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.

Define Your Universal Device Poller

  1. Provide the OID you want to poll.
  2. Edit the suggested Name and Description. A unique name is required. No spaces in the name are supported.
  3. If you want to customize the value type, SNMP Get type, polling type or interval, or create an interface poller, click Advanced Options, and change the defaults:
  4. Keep default settings for Status (Enabled) and Keep Historical Data (Yes).
  5. Specify the group to which you want to add the poller, and click Next. See Universal Device Poller - Assign Poller to Nodes.

    To create a new group, type a name for the group into the Group box.

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