SolarWinds Observability Self-Hosted Getting Started Guides
The Getting Started Guides are one of the best places to start learning the basics of a product.
Before moving on to more advanced tasks, visit the Academy resources for concise tutorials and practical examples designed to help you get started quickly and successfully.
Watch the following videos and follow the getting started links for overviews of some of the basic steps required for a new deployment of SolarWinds Observability Self-Hosted.
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Activate your license. Unlock the full capabilities of your purchased tier. Use the SolarWinds License Manager to activate your license keys online or offline.   Watch this video: License Activation
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Discover your network. Build the foundation of your monitoring environment. Run the Discovery Wizard to automatically find devices (nodes), interfaces, and volumes across your infrastructure using SNMP, WMI, or agents. Watch this video: Network Discovery
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Activate Active Directory users. Streamline access management by integrating your corporate directory. Map AD groups or individual accounts to SolarWinds roles, ensuring secure, single sign-on (SSO) access for your team. |
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Learn about node details and entity statuses. After your devices are added, start interpreting the data. Dashboards, health indicators, and status icons help you distinguish between minor warnings and critical issues. |
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Set up SolarWinds Observability Self-Hosted Essentials. To get started with the capabilities included in the Essentials tier, see the relevant Getting Started Guide:
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Set up SolarWinds Observability Self-Hosted Advanced. To get started with the capabilities included in the Advanced tier, see the relevant Getting Started Guide:
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Take advantage of additional resources.
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