studio-pollers.htm,
https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/npm/content/core-viewing-universal-device-poller-statistics-
sw755.htm,
https://www.solarwinds.com/documentation/en/flarehelp/orionplatform/orionplatform_2022-4/content/core-snmp-get-type-
sw2549.htm,
https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/orionplatform/content/core-transforming-poller-results-sw704.htm,
https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/orionplatform/content/core-custom-monitoring.htm
1.1.3 https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/npm/content/npm-capacity-forecasting-sw1526.htm,
https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/npm/content/npm-customizing-thresholds-and-trend-calculation-
methods-for-individual-nodes-sw1536.htm,
https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/npm/content/npm-changing-capacity-forecasting-settings-globally-
sw1533.htm,
https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/npm/content/npm-forecasting-capacity-for-nodes-or-interfaces-
sw1530.htm
1.1.4 https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/npm/content/npm-set-up-firewalls.htm,
https://support.solarwinds.com/SuccessCenter/s/article/Create-an-iControl-account-for-F5-monitoring?language=en_US,
https://support.solarwinds.com/SuccessCenter/s/article/NPM-12-3-and-NCM-7-8-feature-Network-Insight-for-Cisco-Nexus-
devices?language=en_US,
https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/npm/content/npm-monitor-palo-alto-firewalls.htm,
https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/npm/content/npm-monitor-load-balancers.htm,
https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/npm/content/npm_firewall_review_acls.htm,
https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/orionplatform/content/core-2019-2-palo-alto-feature-overview.htm
1.1.5 https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/npm/content/npm-netpath-requirements.htm,
https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/npm/content/npm-create-a-probe.htm,
https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/npm/content/npm-troubleshoot-a-service-with-external-path-
data.htm,
https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/npm/content/npm-create-a-service.htm,
https://support.solarwinds.com/SuccessCenter/s/article/NetPath-show-no-Data-Found-on-a-Server?language=en_US
1.1.6 https://support.solarwinds.com/SuccessCenter/s/article/How-Rediscover-works?language=en_US,
https://support.solarwinds.com/SuccessCenter/s/article/Troubleshoot-an-SNMP-Node-SNMP-Test-Failed-
result?language=en_US,

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https://support.solarwinds.com/SuccessCenter/s/article/Inaccurate-Cisco-hardware-health-is-in-warning-or-critical-
state?language=en_US,
https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/orionplatform/content/core-monitoring-snmp-traps-sw593.htm,
https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/orionplatform/content/core-enable-hardware-health-
monitoring.htm,
https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/npm/content/core-detecting-possible-duplex-mismatches.htm,
https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/npm/content/npm-device-view-interface-on-stencil.htm,
https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/npm/content/core-troubleshooting-down-and-unknown-nodes.htm,
https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/orionplatform/content/core-troubleshoot-hardware-health.htm,
https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/npm/content/onboarding/npm_ob_troubleshoot_interface.htm,
https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/orionplatform/content/core-editing-node-and-interface-properties-
sw1487.htm,
https://support.solarwinds.com/SuccessCenter/s/article/SNMPv3-Supported-Authentication-and-Encryption-for-
NPM?language=en_US,
https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/orionplatform/content/core-status-rollup-mode-sw2114.htm,
https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/orionplatform/content/core-solarwinds-orion-agents-sw467.htm,
https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/orionplatform/content/core-viewing-node-resources-sw2375.htm,
https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/orionplatform/content/core-snmp-credentials-sw3710.htm,
https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/orionplatform/content/core-editing-thresholds-for-hardware-health-
sw1604.htm,
https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/orionplatform/content/core-changing-mib-used-for-polling-
hardware-health-statistics-sw1607.htm,
https://support.solarwinds.com/SuccessCenter/s/article/Orion-Web-Console-displays-Down-node-status-when-actual-node-
status-is-Up?language=en_US,
https://support.solarwinds.com/SuccessCenter/s/article/Unable-To-Edit-Nodes-Interfaces-or-Volumes-Assigned-To-the-
Additional-Polling-Engine?language=en_US,
https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/orionplatform/content/core-customize-thresholds-per-object.htm,
https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/orionplatform/content/core-calculate-node-status.htm,
https://support.solarwinds.com/SuccessCenter/s/article/Why-should-I-use-dependencies?language=en_US,
https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/orionplatform/content/core-monitoring-hardware-health-
sw590.htm,
https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/orionplatform/content/core-choosing-your-polling-method-
sw1223.htm
1.2.1 https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/nta/content/nta-nta-flow-requirements-sw145.htm,
https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/nta/content/nta-difference-in-receiving-and-collecting-flow-
traffic.htm,
https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/nta/content/nta-cisco-flexible-netflow-configuration-sw1985.htm,
https://www.solarwinds.com/resources/video/how-to-configure-netflow-on-a-cisco-router,
https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/nta/content/nta-how-nta-works.htm,
https://thwack.solarwinds.com/product-forums/network-performance-monitor-npm/f/forum/92285/cisco-netflow-
configuration,
https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/nta/content/getting-started-guide/nta-what-protocols-does-nta-
support.htm
1.2.2 https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/nta/content/nta-nta-flow-requirements-sw145.htm,
https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/nta/content/nta-setting-up-network-devices-to-export-netflow-
data-manually-sw75.htm,
https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/nta/content/getting-started-guide/nta-flow-environment-
recommendations.htm,
https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/nta/content/getting-started-guide/nta-what-protocols-does-nta-
support.htm,
https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/nta/content/nta-how-nta-works.htm,
https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/nta/content/nta-required-fields-sw148.htm,

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https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/nta/content/nta-adding-flow-enabled-devices-and-interfaces-to-the-
orion-database-sw107.htm,
https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/nta/content/nta-difference-in-receiving-and-collecting-flow-
traffic.htm,
https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/nta/content/nta-deleting-flow-sources-and-cbqos-enabled-devices-
sw237.htm
1.2.3 https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/nta/content/nta-working-with-charts-sw834.htm,
https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/nta/content/nta-pie-charts-sw837.htm,
https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/nta/content/nta-creating-custom-views-with-flow-navigator-
sw1200.htm,
https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/nta/content/nta-local-netflow-source.htm,
https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/nta/content/nta-applications-nbar2.htm
1.2.4 https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/nta/content/nta-enabling-or-disabling-monitoring-for-ports-or-
applications-sw248.htm,
https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/nta/content/nta-ip-address-groups-unification-with-ipam.htm,
https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/nta/content/nta-configuring-applications-and-service-ports-
sw241.htm
1.2.5 https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/nta/content/nta-configuring-netflow-management-settings-
sw211.htm ,
https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/nta/content/nta-managing-ip-address-groups-sw272.htm,
https://support.solarwinds.com/SuccessCenter/s/article/NTA-shows-Never-or-a-date-in-the-past-in-Netflow-Sources-Last-
Received-Netflow?language=en_US,
https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/nta/content/nta-configuring-on-demand-dns-resolution-sw470.htm,
https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/nta/content/nta-configuring-the-nta-top-talker-optimization-
sw343.htm,
https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/nta/content/nta-netflow-collector-services-sw323.htm,
https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/nta/content/nta-editing-or-adding-colleciton-ports-sw601.htm,
https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/nta/content/nta-dns-resolution-options-in-nta-sw367.htm,
https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/nta/content/nta-how-does-default-dns-resolution-work-in-nta-
sw370.htm,
https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/nta/content/nta-troubleshooting-collector-services-sw607.htm
1.2.6 https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/nta/content/nta-configuring-flow-alerts.htm,
https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/nta/content/nta-creating-custom-views-with-flow-navigator-
sw1200.htm
1.2.7 https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/nta/content/nta-resolving-unknown-netflow-traffic-sw1478.htm,
https://support.solarwinds.com/SuccessCenter/s/article/NTA-4-2-is-showing-lesser-bandwidth-usage-than-NPM-
interface?language=en_US,
https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/nta/content/nta-duplicate-flows-sw1681.htm,
https://support.solarwinds.com/SuccessCenter/s/article/NTA-events-for-unmanaged-device?language=en_US,
https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/nta/content/nta-chart-issues-sw1678.htm,
https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/nta/content/nta-required-fields-sw148.htm
1.3.1 https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/la/content/system_requirements/la_2022-4-
1_system_requirements.htm#link2
1.3.2 https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/la/content/lm/lm-set-up-windows-event-collection.htm,
https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/la/content/lm/la-securesyslogsettingsexternal.htm,
https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/la/content/la/la_licensing_model.htm,
https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/la/content/la/la-configure-devices-to-send-messages.htm
1.3.3 https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/la/content/lm/lm-create-custom-rules.htm,
https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/orionplatform/content/lm/lm-configure-log-manager-settings.htm,
https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/la/content/lm/lm-filter-analyze-event-logs.htm,
https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/la/content/lm/lm-view-event-logs-in-live-mode.htm,

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https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/la/content/duplicate-rules.htm,
https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/la/content/lm/lm-custome-rules-reorder.htm,
https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/la/content/lm/lm-aleting.htm

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