Documentation forSolarWinds Platform Self-Hosted

Log Viewer installation scenarios

This topic applies only to the following products:

NCM — NPM — SAM — UDT — VMAN

The following table addresses a variety of Log Viewer add-on installation scenarios applicable to select SolarWinds Platform products.

Product New installation Upgrade
NPM, NCM, SAM, UDT, VMAN*
  • Standard Installation: If you have Microsoft SQL 2016 SP1 or newer, Log Viewer installs by default.
  • Lightweight Installation: This option automatically installs Log Viewer.

  • Legacy syslogs and traps are automatically upgraded to Log Viewer. Syslogs and traps data are not migrated and are only available in the database.

  • Rules are migrated automatically.
Other SolarWinds Platform products
  • Log Viewer is not an installation option
  • Same as the new installation scenario, unless you select additional products (e.g., NPM) during upgrade.

*Log Viewer is required for viewing VMware events with VMAN.