Configure certificate error handling for hardware health polling
By default, SAM ignores certificate errors during hardware health polling. You can update that setting so users are prompted to verify untrusted connections before proceeding.
- Log into the Orion server as an administrator.
- Use the Orion Service Manager to stop the SolarWinds Collector Service.
- Navigate to the default folder in File Explorer,
C:\Program Files (x86)\SolarWinds\Orion\HardwareHealth
. - Using a text editor, open
SolarWinds.HardwareHealth.Collector.dll.config
. - Scroll to <
appSettings>
and changefalse
totrue
in theHardwareHealthVerifyServerCertificateline
, as shown here:<add key="HardwareHealthVerifyServerCertificate" value="true" />
- Save your changes.
- Restart the SolarWinds Collector Service.