NetPath prerequisites include which of the following?

NetPath prerequisites include which of the following?

• A. NetPath requires only SNMP access to devices.
• B. NetPath requires a dedicated NetPath appliance in addition to SNMP access.
• C. Appropriate permissions to measure hops and latency across the network, and a functioning NetPath-enabled Orion environment.
• D. NetPath can operate with no permissions and no server components.

Answer: (C)

NetPath measures network paths by performing traceroute-like probes to map hops and latency. To do this effectively, you must have the appropriate permissions to run those path-trace measurements across the devices in the network, and NetPath must be enabled within a functioning SolarWinds Orion environment to orchestrate the probes and store the results. Simply having SNMP access isn’t enough because SNMP provides polling data, not active path measurements. A dedicated NetPath appliance isn’t strictly required in every deployment—you can run NetPath from the Orion server or NetPath probes—but you do need an Orion that has NetPath enabled and the necessary permissions to perform the measurements. NetPath cannot operate without server components and without the proper permissions to measure paths.

NetPath measures network paths by performing traceroute-like probes to map hops and latency. To do this effectively, you must have the appropriate permissions to run those path-trace measurements across the devices in the network, and NetPath must be enabled within a functioning SolarWinds Orion environment to orchestrate the probes and store the results. Simply having SNMP access isn’t enough because SNMP provides polling data, not active path measurements. A dedicated NetPath appliance isn’t strictly required in every deployment—you can run NetPath from the Orion server or NetPath probes—but you do need an Orion that has NetPath enabled and the necessary permissions to perform the measurements. NetPath cannot operate without server components and without the proper permissions to measure paths.