[Q27-Q46] View SCP-NPM Exam Question Dumps With Latest Demo [Jul 24, 2024]

View SCP-NPM Exam Question Dumps With Latest Demo [Jul 24, 2024]

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SolarWinds SCP-NPM (SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor) Certification Exam is designed for network professionals who want to validate their skills in using the SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor (NPM) software. SCP-NPM exam tests your knowledge of network monitoring, troubleshooting, and performance analysis using NPM. SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor (NPM) Exam certification is recognized by industry professionals as a standard for network management expertise.

The SCP-NPM certification exam is a vendor-neutral certification, which means that it is not tied to any specific hardware or software vendor. It is an independent certification that demonstrates your proficiency in network performance monitoring and management using the SolarWinds platform. SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor (NPM) Exam certification is recognized globally, and it is an excellent way to validate your skills and knowledge to potential employers, clients, and peers.

NEW QUESTION # 27
You have two groups of users - one in Sydney and one in Perth. How do you limit the users within the Orion Platform so they only have access to the devices in their location?

A. Configure the Orion Web Console settings to show only devices in the user's geographical location
B. Use the Orion Service Manager to limit user access to nodes only in their location
C. Group devices into geographical Orion groups and use single group Account limitations to limit user access
D. Configure Network Atlas to show only devices in their geographical location

Answer: C

Explanation:
According to the SolarWinds NPM Administrator Guide, you can use Orion groups to organize your network objects based on any criteria, such as location, device type, department, etc. You can then apply account limitations based on Orion groups to restrict user access to only the network objects that belong to a specific group. For example, you can create two Orion groups, one for Sydney and one for Perth, and assign the devices in each location to the corresponding group. Then, you can use the single group Account limitation to limit the users in Sydney to only view the Sydney group, and the users in Perth to only view the Perth group. References: SolarWinds NPM Administrator Guide, page 163-165; Limit users to specific network areas in the SolarWinds Platform

NEW QUESTION # 28
You run a Network Discovery and discover devices that you do not want to monitor. What feature can you use to exclude those devices from future discoveries?

A. Discovery Ignore List
B. Discovery Watch List
C. Discovery Trash List
D. Discovery White List

Answer: A

NEW QUESTION # 29
Which statistic should you use to determine peak network traffic?

A. Packet loss
B. Network latency
C. Bandwidth usage
D. Protocol distribution

Answer: C

Explanation:
Bandwidth usage is the amount of data transferred over a network connection in a given time period. It is an indicator of how much traffic is flowing through a network device or link. Peak network traffic is the highest level of bandwidth usage that occurs during a specific time interval, such as an hour, a day, or a week.
Monitoring peak network traffic can help you identify potential bottlenecks, plan for capacity, and optimize network performance. NPM can monitor bandwidth usage on nodes and interfaces using SNMP, WMI, or NetFlow protocols. You can view bandwidth usage charts and reports in the web console, as well as set alerts and thresholds for bandwidth utilization. References: Monitor bandwidth usage in NPM; SCP Study Aid - NPM, page 11.

NEW QUESTION # 30
The finance department asks to view select reports from NPM. Because of compliance policies, you cannot create accounts in the Web Console for users outside of the IT department. How do you allow the finance department to view reports without a user account?

A. Create a service account for Finance
B. Enable the Guest account
C. Enable the Link only option on the report
D. Create a DirectLink account in the Web Console

Answer: A

NEW QUESTION # 31
What can you use to retrieve a single value in SNMP? (Choose all that apply.)

A. GET TABLE
B. GET
C. GET NEXT
D. GET VALUE

Answer: B,C

Explanation:
SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) is a protocol that allows network managers to monitor and control network devices using a set of standardized messages and data structures. SNMP uses a client-server model, where the network manager (client) sends requests to the network device (server) and receives responses. The network device has an SNMP agent that collects and reports the data using a MIB (Management Information Base), which is a hierarchical database of variables that describe the device's status and configuration. Each variable in the MIB has a unique identifier called an OID (Object Identifier), which is a dot-separated sequence of numbers that follows a tree structure12.
To retrieve a single value in SNMP, you can use two types of requests: GET and GET NEXT. A GET request asks for the value of a specific OID, and the SNMP agent responds with the value if it exists, or an error if it does not. A GET NEXT request asks for the value of the next OID in the MIB tree, and the SNMP agent responds with the value and the OID of the next variable, or an error if there is no next variable. A GET NEXT request can be useful for discovering the OIDs and values of a device, or for iterating over a table of values34.
A GET VALUE request is not a valid SNMP request, and a GET TABLE request is not a single request, but a series of GET NEXT requests that retrieve all the values in a table . References: 1: SNMP Basics, 2: SNMP Tutorial Part 1 - Understanding MIBs and OIDs, 3: SNMP Tutorial Part 2 - SNMP Get, GetNext, GetBulk, 4:
SNMP Commands, : SNMP Table Operations, : SNMP Table Retrieval

NEW QUESTION # 32
You want a user to be able to acknowledge alerts. Which permissions do you assign to the user account?

A. Allow Node Management Rights
B. Allow Account to Unmanage Objects
C. Allow Account to Clear Events and Acknowledge Alerts and Syslogs
D. Allow Administrator Rights

Answer: C

Explanation:
According to the SolarWinds NPM Administrator Guide, you can assign different permissions to user accounts to control their access and actions in the Orion Platform. One of the permissions is "Allow Account to Clear Events and Acknowledge Alerts and Syslogs", which enables the user to acknowledge alerts, clear events, and mark syslogs as read. This permission is required for auser to be able to acknowledge alerts, as acknowledging an alert stops the escalation process and provides an audit trail. The other permissions listed are not related to alert acknowledgment. "Allow Account to Unmanage Objects" allows the user to temporarily stop monitoring selected network objects. "Allow Node Management Rights" allows the user to add, edit, and delete nodes and interfaces. "Allow Administrator Rights" grants the user full access to all Orion Platform features and settings. References: SolarWinds NPM Administrator Guide, page 69-70; Add or remove an alert acknowledgment.

NEW QUESTION # 33
You receive traps from your network devices and want to alert on a select message. How do you accomplish this?

A. You cannot alert on traps through the Orion Platform
B. Configure Syslog alert actions on the Alert Actions tab
C. Go to the Traps view and configure a new Log Viewer rule
D. Use Traps in Orion Alerts to configure the default trap alert to fire on the trap message you select to alert on

Answer: D

Explanation:
Traps are unsolicited messages sent by network devices to report events or issues. The Orion Platform can receive and process traps from any device that supports SNMP. To alert on a select message, you can use the Traps in Orion Alerts feature, which allows you to configure the default trap alert to fire on the trap message you select to alert on. You can also customize the alert conditions, actions, and triggers to suit your needs. For example, you can alert on traps thatmatch a specific OID, source, or severity, and send an email, log a ticket, or run a script when the alert is triggered. References: Configure SNMP traps in NPM, Traps in Orion Alerts, Create alerts for SNMP traps

NEW QUESTION # 34
How are Orion agents licensed?

A. Only Windows agents need to be licensed, Linux is free
B. No separate license is required
C. Agents requite the SolarWinds Agent Provisioning module SAP
D. Licenses are available in a set of one upon request

Answer: A

NEW QUESTION # 35
You start a new job where NPM is already in use. As soon as you are added to the alert list, you begin receiving "high traffic utilization" alerts from a handful of interfaces.
When you check the alert, the traffic spike has ended. Your new colleagues advise you to ignore these alerts because the spikes rarely last for more than a couple of minutes and are only a concern if they last longer.
How should NPM be modified so you receive fewer false alerts?

A. Configure the alert so that it triggers only when traffic utilization remains high for a sustained period
B. Configure the alert so that it resets only when traffic utilization remains high fora sustained period
C. Increase the status polling frequency on the problematic interfaces
D. Increase the statistics polling frequency on the problematic interfaces

Answer: A

NEW QUESTION # 36
How are Orion agents licensed?

A. Agents requite the SolarWinds Agent Provisioning module SAP
B. No separate license is required
C. Only Windows agents need to be licensed, Linux is free
D. Licenses are available in a set of one upon request

Answer: B

Explanation:
Orion agents are software components that you can install on nodes to collect and send data to the Orion server. Orion agents do not require a separate license, as they are included in the license of the Orion Platform product that you are using, such as NPM. You can install and use as many agents as you need, as long as you do not exceed the number of licensed nodes, interfaces, or volumes for your product. Orion agents can use either agent-initiated or server-initiated communication, depending on your network configuration and security requirements. References: NPM Administrator Guide, page 67; SCP Study Aid - NPM, page 15.

NEW QUESTION # 37
You want to create an Orion Map that shows the connections between your on-site devices and your servers in the Cloud. You can see the connections between all of the devices on site, but do not have visibility to the connections to your cloud servers.
How do you resolve this?

A. Manually configure connections between onsite and cloud resources in Orion Maps
B. Increase the polling intervals between Orion and the cloud servers
C. Open additional firewall ports between the cloud servers and the on-site devices
D. Switch to SNMP polling for all devices to show the connections between on site and cloud resources

Answer: D

NEW QUESTION # 38
You want to create a custom poller for a device. When you select the OID you get an "OID not supported" error. What does this mean?

A. The SNMP agent on the device does not report on this OID
B. The SNMP string that you used is incorrect
C. Your firewall is blocking SNMP requests
D. This OID requires the read/write community string

Answer: A

NEW QUESTION # 39
Which items can you display in Web Console maps?

A. Interfaces, volumes, and database instances
B. Quarks, gluons, Leptons, nodes, and network links
C. Monitored nodes, interfaces and volumes, SAM applications and components, and network links
D. Monitored nodes and network links

Answer: C

Explanation:
Web Console maps are interactive and dynamic maps that you can create and customize using the Orion Maps feature in the SolarWinds Platform Web Console. You can display various items on the maps, such as monitored nodes, interfaces and volumes, SAM applications and components, and network links. You can also add custom labels, annotations, and images to themaps. Web Console maps can help you visualize the relationships and dependencies among your network devices and applications, as well as troubleshoot issues and identify root causes. References: Orion Maps, Create and customize maps in the Orion Platform, Orion Maps 2.0, New Alerting, and Palo Alto Networks Monitoring - SolarWinds Lab Episode #77.

NEW QUESTION # 40
Network performance over an inter-campus Ethernet link is slow. One side of the connection is experiencing a high number of packet drops. What information in NPM can you review to help discover the cause of the issue?

A. Packet loss on the nodes on either side of the connection
B. Routing tables on each side of the link
C. MTU of each side of the link
D. Possible Duplex Mismatches

Answer: A

Explanation:
Packet loss is a measure of how many packets are lost or discarded during transmission over a network.
Packet loss can cause network performance issues such as slow response time, jitter, and degraded voice quality. NPM can monitor packet loss on nodes and interfaces using ICMP ping or SNMP statistics. You can review the packet loss metrics on the Node Details or Interface Details views, or create a custom chart or report to compare packet loss across multiple nodes or interfaces. By reviewing the packet loss on the nodes on either side of the connection, you can identify which node or interface is experiencing the problem and troubleshoot the root cause. You can also use the Performance Analysis dashboard (PerfStack) to correlate packet loss with other metrics such as response time, CPU load, memory usage, buffer misses, and interface errors123. References:
Monitor packet loss in NPM - SolarWinds
Troubleshoot intermittent network slowdowns with NPM - SolarWinds
SCP Study Aid - SolarWinds (page 9)

NEW QUESTION # 41
You add several nodes for monitoring and can see detailed information on those nodes in the Orion Web Console. However, when you look at the nodes in Orion Maps, the connections between the nodes are not showing. What is a likely reason?

A. You did not enable Layer 2 and Layer 3 topology polling on those nodes
B. A firewall is blocking polling between the nodes and the Orion server
C. You did not add the node topology OIDs to the MIB database
D. You did not enable SNMP polling

Answer: A

NEW QUESTION # 42
You use NPM to monitor a set of physical servers. The server team decides to virtualize these servers using VMware. Which part of your virtual infrastructure will NPM no longer be able to monitor?

A. Virtualization host and VM performance metrics
B. Virtualization environment tree
C. VM sprawl monitoring
D. Virtualization host hardware health

Answer: D

NEW QUESTION # 43
What is the most time-efficient way to create a report in NPM that shows the top 50 interfaces by percent utilization?

A. Run the default top 25 interfaces by percent utilization report for different timeframes
B. Create an interface report and use a filter to restrict to the top 50
C. Create a new advanced SQL query report
D. Edit the default top 25 interfaces by percent utilization report and update to the top 50

Answer: D

Explanation:
NPM provides a default report called Top 25 Interfaces by Percent Utilization that shows the interfaces with the highest average utilization over the selected time period1. This report can be easily edited to change the number of interfaces displayed, the time period, the sorting order, the layout, and the filters2. To create a report that shows the top 50 interfaces by percent utilization, you can simply edit this report and change the Limit option from 25 to 503. This is the most time-efficient way to create the report, as it does not require creating a new report from scratch, writing a SQL query, or running the report multiple times for different timeframes. References: 1: Network Performance Monitor Administrator Guide - Top 25 Interfaces by Percent Utilization 2: Network Performance Monitor Administrator Guide - Edit a report 3: Network Performance Monitor Getting Started Guide - Customize a report

NEW QUESTION # 44
You created a Universal Device Poller (UnDP) but cannot find an OID in the MIB tree. How do you resolve this issue?

A. Restart the Universal Device Poller
B. Add the node to NPM for monitoring
C. Update the MIB database
D. Rediscover the node via Network Sonar Discovery

Answer: C

NEW QUESTION # 45
You configure an alert to send you an email when you have a high CPU load on your devices. Your NPM web console shows several devices have high CPU utilization, but you have not received any emails. What could be the issue?