Solarwinds Device Templates
Do not use traffic management shell tmsh.
Solarwinds device templates. Scripts are useful for making simple changes on similar devices but for more complex changes config change templates determined by the properties of the target device can be used. Device templates contain device specific commands that enable ncm to perform actions on a type of device. See the following topics to learn more about working with config change templates. More than 150000 members are here to solve problems share technology and best practices and directly contribute to our product development process.
When using device templates for f5 devices consider the following behavior. Config change templates are used to make complex configuration changes on multiple devices. About ncm config change templates. Based on your needs you can search or browse help content including product guides documentation training onboarding information and support articles.
Solarwinds solutions are rooted in our deep connection to our user base in the thwack online community. A cisco ios example and a nortel baystack 380 example. Ncm provides a set of device templates to perform actions on common device types. This topic provides two examples of device command templates for cli devices.
When you create a service template you define the device class that the template relates to the services included in the service template and the values and thresholds that the agent reports to solarwinds n central. You can create a custom device template based on a default template. Im creating device templates in ncm for each model. F5 device template behavior.
A single config change template can execute a set of cli commands on different device types in your network. The success center is here to provide you information necessary to install troubleshoot and optimize your solarwinds products. The benefit of service templates is in the propagation of the template across multiple devices. Set the terminal access user on the device to advanced shell.
Verify the device can reach the ncm server for configuration transfers using scp. You can specify which device templates ncm chooses from when it automatically assigns a template.