Documentation forSolarWinds Observability SaaS

SolarWinds Observability SaaS System Requirements

Requirements depend on several variables, such as:

  • Whether SolarWinds Observability SaaS libraries and clients are deployed.
  • The volume of data to display in the browser.
  • The areas you select for monitoring.

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SolarWinds Observability SaaS general requirements

The following table lists browser requirements and recommendations for using the SolarWinds Observability SaaS web application.

Performance of the computer and internet speed where you open the browser significantly influences the speed of SolarWinds Observability SaaS.

Software Requirements
Web browsers

SolarWinds Observability SaaS supports the two most recent versions of the following web browsers:

  • Apple Safari
  • Google Chrome
  • Microsoft Edge (new Edge versions based on Chromium)
  • Mozilla Firefox
Browser requirements

The following must be enabled in your browser:

  • JavaScript
  • Cookies

Firewall or access control requirements

The browser you are using to access SolarWinds Observability SaaS's basic features must have unrestricted access to the following locations:

The collectors installed on the monitored device or host must be able to communicate with the SolarWinds Observability ingestion endpoint. To enable access to all SolarWinds Observability ingestion endpoints, open your firewall or access control configuration to allow access to all subdomains and subfolders for cloud.solarwinds.com.

For more precise configuration, see Specific requirements by monitoring area.

SolarWinds Observability Agent requirements

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.

Specific requirements by monitoring area