
Corporate Solarwinds Orion Training Course
Edstellar's SolarWinds Orion instructor-led training course enables teams to maximize their network monitoring and management capabilities. The course enables teams to gain deep insights into network infrastructure, identify issues proactively, and optimize performance. Upskill your team's expertise and optimize your network performance.
(Virtual / On-site / Off-site)
Available Languages
English, Español, 普通话, Deutsch, العربية, Português, हिंदी, Français, 日本語 and Italiano
Drive Team Excellence with Solarwinds Orion Corporate Training
SolarWinds Orion is a comprehensive platform designed to monitor, manage, and optimize an organization's IT infrastructure, including networks, servers, and applications. Organizations must ensure their IT environment's stability, performance, and security. It provides real-time monitoring, detailed insights, and automation capabilities, enabling proactive management and quick issue resolution, critical for maintaining operational efficiency and reducing downtime. SolarWinds Orion training empowers professionals to utilize the platform's features effectively, enhancing their network monitoring, troubleshooting, and performance optimization skills.
The SolarWinds Orion instructor-led training course provided by Edstellar can be customized to meet team requirements. The virtual/onsite SolarWinds Orion training course led by expert trainers ensures professionals gain a comprehensive understanding and practical skills in network monitoring, system management, and troubleshooting using the SolarWinds Orion platform.

Skills Your Employees Will Gain
These are the core, hands-on capabilities your team builds during the program.
- Orion Platform ArchitectureOrion Platform Architecture involves designing scalable, efficient systems for data integration and management. This skill is important for software engineers and system architects to ensure robust, high-performance applications.
- Network Performance MonitoringNetwork Performance Monitoring is the skill of analyzing and optimizing network efficiency. this skill is important for IT professionals to ensure seamless connectivity and minimize downtime.
- NetFlow Trac AnalyzerNetFlow Trac Analyzer is a network traffic analysis tool that monitors data flow. this skill is important for network administrators to optimize performance and enhance security.
- Network Configuration ManagerNetwork Configuration Manager involves overseeing and maintaining network settings and devices. This skill is important for Network Configuration Managers to ensure optimal performance, security, and reliability of network systems.
- Server and Application MonitoringServer and Application Monitoring involves tracking system performance and application health to ensure optimal functionality. This skill is important for IT roles to prevent downtime, enhance user experience, and maintain system reliability.
- Troubleshooting and OptimizationTroubleshooting and Optimization involve diagnosing issues and enhancing system performance. This skill is important for IT roles, ensuring efficient operations and user satisfaction.
What Your Team Will Achieve After This Training
- Design and manage visual network maps and custom NOC dashboards within Orion
- Create custom reports and leverage web-based reporting tools within the Orion platform
- Troubleshoot Orion deployment issues using diagnostic tools and optimize database performance
- Install and configure the Orion Platform, including core components, user accounts, and initial setup
- Explain core functionalities of Orion modules like NetPath, Network Insight, and Wireless Monitoring
- Implement network traffic analysis using NetFlow Tracer (NTA) and configure NetFlow on Cisco devices
- Manage network configurations with Network Configuration Manager (NCM) using device templates and scheduling backups
- Monitor server performance and applications like Microsoft SQL, Exchange, and IIS using Server and Application Monitor (SAM)
Topics & Program Outline
The curriculum is organized into focused modules built by industry experts and delivered virtually or on-premise. Interactive sessions reflect the evolving demands of the workplace, keeping the learning both relevant and practical.
- Orion platform architecture
- Overview of Orion platform
- Components of Orion architecture
- Application server requirements
- System specifications
- Supported operating systems
- SQL server requirements
- SQL server versions
- Configuration and setup
- Installation of NPM
- Pre-installation checks
- Installation process
- Orion configuration wizard
- Initial setup and configuration
- Wizard functionalities
- Core components overview
- Core components and their roles
- Interactions between components
- Orion network sonar discovery
- Discovery process
- Managing discovered devices
- Orion basic polling methods
- ICMP
- SNMP
- WMI
- Optional Windows & Linux agents
- Agent installation
- Agent configuration
- User account
- Creating user accounts
- User roles and permissions
- Custom properties
- Defining custom properties
- Using custom properties in Orion
- Orion groups
- Group creation and management
- Applying groups to monitor objects
- Orion dependencies
- Setting up dependencies
- Monitoring dependent objects
- Integrated Virtual Infrastructure Monitoring (IVIM)
- IVIM setup and configuration
- Monitoring virtual infrastructure
- Syslogs and SNMP traps
- Syslog server setup
- SNMP trap configuration
- NetPath
- NetPath configuration
- Monitoring network paths
- Network Insight for F5 BIG-IP
- Integration with F5 BIG-IP
- Monitoring F5 devices
- Wireless monitoring
- Wireless devices discovery
- Monitoring wireless networks
- Cisco UCS API integration
- Integration steps
- Monitoring UCS devices
- Cisco switch stack monitoring
- Monitoring switch stacks
- Switch stack configurations
- Universal device pollers
- Configuring universal device pollers
- Custom poller creation
- NPM polling settings and data retention
- Polling frequency and methods
- Data retention policies
- Installation of NTA and NCM
- Pre-installation checks
- Installation procedures
- NTA flow storage database (FSDB) considerations
- FSDB configuration
- Database optimization
- Overview of flow technologies and Cisco NBAR2
- NetFlow and other flow technologies
- Cisco NBAR2 setup and configuration
- NetFlow configuration example on Cisco device(s)
- Cisco device configuration for NetFlow
- Verifying NetFlow data
- NTA overview
- NTA features and capabilities
- NTA data analysis tools
- IP address groups
- Grouping IP addresses
- Using IP address groups in monitoring
- Custom application monitoring
- Setting up custom application monitoring
- Monitoring custom applications
- CBQoS monitoring
- CBQoS setup and configuration
- Monitoring CBQoS policies
- NTA flow navigator searches
- Creating flow searches
- Analyzing flow data
- NCM user permissions and device templates
- NCM user roles and permissions
- Creating and using device templates
- NCM jobs and scheduling backups
- NCM job creation
- Scheduling configuration backups
- Compliance policy reports and end of sales/support management
- Creating compliance reports
- Managing end of sales/support
- Cisco firmware vulnerabilities reporting and introduction to configuration change templates
- Reporting firmware vulnerabilities
- Using configuration change templates
- Installation and overview of SAM
- Pre-installation checks
- Installation process
- SAM user permissions
- User roles and permissions
- Configuring user access
- AppInsight templates for Microsoft SQL, Exchange, and IIS
- AppInsight setup and configuration
- Monitoring Microsoft applications
- Windows scheduled task monitoring
- Setting up task monitoring
- Monitoring task executions
- Understanding SAM component types
- SAM component overview
- Component configuration and monitoring
- Managing application templates and assigning monitors
- Template management
- Monitor assignments and configurations
- Orion alerting and reporting overview
- Alert engine setup
- Reporting tools and functionalities
- Orion report writer application and web-based report engine
- Creating custom reports
- Using web-based reporting tools
- Orion maps and view management
- Setting up Orion maps
- Custom view creation
- Network Atlas and wireless heat maps
- Map creation and management
- Heat map configurations
- Worldwide map resource
- Accessing worldwide maps
- Customizing global views
- Custom view creation and NOC view designs
- Designing custom views
- Creating NOC view designs
- Installation and overview of IPAM
- Pre-installation checks
- Installation process
- IPAM user permissions
- User roles and permissions
- Configuring user access
- Importing subnets and IP addresses
- Subnet and IP address management
- Bulk import methods
- DHCP and DNS management
- DHCP server setup and monitoring
- DNS server configuration and monitoring
- Installation and overview of UDT
- Pre-installation checks
- Installation process
- Adding nodes and ports to UDT
- Node and port discovery
- Managing discovered nodes and ports
- Mapping ports to hostname, MAC address, and IP addresses
- Port mapping procedures
- Managing mapped ports
- Monitoring Active Directory domain controllers for user login data
- AD integration setup
- Monitoring user login activities
- VNQM overview
- VNQM features and capabilities
- Monitoring VoIP and network quality
- Database performance tuning
- SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer (DPA) setup
- Performance optimization techniques
- Database server storage considerations, backup, and restore
- Storage optimization
- Backup and restore procedures
- SQL server performance optimization and best practices
- SQL server tuning
- Performance best practices
- Run the database maintenance manually in Orion
- Maintenance tasks overview
- Manual maintenance procedures
- Application performance optimization pack
- Optimization pack features
- Application performance tuning
- Checking Orion database health
- Health check tools
- Database health optimization
- Optimize and scale Orion platform products
- Scalability considerations
- Product optimization techniques
- Troubleshoot Orion deployment issues with active diagnostics
- Diagnostic tools and procedures
- Troubleshooting common issues
- Know the environment monitored with the Orion platform
- Environment monitoring tools
- Monitoring configurations
- Optimize polling engines in your Orion platform deployment
- Polling engine setup and optimization
- Polling engine best practices
- Optimize the database used by Orion platform products
- Database optimization techniques
- Best practices for database maintenance
- Optimize the performance of the Orion web console
- Web console tuning
- Performance enhancement methods
- Maintain your Orion platform deployment
- Regular maintenance tasks
- Upgrades and updates
- Collect diagnostics from the Orion web console
- Diagnostic data collection
- Analyzing diagnostic results
- Optimization checklist for your Orion platform deployment
- Deployment checklist
- Optimization steps and procedures
Who Should Attend?
This program suits professionals at many levels across the organization, including:
- Network Engineers
- System Administrators
- IT Analysts
- Infrastructure Engineers
- Infrastructure Analysts
- System Engineers
- IT Security Specialists
- Network Specialists
- Network Administrators
- Operations Analysts
- IT Specialists
- Managers
What are the Prerequisites?
Professionals with a basic understanding of IT infrastructure concepts and familiarity with network and system administration can take up the SolarWinds Orion training course.
Choose the Format That Fits Your Team
We design training your teams actually engage with, and deliver it the way that suits you best. Through a vetted global trainer network, Edstellar runs sessions in 10+ languages with consistent quality anywhere.



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Virtual / online: expert-led live sessions delivered anywhere, with consistency and easy scheduling.
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On-site (in-house): immersive, instructor-led learning at your office.
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Off-site: focused, instructor-led group learning away from everyday workplace distractions.
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What Sets Edstellar Apart
Experienced Trainers
Our trainers are drawn from a vetted global network and bring years of industry expertise, keeping every session practical and impactful.
Proven Quality
With a strong global track record, Edstellar is known for quality and engaging delivery.
Industry-Relevant Curriculum
Our programs are built by experts to match the demands of today's industry.
Fully Customizable
Every program can be tailored to your organization's goals.
Comprehensive Support
We provide pre- and post-session support for a complete learning experience.
Global Multi-Location & Multilingual Training Delivery
We deliver in multiple languages to support diverse global teams.
Hear from Organizations We've Trained
"The Solarwinds Orion training provided me with comprehensive capabilities that elevated my expertise. As a Systems Engineer, I needed to understand strategic frameworks deeply, and this course delivered perfectly. The practical with interactive labs gave me hands-on experience with industry best practices. My ability to architect solutions and solve complex problems has improved substantially. Highly recommend for anyone serious about this field.”
Nancy Dixon
Systems Engineer,
Enterprise Software Development Firm
"The Solarwinds Orion training provided critical insights into industry best practices that enhanced my consulting capabilities. As a Monitoring Engineer, I now leverage expert-led workshops with expertise to deliver practical exercises on practical simulations prepared me perfectly for real-world client scenarios. We delivered a high-visibility enterprise project two months ahead of schedule, demonstrating immediate value from this investment.”
Sergio Moreno
Monitoring Engineer,
IT Services and Solutions Provider
"As a Infrastructure Engineer leading operational excellence operations, the Solarwinds Orion training provided our team with essential advanced methodologies expertise at scale. The comprehensive modules on real-world case operational footprint. We reduced operational costs by 40% while simultaneously improving service quality standards. This course has proven invaluable for driving our organizational transformation and sustained excellence.”
Kamini Choudhary
Infrastructure Engineer,
Technology Consulting Services Company
“Edstellar’s IT & Technical training programs have been instrumental in strengthening our engineering teams and building future-ready capabilities. The hands-on approach, practical cloud scenarios, and expert guidance helped our teams improve technical depth, problem-solving skills, and execution across multiple projects. We’re excited to extend more of these impactful programs to other business units.”
Aditi Rao
L&D Head,
A Global Technology Company
Recognition That Motivates Your Team
Upon successful completion of the training course offered by Edstellar, employees receive a course completion certificate, symbolizing their dedication to ongoing learning and professional development.
This certificate validates the employee's acquired skills and is a powerful motivator, inspiring them to enhance their expertise further and contribute effectively to organizational success.


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