Manage credentials for SAM component monitors
When working with component monitor credentials, note the following details:
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An Orion account with administrator rights is required.
SolarWinds recommends using HTTPS to configure credentials. Alternatively, configure them locally on the Orion server.
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For Windows credentials that access information through WMI, use the following syntaxes:
DomainOrComputerName
\
user name
for domain-level authentication, orUser Name
for workgroup-level authentication.
Add credentials to the Credentials Library
- Click Settings > All Settings > SAM Settings > Credentials Library > Add New Credential.
- Provide a Credential Name for the set, which will appear in the Orion Web Console.
- Enter a User Name and Password.
- Confirm the Password and click Submit.
Edit credentials in the Credentials Library
- Click Settings > All Settings > SAM Settings > Credentials Library.
- Click Edit for the desired credential.
- Modify the information as needed and then click Submit.
See also Mass update SAM Application Credentials.
Delete credentials from the Credentials Library
- Click Settings > All Settings > SAM Settings > Credentials Library.
- Click Delete for the desired credential.
- Click OK to confirm the deletion.
If you delete a credential set, be sure to update any component monitors that use those credentials.