Network Management

SNMP and WMI polling comparison

This article provides details about SNMP vs. WMI polling. For the latest information, see the Scalability Engine Guidelines, see link below in the Overview.

First published date

10/11/2018 3:46 PM

Last published date

2/3/2022 9:29 PM

Overview

Note: This article was last updated in 2018. For the latest information about scalability in the Orion Platform, see Scalability Engine Guidelines.

SolarWinds testing has indicated that it takes 5 times as long to complete a WMI poll as it does to complete an SNMP poll. SolarWinds recommends no more than 10000 unique monitored objects per polling engine. The following table provides a summary of recommended loads by device type.

Product section

Orion Platform

Resolution

WMI	SNMP	Total Devices	Total SNMP-equivalent devices (WMI*5 + SNMP)
2000	0	2000	10000
1500	2500	4000	10000
1000	5000	6000	10000
500	7500	8000	10000
0	10000	10000	10000

For more information, see SNMP vs WMI polling

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