Documentation forServer & Application Monitor
Monitoring your applications and environment is a key capability of Hybrid Cloud Observability and is also available in a standalone module, Server & Application Monitor (SAM). Hybrid Cloud Observability and SAM are built on the self-hosted SolarWinds Platform.

Prepare the PowerShell website for configuration

To configure IIS:

  1. Open a command prompt in the Run as Administrator context.
  2. Change the directory to C:\Windows\System32\Inetsrv.
  3. Type: appcmd.exe unlock config -section:system.webServer/security/authentication/windowsAuthentication, and then press Enter.
  4. Open PowerShell in the Run as Administrator context.
  5. Type: Import-Module WebAdministration, and then press Enter.
  6. Type: (Get-WebConfiguration system.webServer/security/authentication/windowsAuthentication 'IIS:\sites\Default Web Site\PowerShell').enabled and then press Enter to determine if Windows Authentication was configured.
    1. If the value returned is True, you do not need to do anything.
    2. If the value returned is False, then take the following steps:
      1. Type: Set-WebConfiguration system.webServer/security/authentication/windowsAuthentication 'IIS:\sites\Default Web Site\PowerShell' -value True and then press Enter.
      2. Type: (Get-WebConfiguration system.webServer/security/authentication/windowsAuthentication 'IIS:\sites\Default Web Site\PowerShell').enabled to verify the setting has changed.

      3. Close PowerShell.
      4. In the open command prompt, type: appcmd.exe lock config -section:system.webServer/security/authentication/windowsAuthentication, and then press Enter.

      5. Close the command prompt.
  7. Configure AppInsight for Exchange by clicking Configure Server.