SolarWindsΒΆ

When SolarWinds integration is enabled, users can view SolarWinds-based device statistics when inspecting Exporters in the Plixer Scrutinizer web interface.

To set up SolarWinds integration in Plixer Scrutinizer, navigate to Admin > Definitions > 3rd Party Integrations and follow these steps:

  1. Select SolarWinds from the dropdown and untick the Disabled checkbox.

  2. Fill in the additional fields:

    • Server IP - SolarWinds server IP address

    • User - Username to be used to log in to the SolarWinds server

    • Password - Password associated with the entered SolarWinds login

    • API Port - API port users by the SolarWinds server (default: 17778)

  3. Click the Save button to save the configuration.

Once configured, the option to view SolarWinds details will be available from the Integrations menu when inspecting Exporters.

Important

When accessing SolarWinds details from the Plixer Scrutinizer web interface, the username and password are included in the URL used to open the page. The use of HTTPS will protect the integrity of the credentials over the network, but they will still be visible as outlined in this SolarWinds support article.

Plixer Scrutinizer integration in SolarWinds

The SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor supports pivoting from the Node Details page to a Report in Plixer Scrutinizer.

Note

This integration was configured for Solarwinds NPM 12.2 and is not guaranteed to work on older installations.

To setup Plixer Scrutinizer integration in SolarWinds, follow these steps:

  1. Navigate to Settings > All Settings. Under Node & Group Management, select Manage Custom Properties.

  2. Click Add Custom Property and select Nodes from the dropdown list.

  3. Fill out the name and description fields for the property (e.g., Plixer Scrutinizer) and then click Next.

  4. Assign the property to at least one existing Node by clicking the Select Nodes button and using the Add arrow to add exporters.

  5. Fill in the value box for the added node(s) with the following code:

    <a href="http://SCRUTINIZER_IP_ADDRESS/search.html?el=${IP_Address}&reportType=conversations">
          <img src="https://cdn.plixer.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/scrutinizer_logo-300x49.png" height="49" width="300"></img>
    </a>

    Hint

    The above code block opens the Conversations WKP Report type as the default, but this can be modified by replacing conversations with a different Report name API as the value for reportType.

  6. When done, click Submit to save the configuration.

If the integration has been correctly configured, a custom property widget for all selected nodes/exporters will be added to the Node Details page. To run the default Report, click on the Plixer Scrutinizer in the widget.