Install WPM

Review the WPM release notes and system requirements before installing or upgrading WPM.

Install WPM

• Use the SolarWinds Platform Installer to install WPM, as described in the SolarWinds Platform products Installation and Upgrade Guide.
• After installing WPM on the SolarWinds Platform server, you can deploy Web Transaction Recorder and WPM Players to remote systems to get an accurate sampling of your websites and services from the viewpoint of your end users.
• See also:
  • Deploy SolarWinds Platform products to Amazon Web Services
  • Deploy SolarWinds Platform products to Microsoft Azure
  • Install SolarWinds Platform products using Azure Marketplace

Upgrade WPM

• Use the SolarWinds Platform Installer to upgrade your entire SolarWinds Platform deployment, including all SolarWinds Platform products and any scalability engines. See Install or upgrade SolarWinds Platform products.
  

  If upgrading from WPM 3.0 or later, you can upgrade your entire SolarWinds Platform deployment from the My Deployment page (Settings > My Deployment). Downloading the SolarWinds Platform Installer is no longer necessary.

• After upgrading the primary WPM application on the SolarWinds Platform server, be sure to upgrade any Web Transaction Recorder and WPM Players installed on remote systems. See Deploy WPM to remote systems in the WPM Getting Started Guide.
• Do you need to migrate as part of your upgrade? See the SolarWinds Platform Migration Guide.