What it does
SolarWinds Engineer's Toolset combines bandwidth gauges, discovery, port checks, subnet tools and configuration utilities.
Build a bandwidth gauge for selected interfaces, set its update interval and compare current tables with historical charts. For address discovery, Ping Sweep sends ICMP probes across a range and exports results as CSV, TXT, XLS or HTML. These are different observations: an ICMP response does not establish the state of every service, while an interface gauge measures the chosen interface. The suite also includes SNMP MIB queries for supported devices and tools that can change configuration files or access lists. Select the relevant inspection function before using those administrative actions. The product offers a fully functional 14-day trial.
Strengths
- Several diagnostic and discovery workflows