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**Foundation**

# **SolarWinds Platform Fundamentals**

**Build monitoring expertise from the ground up.**

This comprehensive two-day training provides a solid foundation in SolarWinds monitoring. Participants will learn to navigate the platform confidently, configure monitoring for diverse environments, and leverage built-in tools for effective infrastructure oversight. The course combines theoretical knowledge with extensive hands-on labs to ensure practical skill development.

Duration**2 days**

Format**On-site or Remote**

Max Participants**12**

Languages**German, English**

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## **Who Should Attend**

- IT Operations teams new to SolarWinds
- System administrators managing infrastructure
- Network engineers seeking unified monitoring
- Technical staff building practical monitoring skills

## **Prerequisites**

- Basic understanding of networking concepts (TCP/IP, DNS, SNMP)
- Familiarity with Windows Server administration
- No prior SolarWinds experience required

## **What You Will Learn**

Navigate the SolarWinds Orion platform confidently

Configure node discovery and polling

Create meaningful dashboards and views

Set up alerts that actually matter

Generate reports for stakeholders

Troubleshoot common monitoring issues

**Curriculum**

## **Training Modules**

14 hours of instructor-led training with hands-on exercises throughout.

**1**

### **Platform Architecture & Navigation**

3 hours

Orion platform architecture overview

Web console navigation and customization

Understanding polling engines and databases

User roles and permissions management

**2**

### **Node Discovery & Configuration**

4 hours

Network discovery methods and best practices

SNMP, WMI, and agent-based monitoring

Custom properties and grouping strategies

Dependency mapping for accurate alerting

**3**

### **Dashboards & Visualization**

3 hours

Building effective dashboards

Resource customization and widgets

Creating views for different audiences

PerfStack for cross-stack correlation

**4**

### **Alerting & Notifications**

4 hours

Alert engine fundamentals

Condition-based alerting logic

Alert escalation and suppression

Integrating with ticketing systems

## **What You Get**

- Complete training materials and quick reference guides
- Sample dashboard templates and alert configurations

## **Training Materials**

- Comprehensive training workbook
- Lab exercise guides
- Best practices documentation
- Configuration templates

## **Hands-On Exercises**

**1**Set up monitoring for a mixed Windows/Linux environment

**2**Create a NOC dashboard from scratch

**3**Configure an alert escalation chain

**4**Troubleshoot a simulated monitoring gap

### **Your Trainer**

Trainer with practical SolarWinds implementation experience in enterprise environments.

### **Pricing**

Contact us for group pricing and on-site options

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## **Ready to master this training?**

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