If you are on the fence about whether to try the new version of Server & Application Monitor, this presentation will certainly help you make that decision! The new features that will be showcased include AppInsight for SQL, the Threshold Baseline Calculator, Asset Inventory Dashboards, and the Real-Time Event Log Viewer.

1. SAM 6.0 Sneak Peek
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2. What We Will Discuss…
» New Features
 Real-Time Event Log Viewer
 Server Asset Inventory
 AppInsight for SQL Server®
 Threshold Baseline Calculator
 Web Based Report Writer
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SAM 6.0 - Real-Time Event Log Viewer
» The Real-Time Event Log Viewer is conveniently accessible through a variety of
different resources and views.

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SAM 6.0 - Real-Time Event Log Viewer
» The Real-Time Event Log Viewer looks and functions similar to Windows® native
Event Viewer

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SAM 6.0 - Server Asset Inventory
» Server Asset & Inventory Collection – Supported Operating Systems
 Windows
 Linux®
 AIX™
 VMware® ESX®/ESXi™
» Server Warranty Expiration
 Dell®
 IBM®
 HP®
» Server Warranty Summary

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SAM 6.0 - Server Asset Inventory
» To enable Asset Inventory select it in the Add Node Wizard or List Resources
» Asset Inventory is automatically enabled during Network Sonar Discovery

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SAM 6.0 - Server Asset Inventory
» Collects and displays inventory information of server nodes, including
hardware and software items in a new Node Details subview entitled
“Asset Inventory”
» Includes Warranty expiration information for Dell, HP and IBM servers
» Uses SNMP and WMI, VMware CIM and vCenter API protocols
» Automatically enabled during Network Sonar Discovery
» When enabled for a node the Asset Inventory subview appears
automatically

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SAM 6.0 - Server Asset Inventory

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SAM 6.0 - Server Asset Inventory
» Asset Inventory Supported Platforms & Operating Systems
Hardware
• Dell PowerEdge® server
with OpenManage
Server Administrator
7.2 or later
• HP Proliant® servers with
HP System Insight
Manager v6.2 or later
• IBM xSeries® servers IBM
Director (Common
Agent, v6.3 or later)
Operating systems
• Windows Server® 2003
• Windows Vista®
• Windows Server 2008
• Windows 7
• Windows Server 2008 R2
• Windows Server 2012
• Windows 8
• RedHat® Linux
• Novell® SuSE Linux
• VMware ESX/ESXi 4.0 or later
• AIX v7.1 or later

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SAM 6.0 – AppInsight for SQL
» AppInsight
 Noun
 /ˌapˌinˌsīt/
Provides a new level of application monitoring detail previously difficult
or impossible to achieve using traditional Application Templates.
Designed from the top down to solve common, yet complex problems
for a specific application, rather than merely a new feature.

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SAM 6.0 – AppInsight for SQL
» Available via “List Resources” and “Add Node” Support for:
• SQL 2008
• SQL 2008 R2
• SQL 2012
Nodes Types Supported
• SNMP
• WMI
• ICMP

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SAM 6.0 – AppInsight for SQL
» Network Sonar Discovery Results

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SAM 6.0 – AppInsight for SQL
» Each SQL Instance monitored by AppInsight for SQL consumes a 50 component
licenses
» Each SQL Instance contains 119 unique monitored metrics
» Each monitored SQL Database contains an additional 27 unique metrics

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SAM 6.0 – Threshold Baseline Calculator
» Key scenario
 Allow for the calculation of recommended warning and critical thresholds unique to each specific
environment from baseline.

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Next Steps
» Existing SAM customers – sign up for RC here:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/D5LWRJC
» Channel partners can sell this functionality now
» If you are not a current SAM customer and would like to try this
functionality, contact sales at 866.530.8100 or sales@solarwinds.com or work with
your SolarWinds reseller

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