We use SolarWinds Network Device Monitor to closely monitor links.
When we use SolarWinds, we conduct a lot of proof-of-concept work, and occasionally we require specific data. We'll set up a trial enrollment at that time and collect the data.
We use SolarWinds Network Device Monitor to closely monitor links.
When we use SolarWinds, we conduct a lot of proof-of-concept work, and occasionally we require specific data. We'll set up a trial enrollment at that time and collect the data.
Link monitoring is the most valuable feature of this solution.
We can drill down if that particular graph is shown in SolarWinds which is not available in ManageEngine; instead, a five-minute countdown will begin. It will be correct every five minutes to one hour. If you raise the points, the links will be broken. I have approximately 3,000 links. If I increase that interval to one minute, it will consume more of the VMs.
SolarWinds is faster in terms of performance.
The reading it is showing is more accurate, when compared with other monitoring solutions.
In terms of price, it could be less expensive.
SolarWinds Network Device Monitor is a stable solution.
I have not scaled SolarWinds Network Device Monitor, I don't have a lot of exposure in this area.
SolarWinds isn't being used correctly. There are only so many licenses available. We only onboard that particular device to SolarWinds when we need to monitor it closely. It's not something we would use on a regular basis. Once or twice a month, for example. It's not something that is used every day, perhaps every 10 to 15 days.
We have not contacted technical support, it is not required in my environment.
SolarWinds Network Device Monitor is the best solution for closely monitoring how the link is performing when compared to ManageEngine OpManager.
When we look at routers, all they show us is some form of bandwidth. SolarWinds displays the same information, however, due to the integrated values in OpManager, on average, it will take five minutes.
The initial setup was straightforward. It was easy to deploy.
I would rate the initial setup a four out of five.
It would be simple for a beginner or intermediate user to deploy everything correctly.
When compared with other solutions SolarWinds is more expensive. We are not fully licensed.
In terms of cost, it's expensive. I would rate it a one out of five.
I would rate SolarWinds Network Device Monitor an eight out of ten.
SolarWinds Network Device Monitor can be used to know that your devices are on, which switches are off, which ports are open, and which ports are not open.
The most valuable feature of SolarWinds Network Device Monitor is it can alert you when a device is not working.
I have been using SolarWinds Network Device Monitor for approximately two years.
SolarWinds Network Device Monitor is stable. However, the level of stability depends on the infrastructure.
The scalability of the SolarWinds Network Device Monitor is great.
We might reduce usage to one person from two using this solution.
We have made a few calls to support. We have not encountered very many issues that would require support.
The initial setup of the SolarWinds Network Device Monitor could be easier. It took us approximately one month to complete the implementation.
We used integrators for the implementation of the SolarWinds Network Device Monitor.
The price of the SolarWinds Network Device Monitor is good.
I would recommend this solution to others.
I rate SolarWinds Network Device Monitor a seven out of ten.
We use the solution for monitoring switches, telephones, and Wi-Fi access points.
The product is useful for switches and IP phones.
The solution is not user-friendly.
I have been using the solution for three to four years.
The product is stable. I rate the tool’s stability an eight out of ten.
I rate the tool’s scalability a nine out of ten. Five people in my organization are using the product. We have plans to increase the usage in the future.
I rate the ease of setup a ten out of ten.
The deployment takes a day. We need two people to deploy the solution.
The product is expensive.
We are using the latest version of the solution. I did not deploy the solution. I am monitoring it. I am not part of the procurement team. I would recommend the product to others because it is stable. Overall, I rate the solution an eight out of ten.
The solution is used primarily to monitor our network. In real-time, we know when if there's an issue on our network and it helps us to be proactive, to solve the situation.
The alerts we are getting when we start losing connection access have been helpful. If a device is starting to get, for example, a higher than normal level of activity or the CPU starts to increase there is an alert. The alert is the most beneficial for us.
The pricing isn't too bad.
It's been stable.
The way they are presenting the map of our devices needs to be improved.
The initial setup is complex.
I've been using the solution for about three years.
My impression of stability is mostly good, however, I'm open to seeing how it works and if it gives us acceptable performance for what we are doing. So far, we are impressed with that solution. That said, it can allow us to run more, and do more.
I can't speak to scalability. We haven't tried to scale.
Mostly, just engineers are on the solution.
We have a person in-house that will bring issues to our attention, and if we need to, we will escalate to support.
Neutral
The initial setup is a bit complex. It's not for anyone who is a beginner to work in the products to do it. It's a bit longer to start uploading the new nodes on the software.
I'd rate the solution a two out of five in terms of ease of use.
The deployment takes about 15 to 20 minutes.
At most, we need five people to deploy and maintain the product.
We did not use a third party to help us set everything up. We handled the implementation in-house.
The pricing is okay. I would rate it a three out of five.
We're just customers and end-users.
I'd advise potential new users that, before using the device, they need to prepare and get some training on the device before using it.
I would rate the solution a seven out of ten.
We primarily use the solution as a network configuration manager. You can use it for device monitoring.
The solution is very user-friendly and very easy to use.
The solution is simple to set up. The deployment process is quick.
The security could always be improved.
We would prefer if the support was faster in terms of response times.
I've been dealing with the solution for nine years. It's been a while. I've had almost a decade of experience with it so far.
We have more than 100 users on the solution at this time.
Technical support needs to respond to its customers faster. We are not 100% satisfied with the level of support we get.
The initial setup is not overly complex. It's quick and easy. The deployment only takes a few hours. You only need one engineer for the deployment process.
We're able to handle the implementation ourselves in-house. We don't need the help of integrators or consultants.
We have a license that we pay for annually.
We use both on-premises and cloud deployment models.
I'd rate the solution at a nine out of ten.
I would recommend the solution to other users and organizations.
We use this product to monitor our infrastructure, detect outages, and monitor performance.
This product proactively tells us about issues before the users notice.
From a monitoring perspective, the most valuable feature is that it can tell us exactly what the issue is.
Integration with different tools, such as ServiceNow and Excel, can be improved.
I would like to see improvements made to event correlation.
We have been using SolarWinds Network Device Monitor for about five years.
This is a stable monitoring tool.
This is a scalable product.
We have about twenty technical people who normally work with it.
As long as I have been with the company, they have always had SolarWinds.
The initial setup is straightforward.
We have an in-house team responsible for maintenance.
My advice for anybody who is implementing this tool is to have a dedicated resource for it. It has to be maintained, and it takes time and resources to get the best out of it.
Overall, this is a good product. That said, no solution is perfect.
I would rate this solution a seven out of ten.
We use this product for network and server management. We were looking for something that can monitor the cloud workloads.
The most valuable feature is the cloud workload monitoring capability.
There is no mobile version of this product, and our team should be able to access it using a mobile device.
We have been using the SolarWinds Network Device Monitor for almost four years.
This product has been quite stable and we are very likely to continue using it in the future.
It is a scalable solution and we have about 70 people in the organization who use it.
The technical support is okay and I don't think that we've any a bad experience.
The initial setup was straightforward. It took between three and four months to complete the deployment.
Our in-house team implemented and deployed it. We have a three-member team and they are administrators.
There are licensing fees but the price is not very expensive.
This is a product that I can recommend.
I would rate this solution a seven out of ten.
Network Device Monitor is an excellent and free tool used to monitor real time health and performance of any SNMP (v1, v2, v3) based network device whether routers, switches, firewall or servers by configuring different thresholds. The installation and configuration is straight forward and offer variety of options meanwhile installing the product.
This free utility is designed with the ability to monitor more than just network status, availability, bandwidth and errors. NDM has a cool desktop dashboard that sends up a bat signal when device is in trouble or not performing up to par and includes the support for devices from all major manufacturers. The three options for choosing what to monitor provides you great flexibility and choices, built in Universal Device Poller (UDP), creating your own UDPs, or select it from Thwack online community. For me, the best practice is to create your own Poller or choose from Thwack instead of built in Poller. Network Device Monitor collects real time data associated with object identifiers (OIDs) and can retrieve data for nearly any conceivable network metric.
The best part of this free tool is Management Information Base - MIB compiler’s presence, which could help you load MIBs provided by your hardware or software manufacturer.
Handicapped to monitor just one device on network, still this tool become very handy to monitor the most critical device on the network and when the cost is in question.