Documentation forNetwork Performance Monitor
Monitoring network performance is a key capability of SolarWinds Observability Self-Hosted (formerly Hybrid Cloud Observability) and is available in the Essentials edition. Network Performance Monitor (NPM) is also available in a standalone module.

Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) in the SolarWinds Platform

For most network monitoring and management tasks, SolarWinds Platform products use SNMP.

  • To monitor devices on your network, you must enable SNMP on all devices that are capable of SNMP communications. The steps to enable SNMP differ by device, so you may need to consult the documentation provided by your device vendor.
  • If SNMPv2c is enabled on a device you want to monitor, by default, SNMPv2c is used to poll the device for performance information. If you only want to poll using SNMPv1, you must disable SNMPv2c on the device to be polled.

For more information about MIBs, see Management Information Base (MIB) in the NPM. For more information about SNMP, see SNMP.