SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor (NPM) - SPM-NPM Exam Questions [2026]

QUESTION NO: 1
While building an Orion map in the NPM web console you notice that two of your devices do not show a connection between them. You verify the two devices are connected. How can you resolve this issue? (Choose all that apply.)

A. Verify you are monitoring Layer 2 and 3 topologies B. Build a custom connection between the devices C. Build a new Orion map and add the related entities instead of the nodes D. Change the monitoring method from SNMP to CLI

Correct Answer: A,B

QUESTION NO: 2
You want to create a custom poller for a device. When you select the OID you get an "OID not supported" error. What does this mean?

A. The SNMP agent on the device does not report on this OID B. This OID requires the read/write community string C. The SNMP string that you used is incorrect D. Your firewall is blocking SNMP requests

Correct Answer: A

QUESTION NO: 3
In which scenario is an agent the best solution?

A. If Native GLX log file monitoring is required B. If hosts in distributed networks have overlapping IP addresses C. If the WMI ports are already in use on Linux D. If you cannot allow ICMP polling on your routers

Correct Answer: A

QUESTION NO: 4
You use NPM to monitor a set of physical servers. The server team decides to virtualize these servers using VMware. Which part of your virtual infrastructure will NPM no longer be able to monitor?

A. Virtualization environment tree B. VM sprawl monitoring C. Virtualization host and VM performance metrics D. Virtualization host hardware health

Correct Answer: D

QUESTION NO: 5
Users report that email is slow. The Exchange team reports that everything is normal on the mail servers. What NPM statistic can you look at to find what might be causing the issue?

A. Server component monitor status B. SMTP service on the Exchange server C. Mail queue length on the Exchange server D. Network bandwidth utilization

Correct Answer: C

QUESTION NO: 6
How can you ensure the trigger actions you set on an alert will work?

A. Use the Database Manager to trigger and test the alert B. Click Simulate on the assigned trigger action C. Test the alert from within Alert View of the Web Console D. Simulate a performance interruption on a network device to test the alert trigger

Correct Answer: D

QUESTION NO: 7
Your network includes the headquarters and three remote sites. Users from remote site A complain they do not have access to the company's accounting server. Users from remote site B and C have access to the accounting server. How can you find the source of the issue?

A. Verify that the accounting servers' CPU utilization are not abnormally high B. Verify that the accounting servers are up C. Use NetPath to see if there are problem areas between remote site A and the headquarters D. Use NetPath to see if there are problem areas between remote site A and remote sites B and C

Correct Answer: C

QUESTION NO: 8
You start a new job where NPM is already in use. As soon as you are added to the alert list, you begin receiving "high traffic utilization" alerts from a handful of interfaces.
When you check the alert, the traffic spike has ended. Your new colleagues advise you to ignore these alerts because the spikes rarely last for more than a couple of minutes and are only a concern if they last longer.
How should NPM be modified so you receive fewer false alerts?

A. Configure the alert so that it resets only when traffic utilization remains high fora sustained period B. Configure the alert so that it triggers only when traffic utilization remains high for a sustained period C. Increase the status polling frequency on the problematic interfaces D. Increase the statistics polling frequency on the problematic interfaces

Correct Answer: B