Requirements

• Linux or Windows ActiveGate
• Network communication with SolarWinds Information Services API (Port 17778) must be open. Make sure Firewall rule allows this communication.
• Due to the type of data collected and access to the Orion tables, a user with Admin rights to at least the following tables must be used:
  • Orion.Nodes
  • Orion.NodeCategories
  • Orion.NodesStats
  • Orion.StatusInfo
  • Orion.NodeIPAddresses
  • Orion.AlertActive
  • Orion.AlertObjects
  • Orion.Events
  • Orion.EventTypes

Installation

There are two steps to install an Activegate extension:

1. Environment Activegate server - Extract the extension zip file to the plugin_deployment folder of the remote plugin module

   • In a default installation this is done with unzip -o -d /opt/dynatrace/remotepluginmodule/plugin_deployment custom.remote.python.solarwinds.zip
   • Adjust the path if the Activegate was installed somewhere other than /opt/dynatrace

2. Browser - Upload the custom.remote.python.solarwinds.zip file to your tenant

   • Settings > Monitored technologies > Custom extensions > Upload extension

Configuration

Username: User with Admin rights to authenticate against Solarwinds

Password: Password for user entered

Server: Hostname or IP of SolarWinds Information Services (SWIS) running on port 17778

Comma-separated objects to monitor: Must enter the name of the nodes for which you would like to collect data separated by commas.

Get alerts: This checkbox will collect all alerts for nodes

Group name: This will create a custom device on Dynatrace as part of a group of custom devices for organizational purposes.

Metrics

• Status: Node status (Up/Down)
• Loss rate: Percentage of network loss rate
• Response Time: Response time in milliseconds
• Memory used: Percentage of memory used
• CPU Load: Percentage of CPU used

SolarWinds device page, indicating metrics and alerts and Node status

Full overview page indicating metrics