SolarWinds Platform features affected by Internet access
Internet access is not a requirement for the SolarWinds Platform, SolarWinds Platform products, or other integrated products. However, some features and functions could be affected or no longer function if Internet access has been blocked to the SolarWinds Platform Server.
Most of the features are still accessible if appropriate policies and access are configured.
See the following sections for product-specific information:
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If a product is not mentioned in the list, no features were identified that would be impacted by prohibiting Internet access to the SolarWinds Platform Server. Please notify us in the event you find a discrepancy.
Additional recommendations have been shared through the THWACK community and can be referenced in this post.
SolarWinds Platform
Feature | Recommended steps to continue using the feature |
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In-product upgrades and evaluations |
If you are upgrading from 2019.2 or later, use the offline installer to pre-stage files and perform a centralized upgrade. See “Pre-stage installation files in an offline environment” in this topic. |
To allow widgets to display THWACK feeds and enable the direct import or export of templates, give the SolarWinds Platform server access to the following URLs:
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Online licensing |
To allow online license registrations to be performed, including synchronizing maintenance renewals and license upgrades, give the SolarWinds Platform server access to the following URLs:
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ServiceNow integration |
If you are using ServiceNow alert integration, replace
Add your own HelpDesk API URLS if you are using the GET/POST to URL or script actions to integrate your alerts. |
Customer Portal |
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Help and documentation access from products |
To access help from within the product, give the SolarWinds Platform server access to the following URL:
Alternatively, you can download offline (local) help files and configure the SolarWinds Platform server to open those help files. See Offline help files for Orion Platform products for downloads and instructions. If the product and version you need is not listed, request it though Support. Product documentation, knowledge base articles, and other resources are also available through the Customer Success Center. |
Dynamic backgrounds in Network Atlas |
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Geo-lookups in the Worldwide Map widget |
To allow Worldwide Map generation and Geo-lookups from SNMP, give the SolarWinds Platform server access to the following URLs:
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Network Performance Monitor (NPM)
Feature | Recommended steps to continue using the feature |
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MIBs database (powers other features like UnDP) | If Internet access is disabled, the MIB database can be manually downloaded from the Customer Portal, copied, and updated on the SolarWinds Platform Server. For more information, see: https://customerportal.solarwinds.com/info/MIB-Database. |
Meraki Dashboard Integration | Provides wireless access point information for Meraki wireless devices via API. To enable this feature, give the SolarWinds Platform server access to the following URL:
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Device Studio | Give the Orion server access to the THWACK Content Exchange URLs listed above. |
NetPath features:
| Give the SolarWinds Platform server access to the following URLs, which are used to perform BGP data lookups:
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Azure virtual network gateways visibility | To monitor Azure V-Nets, V-Net Gateways, and Site-to-Site Connections and metrics, give the SolarWinds Platform server access to the following URL:
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Network Configuration Manager (NCM)
Feature | Recommended steps to continue using the feature |
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End of Life/ End of Support | No impact. EoL/EoS information is updated every release, and users cannot update this information manually. |
Firmware vulnerabilities | The feature will work but NCM cannot automatically download the latest firmware vulnerability data. Users can manually update this data. See Manually download and add firmware vulnerability files. |
Access to THWACK Content Exchange to import and export:
| You can copy files manually from THWACK using a pen drive or another storage device. |
NCM Connector for Cisco SmartAdvisor | This tool is not shipped with NCM, but it can be downloaded from the SolarWinds site. To function, this tool needs access to NCM, devices, and the Cisco portal. Give the Orion server access to the following URL:
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Server & Application Monitor (SAM), Virtualization Manager (VMAN), and Server Configuration Monitor (SCM)
Feature | Recommended steps to continue using the feature |
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Cloud monitoring:
| For AWS and Azure cloud monitoring, give the SolarWinds Platform server access to the following URLs: AWS:
Azure:
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Server & Application Monitor (SAM) and Server Configuration Monitor (SCM)
Feature | Recommended steps to continue using the feature |
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Asset Inventory (SAM + SCM) - Warranty polling | Give the SolarWinds Platform server access to the following URLs:
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AppOptics integration | If you have the integration to the SolarWinds AppOptics SaaS APM solution, give the SolarWinds Platform server access to the following URLs:
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Web Performance Monitor (WPM)
Feature | Recommended steps to continue using the feature |
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WPM players impact | If Internet access is disabled for SolarWinds Platform, but synthetic monitoring is still needed for external sites, a WPM player will need to have access allowed to the specific targeted sites. For optimal performance of the WPM browser in an offline state, Certificate Revocation (CRL) checks should be switched to offline. |
Database Performance Analyzer (DPA)
Feature | Recommended steps to continue using the feature |
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Default email | Users can (and should) configure DPA to use their internal email systems. |
Web Help Desk (WHD)
Feature | Recommended steps to continue using the feature |
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Incoming and outgoing external emails | Users can (and should) configure WHD to use their internal email systems. |
Online license activation | Offline license activation is available. |
SolarWinds Service Desk (SWSD)
Feature | Recommended steps to continue using the feature |
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SolarWinds Service Desk Discovery Agent SolarWinds Service Desk Discovery Scanner | Give the SWSD server access to one of the following URLs:
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