What is SolarWinds Network Performance
Monitor? #
SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor (NPM) is a network monitoring system the provides comprehensive discovery and monitoring and dynamic mapping tools for on-premises, hybrid, and cloud.
Why Should You Use the SolarWinds Connector? #
The SolarWinds connector provides visibility into the assets in your environment. You can use this visibility to:
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ensure assets are managed per your security policies
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ensure users are managed per your security policies
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derive relationships between assets, users, applications, and data
How Does This Connector Work? #
Lucidum executes read-only requests to the SolarWinds REST API and ingests only meta-data about SolarWinds devices. Lucidum does not retrieve any data stored on your assets.
Configuring the Connector in Lucidum #
|
Field |
Description |
Example |
|---|---|---|
|
Host |
The hostname of the server for SolarWinds. |
10.2.290.29 |
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Port |
The port for API communication with SolarWinds. |
17778 |
|
Username |
User name for a SolarWinds account with read access to API data. |
 justynmutts |
|
Password |
User name for a SolarWinds account with read access to API data. |
************ |
|
Proxy |
If you are using a proxy server to allow this connector to communicate with on-premises devices, enter the IP address: port for the proxy server, usually 192.168.255.6:3128 |
192.168.255.6:312 |
Source Documentation #
Creating Credentials #
For details on creating a user in SolarWinds for the Lucidum connector to use, see:Â https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/orionplatform/content/core-creating-new-accounts-sw1310.htm
Assign the new user the Admin role.
Required Permissions #
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Object |
Permissions |
|---|---|
|
 Role |
Admin |
