SolarWinds Certified Professional Set 1

Which advantage do SNMP traps and Syslog have over SNMP polling?

How can you use a network management system (NMS) to ensure service level agreement (SLA) parameters are realistic for your environment?

What should you do to track whether a new configuration has alleviated slow network performance?

The IT budgeting department has asked you for reports that will help them better plan for increases in monthly recurring costs. Which report should you set up to help the IT udgeting department meet this objective?

IT management wants to know how they can lower their total power consumption by consolidating equipment and shutting off unnecessary equipment. Which type of report can you create to help them plan for this?

The IT planning department has asked for a report to help them understand when they need to implement IPv6. Which report would offer them the greatest amount of relevant information?

A network engineer is planning to deploy a network management system (NMS) to monitor a large campus network. What is the most secure way to isolate the NMS network traffic to all monitored routers and switches?

The IP address of a network management system (NMS) is 10.1.5.2, and the IP address of a new server that it is monitoring on the same VLAN is 10.1.5.129. The NMS cannot reach the server with SNMP or ICMP. What is the most likely cause?

What can you determine from a packet capture that you CANNOT learn from NetFlow data?

When monitoring a remote router with a network management system (NMS), which interface provides the most reliable connectivity?