SolarWinds Platform Documentation

The following is information on the SolarWinds Platform and SolarWinds Platform Web Console that is not specific to SCM, but is referenced throughout the SCM Administrator Guide. For a comprehensive look at the platform, see the online SolarWinds Platform Administrator Guide.

SolarWinds Platform features

The SolarWinds Platform is the core of the SolarWinds IT Management Portfolio. It provides a stable and scalable architecture that includes data collection, processing, storage, and presentation. The SolarWinds Platform provides common features, such as user accounts and groups, views, dashboards, reporting, alerting, and more that you can use across all SolarWinds Platform products and access from the SolarWinds Platform Web Console.

Before you install

SolarWinds strongly recommends that you install the SolarWinds Platform on a server that is neither public, nor internet-facing. To learn about best practices for configuring your SolarWinds Platform installation securely, see Secure Configuration for the SolarWinds Platform.

SolarWinds Platform requirements

Hardware, software, and port requirements for the SolarWinds Platform server and SolarWinds Platform database.

Licensing

Licensing differs among SolarWinds Platform products. Activate, add, upgrade, or assign licenses with the License Manager in the SolarWinds Platform Web Console.

Installation or upgrade

Use the SolarWinds Platform Installer to easily install or upgrade multiple SolarWinds Platform products simultaneously.