Integrating Opengear console servers into SolarWinds Orion NPM

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Integrating Opengear console servers into
SolarWinds Orion NPM
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SolarWinds Orion is Easy-to-Use Network
Monitoring Thousands of network engineers rely on
Orion Network Performance Monitor (NPM) for
enterprise-class fault performance management
that is easy to use, intuitive, and highly
affordable. Monitors real-time performance
metrics for routers, switches, servers, and other
SNMP-enabled devices Automatically adjusts to
changes in your network allows you to visually
track performance statistics in real time via
dynamic network topology maps Simplifies
virtualization management by monitoring
performance of VMware hosts virtual machines
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Opengear has partnered with SolarWinds to extend
NPM capability to previously undetected devices
and include a vital layer of Out-Of-Band access
to remote sites. Opengear console servers
provide connectivity to devices not currently
network or SNMP enabled. We deliver remote site
access to serial console ports, digital I/O
devices, environmental sensors and TCP/UDP hosts.
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• Key Benefits
• Enabling SolarWinds customers to actively
  monitor all the network devices, power equipment,
  and environmental conditions at their
  remote sites
• Monitoring previously undetected devices RS232,
  RS422, RS485, USB, digital I/O
• Providing point-n-click access to the remote
  site from within Orion NPM window
• Ensuring high availability with integrated
  Out-Of-Band access
• Expand monitoring to new markets Grid, Utility,
  Pipeline, Medical, Military, Industrial and more

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Extend polling to simple devices at remote
sites Our console servers allow for easy
integration by handling all of the connectivity
and conversion issues at the remote site and
present the status and alerts over IP via SNMP.
For example, our design allows UPS and PDU
systems that do not have SNMP capability to be
actively monitored and managed via serial
console. Our devices are vendor agnostic which
allows previously un-monitored UPS and PDU
systems to be easily integrated into Orion. You
can now trigger alerts on battery, load,
input/output on UPS systems and harness switched
and metered PDU's via serial interface.
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• Opengear solutions enable Orion customers to
  extend NPM to new markets such as
• Smart Grid
• Solar Panel Monitoring
• Medical
• Cellular to wireless locations
• Gaming Machines
• Utilities
• And much more

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Integrate point-n-click access into Solarwinds
Orion Opengear's console servers and Orion NPM
communicate using Simple Network Management
Protocol (SNMP), management information bases
(MIB), and traps (asynchronous alerts). This
gives customers the capability to quickly respond
to events at the edge, ensuring optimal
reliability and performance. Opengear console
servers provide encrypted authenticated access
that meets the most demanding high security
applications. In addition, our console servers
provide secure Out-Of-Band access using modems
and cellular network connections. Opengear
console servers can be accessed quickly from
within the SolarWinds UI by simply clicking the
embedded Opengear logo for the associated
downstream console server.
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Easy Integration Setup takes only minutes and
offers a customized selection of pollers to
display for each remote console server.
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Installation of Orion Pollers from Opengear To
monitor your console server and its managed
devices you will need to import the Opengear
Universal Device Pollers into your NPM. For
details refer Opengear SolarWinds Integration
Guide or online faq364 Refer faq365 for further
information on Opengear's integration with
SolarWinds Orion NPM For more general
information about SolarWinds Orion visit Orion
NPM