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Description
This is the Annual Maintenance Renewal for a SolarWinds Additional Polling Engine (APE). This specific SKU is for Unlimited Licenses (IE/Unlimited Node tiers). APEs are used to scale the monitoring capacity of your SolarWinds Orion platform by offloading polling duties from the main server.
Renewing maintenance ensures your polling engine stays synchronized with the main server's version, providing accurate data collection and seamless scalability for growing networks.
Enterprise Scalability
"Adding an APE was the only way we could monitor our 20,000+ elements efficiently. It took the load off the primary server instantly. Essential for large deployments."
— Network Architect (SolarWinds Thwack User)
Why Renew Maintenance?
- Version Sync: Must match main server version.
- Performance: Updates for polling efficiency.
- Support: 24/7 access to engineers.
- Official: Authorized Distributor renewal.
Key Features (Additional Polling Engine)
- Scalability: Increase the total number of elements (nodes, interfaces, volumes) you can monitor.
- Distributed Polling: Place pollers in remote geographic locations to monitor local devices without WAN latency.
- Load Balancing: Distribute polling load to prevent the main Orion server from becoming a bottleneck.
- Redundancy: Provide backup polling capabilities if another poller fails (requires High Availability setup).
- Unified View: All data flows back to the single pane of glass web console.
| Feature | Standard Main Poller | With Additional Polling Engine |
|---|---|---|
| Element Capacity | ~12k Elements | +12k Elements per APE |
| Polling Location | Central Only | Global / Remote Sites |
| Performance | High CPU/RAM Load | Distributed Load |
Why Buy From Softech.store?
- ✔ Environment Checks: We confirm your main license type (Unlimited vs Standard) to ensure compatibility.
- ✔ Authorized Distributor: Direct renewal processing with SolarWinds.
FAQs: APE Renewal
Q: Why must I renew APE maintenance?
A: SolarWinds Orion requires all components (Main Poller + APEs) to be on the exact same software version. If your main server is updated but the APE is not (due to expired maintenance), the APE will stop working.
Q: Is this for Unlimited licenses only?
A: Yes. This SKU is specifically for "Unlimited" tiers. If you have a smaller license (e.g., NPM SL2000), there is a different, cheaper APE renewal SKU.
Q: Does this include the High Availability (HA) license?
A: No. High Availability is licensed separately. This is for the Additional Polling Engine itself.