Determine where to start.

Have you already installed and configured other SolarWinds Observability Self-Hosted products?

• If this is your first SolarWinds Observability Self-Hosted product, start with the tasks listed in the SolarWinds Observability Self-Hosted Getting Started Guide, and then continue with this list.

• If you have already performed those tasks for one or more SolarWinds Observability Self-Hosted products, continue with this list.

Add devices to SolarWinds Platform.

You will need to add a node or device to SolarWinds Platform before you can enable log monitoring for the device. You can add a node, or multiple nodes for multiple devices, using one of the following methods.

• You can automatically discover and add a larger number of devices across your enterprise using the Network Sonar Discovery and Network Sonar Results Wizards.
• You can add individual nodes for monitoring.
• You can send a trap or syslog from the device and add it as an unknown node.

Enable log monitoring for your devices.

Depending on what type of data you collect with your devices, log monitoring can be automatically or manually enabled.

• Syslog and trap messages — Log monitoring is automatically enabled when you add the device to LA.

  Devices sending SNMPv3 traps must be added as SNMPv3 nodes since credentials are required to decrypt messages.

• Log files — Log monitoring is automatically enabled after you assign the node to the collection profile.

• Windows Events — You must enable log monitoring manually.

Agents must be deployed to nodes that collect log files or Windows Events before you can enable log monitoring.

Configure devices to send messages.

Once you have discovered devices and added them to LA for monitoring, you can configure your devices to send messages to LA.

Take advantage of additional resources.

• New to SolarWinds?

  Find links to product training, connect with our THWACK community, or contact technical support.

• SolarWinds Academy

  Access in-depth product training with instructor-led courses and on-demand videos, as well as certified professional and certified instructor programs.

• Deployment Services

  Choose from both self-led and assisted onboarding programs to help you set up your product and unlock its full value as quickly as possible.