Documentation forServer Configuration Monitor

SCM Installation and Upgrade Guide

SCM is a SolarWinds Platform product, and it is installed using the SolarWinds Installer.

To get the SolarWinds Installer, download SCM or any other SolarWinds Platform products from the SolarWinds Customer Portal. The installer is included in the download.

SolarWinds strongly recommends that you install the SolarWinds Platform on a server that is neither public, nor internet-facing. To learn about best practices for configuring your SolarWinds Platform installation securely, see Secure Configuration for the SolarWinds Platform.

Install SCM

Be sure to check the SCM system requirements before you install. To install SCM on premises, see the SolarWinds Platform Products Installation and Upgrade Guide. This

To deploy SCM in the cloud, see the following topics: 

You can upgrade SCM directly from the SolarWinds Platform Web Console (Settings > My Deployment).

To upgrade SCM and other SolarWinds Platform products, see the SolarWinds Platform Products Installation and Upgrade Guide.

To upgrade your scalability engines (Additional Polling Engines, Additional Web Servers, High Availability servers), see Options for upgrading scalability engines.

Migrate SCM

To migrate as part of your upgrade, see the SolarWinds Platform Migration Guide.