SolarWinds Observability Agent system requirements
The following are the operating systems and distributions supported for the script-based installation of SolarWinds Observability Agent.
If an operating system/distribution is not in the list, download and run the installer using the PowerShell command provided in the Add Data wizard.
Windows
- Windows Server 2016
- Windows Server 2019
- Windows Server 2022
- Windows Server 2025
- Windows 10
- Windows 11
Linux
SolarWinds Observability Agents are compatible with all vendor-supported versions of the following systems:
- Alma Linux
- Amazon Linux
- CentOS Stream
- Debian
- Fedora
- OpenSUSE
- Oracle Linux
- Red Hat
- Rocky Linux
- SUSE
- Ubuntu
User roles and permissions for SolarWinds Observability Agent
Root privileges are required for the following roles/users:
- For the Agent installation. During the Agent installation, the swagent user is created.
- The swagent user needs root privileges for the Agent to monitor processes on the host.