Question 1

When planning the deployment of the database server for Orion NPM, what are two primary considerations? (Choose two.)

Accepted Answer

A)  database clustering 
B)  RAID configurations 
C)  CPU and memory size 
D)  type of NIC card used 
E)  type of RAM 
A)  database clustering 
B)  RAID configurations 
C)  CPU and memory size 
D)  type of NIC card used 
E)  type of RAM

Question 2

Which two types of data does Orion NetFlow Traffic Analyzer collect from network devices? (Choose two.)

Accepted Answer

A)  NBAR 
B)  NetFlow 
C)  IP service level agreement (SL
A)  
D)  SNMP 
E)  sFlow 
A)  NBAR 
B)  NetFlow 
C)  IP service level agreement (SL
A)  
D)  SNMP 
E)  sFlow

Question 3

What is the most reliable method of detecting network issues?

Accepted Answer

A)  listening for SNMP traps 
B)  listening for Syslog messages 
C)  conducting SNMP polling 
D)  monitoring traffic with NetFlow 
A)  listening for SNMP traps 
B)  listening for Syslog messages 
C)  conducting SNMP polling 
D)  monitoring traffic with NetFlow

Question 4

Which management protocol should you use to analyze network traffic in and out of a router interface?

Accepted Answer

A)  WMI 
B)  Syslog 
C)  IP service level agreement (SL
A)  
D)  sFlow 
A)  WMI 
B)  Syslog 
C)  IP service level agreement (SL
A)  
D)  sFlow

Question 5

What should the network engineer do during scheduled down time to prevent Orion NPM from triggering alerts on the affected devices?

Accepted Answer

A)  edit the alerts to exclude the devices 
B)  unmanage the devices 
C)  suppress any alerts that might be triggered by the devices 
D)  suppress the devices 
A)  edit the alerts to exclude the devices 
B)  unmanage the devices 
C)  suppress any alerts that might be triggered by the devices 
D)  suppress the devices

Question 6

Which two performance metrics can be affected by proper QoS implementation? (Choose two.)

Accepted Answer

A)  jitter 
B)  shaping 
C)  marking 
D)  queuing 
E)  latency 
A)  jitter 
B)  shaping 
C)  marking 
D)  queuing 
E)  latency

Question 7

Which Universal Device Poller (UnDP) transform should you use to reduce the number of decimal places shown in graphs and tables?

Accepted Answer

A)  Truncate 
B)  ColumnMaximim 
C)  Maximum 
D)  Minimum 
A)  Truncate 
B)  ColumnMaximim 
C)  Maximum 
D)  Minimum

Question 8

Companies A and B have merged and are both using the 10.10.x..x /16 networks. Company A uses Orion NPM and would like to monitor two key servers within company B'snetwork. Which solution for this situation involves the fewest configuration steps?

Accepted Answer

A)  use static NAT 
B)  use dynamic NAT 
C)  re-address company B's network 
D)  use DNS for accessing the servers 
A)  use static NAT 
B)  use dynamic NAT 
C)  re-address company B's network 
D)  use DNS for accessing the servers

Question 9

Network engineers want the ability to see a custom property when the cursor hovers over a node on the map. How do you enable this functionality in Orion NPM?

Accepted Answer

A)  add custom property labels to the nodes in the map 
B)  enable the custom property for map display 
C)  set up a drill-down text box for nodes in the map 
D)  configure a custom tool tip for the nodes in the map 
A)  add custom property labels to the nodes in the map 
B)  enable the custom property for map display 
C)  set up a drill-down text box for nodes in the map 
D)  configure a custom tool tip for the nodes in the map

Question 10

How does the Orion Universal Device Poller (UnDP) monitor a device's statistics that are Not included in the standard Orion NPM MIB database?

Accepted Answer

A)  by manually associating the device'sOID to Orion 
B)  by keeping a copy of the device's MIB on the Orion NPM Server 
C)  by automatically searching the common MIB repositories and updating Orion 
D)  by manually compiling the MIB into the Orion MIB database 
E)  by manually compiling the OID into the Orion MIB database 
A)  by manually associating the device'sOID to Orion 
B)  by keeping a copy of the device's MIB on the Orion NPM Server 
C)  by automatically searching the common MIB repositories and updating Orion 
D)  by manually compiling the MIB into the Orion MIB database 
E)  by manually compiling the OID into the Orion MIB database

Question 11

A network engineer has created a custom report in Orion NPM with the following parameters: 1. Fields are set to "Node ID, Node Name, Average Response Time." 2. Timeframe is set to "Last30 days." 3. Summarization is set to "Month." What is an accurate representation of what this report will display?

Accepted Answer

A)  average response time for the last month on all devices and interfaces 
B)  average response time for the last month on all devices 
C)  average response time per day of the last month on all devices and interfaces 
D)  average response time per day of the last month on all devices 
A)  average response time for the last month on all devices and interfaces 
B)  average response time for the last month on all devices 
C)  average response time per day of the last month on all devices and interfaces 
D)  average response time per day of the last month on all devices

Question 12

An Orion NPM administrator enables audible alerts through the Orion Web Console. Assuming you are on a view that shows alerts, when will the audible alert be triggered?

Accepted Answer

A)  every 10 minutes if there is an active alert 
B)  whenever your view includes Nodes With Problems 
C)  whenever a new alert has appeared since the last refresh 
D)  when you first log in to the Web Console 
A)  every 10 minutes if there is an active alert 
B)  whenever your view includes Nodes With Problems 
C)  whenever a new alert has appeared since the last refresh 
D)  when you first log in to the Web Console

Question 13

You are monitoring your Internet connection, and your ISP has guaranteed512 Kbps. Historical data shows that your connection speed holds at 256 Kbps for long periods of time, but never exceeds this speed. What does this indicate?

Accepted Answer

A)  the ISP has misconfigured the link. 
B)  the WAN router is misconfigured. 
C)  the NAT table is overloaded. 
D)  QoS is dropping low priority traffic. 
A)  the ISP has misconfigured the link. 
B)  the WAN router is misconfigured. 
C)  the NAT table is overloaded. 
D)  QoS is dropping low priority traffic.

Question 14

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?

Accepted Answer

A)  The firewall is blocking SNMP and ICMP. 
B)  The subnet mask of the server is misconfigured. 
C)  The ARP table of the router has not refreshed. 
D)  The MAC address of the NMS has changed. 
A)  The firewall is blocking SNMP and ICMP. 
B)  The subnet mask of the server is misconfigured. 
C)  The ARP table of the router has not refreshed. 
D)  The MAC address of the NMS has changed.

Question 15

When adding a node to Orion NPM, which user interface allows you to assign a Universal Device Poller (UnDP) as part of the same workflow?

Accepted Answer

A)  System Manager 
B)  Web Node Management 
C)  Network Discovery Wizard 
D)  Seed File 
A)  System Manager 
B)  Web Node Management 
C)  Network Discovery Wizard 
D)  Seed File

Question 16

You have recently implemented a VoIP infrastructure within the company network. You are receiving trouble tickets indicating calls are dropping between their New York and San Francisco offices. Which two IP service level agreement (SLA) measurements should you use to identify the cause of the issue?

Accepted Answer

A)  latency 
B)  SIP 
C)  NetFlow 
D)  available bandwidth 
E)  jitter 
A)  latency 
B)  SIP 
C)  NetFlow 
D)  available bandwidth 
E)  jitter

Question 17

Which traffic type should be allowed through the network in order to leverage HTTPS for network monitoring?

Accepted Answer

A)  TCP traffic on port 443 
B)  UDP traffic on port 443 
C)  TCP traffic on port 1433 
D)  UDP traffic on port 1433 
A)  TCP traffic on port 443 
B)  UDP traffic on port 443 
C)  TCP traffic on port 1433 
D)  UDP traffic on port 1433

Question 18

What is the most direct way to measure an application's performance?

Accepted Answer

A)  ping the application server 
B)  collect application data in NetFlow 
C)  time application transactions 
D)  collect application server CPU and memory statistics 
A)  ping the application server 
B)  collect application data in NetFlow 
C)  time application transactions 
D)  collect application server CPU and memory statistics

Question 19

A network engineer would recommend decreasing polling frequency in order to address which topology-based issue?

Accepted Answer

A)  high CPU values on WAN routers 
B)  WAN bandwidth availability 
C)  SQL database scalability issues 
D)  redundancy for single-homed sites 
A)  high CPU values on WAN routers 
B)  WAN bandwidth availability 
C)  SQL database scalability issues 
D)  redundancy for single-homed sites

Question 20

The data center team requires that they be alerted if any of the servers in a remote site go down. However, they do NOT want to receive alerts when the remote site connection goes down. Which two configuration steps should you take within your network management system (NMS) to meet these requirements? (Choose two.)

Accepted Answer

A)  set up alerts on server status 
B)  set up alerts on the remote connection status 
C)  set each of the servers as dependencies for each other 
D)  set up the remote connection as a dependency for each of the servers 
E)  set up alerts on the remote router status 
A)  set up alerts on server status 
B)  set up alerts on the remote connection status 
C)  set each of the servers as dependencies for each other 
D)  set up the remote connection as a dependency for each of the servers 
E)  set up alerts on the remote router status

Exam 1: SolarWinds Certified Professional