Documentation forSolarWinds Platform Self-Hosted

Why create a backup of the SolarWinds Platform database?

This topic applies to all SolarWinds Platform (self-hosted) products.

SolarWinds recommends creating a backup of your database before any operation that requires the Installation or Configuration Wizards. These operations include the following:

  • Orion product hotfix and service pack updates
  • New Orion module installations
  • Database migrations or reconfigurations

For more information, see Best practices and troubleshooting for the SolarWinds Platform database.