Install or Upgrade WPM
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 WPM
- To install WPM on premises, see the SolarWinds Platform Products Installation and Upgrade Guide.
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To install WPM in the cloud, see:
- To deploy WPM in the cloud, see:
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To deploy the Web Transaction Recorder and WPM Players remotely, see Deploy WPM to remote systems.
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To determine the scale of your product, see Scalability Engine Guidelines for SolarWinds Platform products.
Upgrade WPM
You can upgrade WPM directly from the SolarWinds Platform Web Console (Settings > My Deployment).
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To upgrade WPM and other SolarWinds Platform products, see the SolarWinds Platform products Installation and Upgrade Guide.
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To upgrade your scalability engines (Additional Polling Engines, Additional Web Servers, High Availability servers), see Options for upgrading scalability engines.
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To migrate WPM polling engines or databases to a different server as part of your upgrade, see the Migration Guide. Be sure to update SEUM agents to point to the new EngineIDs, as described here.
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To upgrade WPM Recorders and WPM Players deployed remotely, see Deploy WPM to remote systems.
FIPS 140-2 support
It's important to understand that WPM is not a fully FIPS-compliant product due to some of its components, notably the WPM Recorder and WPM Browser. These components are based on the Chromium engine, which itself is not FIPS compliant.
If FIPS compliance is critical to your business, you have the option of deactivating (as well as activating) WPM in the SolarWinds Platform Web Console License Manager. You can install or uninstall WPM Recorder or WPM Player in an environment with FIPS mode enabled. See this topic for information on activating or deactivating WPM in the SolarWinds Platform Web Console License Manager.
FIPS non-compliance acknowledgments in the WPM Recorder and the WPM Player
Both the WPM Player and Recorder installers inform you that they are not fully FIPS compliant. You are required to acknowledge that non-compliant products are acceptable in your environment before you can continue the installation. If you do install and run the WPM Player or Recorder in a FIPS mode-enabled environment, you are prompted to verify that you understand that they are not FIPS compliant and that you wish to continue to run the application anyway. If you select No, the WPM Player or Recorder application will close.
FIPS non-compliance acknowledgments in the SolarWinds Platform Web Console
Starting with SolarWinds Platform 2024.2, the SolarWinds Platform Web Console Transaction Summary page includes a FIPS compliance warning widget about WPM. From this widget, you can navigate to the SolarWinds Platform Web Console License Manager and deactivate your WPM license if desired. Here, you will also be required to select either Yes to acknowledge understanding that WPM is not fully FIPS compliant, or No to close the WPM application.