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SolarWinds SCP-NPM Exam Overview:
| Certification Vendor: | SolarWinds |
|---|---|
| Exam Name: | SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor (NPM) Exam |
| Exam Number: | SCP-NPM |
| Certificate Validity Period: | 3 years |
| Real Exam Qty: | 75-77 |
| Related Certifications: | SolarWinds Certified Professional (SCP) - Server & Application Monitor SolarWinds Certified Professional (SCP) - Network Configuration Manager |
| Exam Duration: | 90 minutes |
| Exam Format: | Scenario-based, Multiple-choice, Multiple-select |
| Passing Score: | 70% |
| Available Languages: | English |
| Exam Price: | $200 USD |
| Recommended Training: | SolarWinds NPM Official Documentation SolarWinds Academy Training |
| Exam Registration: | PSI Services Exam Registration SolarWinds SCP Program |
| Sample Questions: |  |
| Exam Way: | Online remote proctored (PSI Services) or onsite at authorized events |
| Pre Condition: | Recommended: 6+ months hands-on experience with SolarWinds NPM; strong knowledge of TCP/IP, SNMP, and network fundamentals |
| Official Syllabus URL: | https://support.solarwinds.com/scp-certified-professional-faqs |
SolarWinds SCP-NPM Exam Syllabus Topics:
| Section | Weight | Objectives |
|---|---|---|
| Performance and Availability Monitoring | 20% | - Latency, packet loss, and uptime measurement - Bandwidth and traffic analysis - NetPath and PerfStack usage |
| Dashboards, Views and Reporting | 15% | - Orion Maps and visualization tools - Report creation, scheduling, and distribution - Custom views and NOC dashboards |
| NPM Architecture and Deployment | 15% | - Licensing and scalability planning - Installation requirements and prerequisites - Orion Platform components and architecture |
| Network Discovery and Device Management | 20% | - Device discovery methods and configuration - Node, interface, and volume monitoring setup - SNMP, ICMP, and WMI configuration |
| Troubleshooting and Optimization | 15% | - Performance issue identification and resolution - Polling interval and database optimization - Best practices and advanced features |
| Alerting and Notifications | 15% | - Dependency and escalation settings - Alert creation and threshold configuration - Action and notification management |
Common Questions About the SolarWinds SCP-NPM Exam
The SCP-NPM exam is the official SolarWinds exam behind the SolarWinds Certified Professional (SCP) certification, validating the skills measured by the SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor (NPM) credential. It sits at the Professional level of the SolarWinds certification program. It also connects to SolarWinds Certified Professional (SCP) - Server & Application Monitor, SolarWinds Certified Professional (SCP) - Network Configuration Manager, so the knowledge you build here carries over to those tracks as well.
The SCP-NPM exam contains 75-77 questions to be completed within 90 minutes. Before exam day, divide the available time by the question count to work out a comfortable per-question pace, and mark any item that eats into it so you can return later instead of getting stuck. Timed sessions in the GuideTorrent test engines make that pacing automatic — run at least two full-length mock exams under the clock so time pressure never becomes the reason you drop points.
The passing score for the SCP-NPM exam is 70%, and the official registration fee is $200 USD. Retakes are not discounted — every new attempt means paying the full fee again — so it pays to measure yourself before you book. Work through the 80 practice questions on GuideTorrent, sit a timed practice test, and schedule your exam only when your scores are consistently comfortable. That simple habit is the cheapest exam strategy there is.
Recommended: 6+ months hands-on experience with SolarWinds NPM; strong knowledge of TCP/IP, SNMP, and network fundamentals Requirements can change when SolarWinds revises its certification program, so confirm the current eligibility rules on the official exam page before you register.
You can book the SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor (NPM) exam through the official registration channels below:
As for delivery, the exam is offered in the following format: Online remote proctored (PSI Services) or onsite at authorized events. Choose the option that suits you best when you book your seat.
SolarWinds recommends the following training resources for the SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor (NPM) exam:
Official courses build the foundation; the 80 practice questions from GuideTorrent then show you how that knowledge is examined, so the two work best together.
Yes. GuideTorrent provides a free SCP-NPM PDF demo so you can review the question style and answer quality before purchasing. Every purchase also includes 365 days of free updates — if SolarWinds revises the exam during that period, the updated material reaches you at no cost. Once the free-update year ends, you can extend your update service at a 50% discount.
Every SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor (NPM) purchase on GuideTorrent is covered by a 100% money-back guarantee with clear conditions: if you take the corresponding exam within 60 days of your purchase and do not pass, you can claim a full refund by submitting a scanned copy of your exam enrollment slip and your official score report as a PDF within two days of the exam date; claims are processed within seven days of submission. The guarantee does not apply to exams taken within three days of purchase, to material that was downloaded but never used in an exam attempt, or to free products and expired orders, and the candidate name must match the payer name. If you would rather not take a refund, you can instead exchange your purchase for two free exam preparation products of equal value and keep the update service on your original product.
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The SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor (NPM) exam blueprint is organized into 6 domains. The first three are:
- Performance and Availability Monitoring — 20% of the exam
- Alerting and Notifications — 15% of the exam
- Network Discovery and Device Management — 20% of the exam
For the complete domain-by-domain breakdown, scroll up to the full exam topics outline above and use it to plan how you distribute your study time.
SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor (NPM) Sample Questions:
You want to create an Orion Map that shows the connections between your on-site devices and your servers in the Cloud. You can see the connections between all of the devices on site, but do not have visibility to the connections to your cloud servers.
How do you resolve this?
- A. Increase the polling intervals between Orion and the cloud servers
- B. Manually configure connections between onsite and cloud resources in Orion Maps
- C. Switch to SNMP polling for all devices to show the connections between on site and cloud resources
- D. Open additional firewall ports between the cloud servers and the on-site devices
Correct Answer: B 🗳️
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What is the average resource consumption of an agent?
- A. Between 1-2% CPU if the bandwidth is less than 8 KB/s
- B. Less than 1% CPU, no storage because the agent is 1% in memory for faster access
- C. Less than 1% CPU, max 1 MB of memory, 1 MB storage
- D. Agents run as a virtual process and do not require local resources
Correct Answer: C 🗳️
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What is required to monitor tenants in your SDN environment with NPM Cisco ACI monitoring? (Choose all that apply.)
- A. Enable API polling on all ACI devices
- B. Add an APIC node to NPM
- C. Enable API polling on the APIC node
- D. View your SDN environment in Orion Maps
Correct Answer: B,C 🗳️
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How do you assign users access to select reports?
- A. Configure the report and add a Report Limitation. Assign the limitation to users who need access to the report
- B. Create the reports while logged in as each user and set permissions
- C. Use custom properties and account limitations to control report access
- D. Save the reports in different sub-directories and set the permissions for each user
Correct Answer: C 🗳️
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You run a Network Discovery and discover devices that you do not want to monitor. What feature can you use to exclude those devices from future discoveries?
- A. Discovery Watch List
- B. Discovery White List
- C. Discovery Ignore List
- D. Discovery Trash List
Correct Answer: C 🗳️
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