Set NPM thresholds
SolarWinds NPM thresholds are relevant for nodes and interfaces. They include Cisco Buffer Misses, Interface Errors and Discards, Interface Percent Utilization, and Flapping Routes.
- When a metric reaches the specified Critical Level threshold on a node or interface, the node or interface will be displayed as bold red in resources and reports.
- When a metric reaches the specified Warning Level thresholds on a node, the node or interface will be highlighted in red in appropriate resources and reports.
- Flapping Routes use different colors when the thresholds are exceeded: red for the error threshold and yellow for the warning threshold.
- Log in to the Orion Web Console using an account with Administrator Rights.
- Click Settings > All Settings in the menu bar.
- In the Thresholds & Polling grouping, click NPM Thresholds.
- Provide the values for Critical Level and Warning Level for the selected metrics.
- For the Interface Percent Utilization metric, specify if you want to use average or peak daily values in calculations for capacity forecasting.
- Click Submit.
Monitored thresholds are changed on a global level for NPM.
See also Define UnDP Warning and Critical thresholds in NPM.