SRM Server

CPU

2

2

2

RAM (GB)

8

8

8

Disk (GB)

100

100

100

Additional Polling Engines needed

0

1

3

Additional Polling Engine

CPU

not needed

2

2

RAM (GB)

not needed

8

8

Disk (GB)

not needed

50

50

Database Server

CPU

not needed

2

2

RAM (GB)

not needed

8

8

Disk (GB)

not needed

100

100

Monitored Environment

Disks

2,000

5,000

30,000

Operating System

• Windows Server 2019
• Windows Server 2016

For evaluation, SolarWinds products are also supported on Windows 10.

IIS and MSMQ must be installed. SolarWinds recommends that the Orion administrators have local administrative privileges to ensure full functionality of local Orion tools. Accounts limited to use of the Orion Web Console do not require administrative privileges.

Language versions supported: English (UK or US)

Web Server

• Microsoft IIS, version 6.0 and higher, in 32-bit mode.
  • SolarWinds products are not compatible with installations of Internet Information Service version 6.0 (IIS 6) that make use of web gardens.
  • DNS specifications require that hostnames be composed of alphanumeric characters (A-Z, 0-9), the minus sign (-), and periods (.). Underscore characters (_) are not allowed. For more information, see RFC 952.

.NET Prerequisites

.NET 4.8 or later.

Run the same version of .NET on your primary server and any additional polling engines or additional web servers in the environment.

Services

If your are using the Syslog or SNMP Traps feature od the Orion Platform, make sure the following services are running after installation to collect syslog messages and traps:

• Solarwinds Syslog Service
• Solarwinds Trap Service

Web Browser

• Firefox
• Chrome
• Microsoft Edge
• Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 with Active scripting

Do not enable Enterprise Mode on Internet Explorer. This setting forces IE to emulate version 7, whih is not supported.

SRM (and other Orion Platform products) cannot be installed on the same server as SolarWinds Access Rights Manager.

Small

Medium

Large

CPUs

2 Cores

4 Cores

Hard Drive Space

2 GB

Due to intense I/O requirements, a RAID 10 drive is strongly recommended for the SQL Server database, SRM, and its log files. RAID 5 is not recommended for the hard drive hosting your SQL Server. The SRM installer needs at least 1GB of free space on the drive where temporary Windows system or user variables are stored. Per Windows standards, some common files may need to be installed on the same drive as your server operating system.

Memory

2 GB

3 GB

4 GB

SolarWinds supports Express, Standard, and Enterprise editions of the following:

• SQL Server 2014, 2014 SP1, 2014 SP2, 2014 SP3
• SQL Server 2016, 2016 SP1, 2016 SP2
• SQL Server 2017
• SQL Server 2019

Use the following database query to check your SQL Server version, service pack, release level, and edition:

select SERVERPROPERTY ('productversion'), SERVERPROPERTY ('productlevel'), SERVERPROPERTY ('edition')

Due to latency effects, SolarWinds does not recommend installing your SQL Server, SRM, or additional polling engine in different locations across a WAN.

The Configuration Wizard installs the following required x86 components if they are not found on your database server:

• SQL Server System Common Language Runtime (CLR). SolarWinds products use secure SQL CLR stored procedures for selected, non-business data operations to improve overall performance.

• Microsoft SQL Server Native Client

• Microsoft SQL Server Management Objects

.NET Framework is not required if your database is on a separate server.

If you are managing your SQL database, SolarWinds recommends installing the SQL Server Management Studio component.

If SRM installs SQL Server System Common Language Runtime, a manual restart of the SQL Server service for SRM is required.

SRM (and other Orion Platform products cannot be installed on the same server as SolarWinds Access Rights Manager.

25

TCP

SSL/TLS for email alert actions should be enabled.

Default web port. If you specify any port other than 80, you must include that port in the URL used to access the Web Console. For example, if you specify an IP address of 192.168.0.3 and port 8080, the URL used to access the Web Console is https://192.168.0.3:8080. Open the port to enable communication from your computers to the Orion Web Console.

Used on the NetApp head/cluster node and any available CIFS/NFS.

Used by EMC VNX/Clariion for file side performance.

443

TCP

Default for HTTP binding

1433

TCP

Used for communication between the SRM and the SQL Server.

1434

UDP

Used for communication with the SQL Server Browser Service to determine how to communicate with certain non-standard SQL Server installations.

1801

TCP

MSMQ WCF binding (for more information see this KB:http://support.microsoft.com/kb/183293).

17777

TCP

Orion module traffic. Open the port to enable communication from your poller to the SRM Web Console, and from the SRM Web Console to your poller.

The port used for communication between the Orion Web Console and the poller.

17778

TCP

(HTTPS) Required for access to the SWIS API.

17779

TCP

(HTTP/HTTPS) SolarWinds Toolset integration.

NetApp Filer (Direct Polling)

NetApp DFM clustered mode

EMC VNX XML API

EMC Unity

EMC XtremIO

Alternate ONTAP API port for NetApp connections.

Alternate connection to NetApp On command for clustered mode management server.

Used by EMC VNX/Clariion for file side performance.

All Storage Arrays monitored via SNMP

Dell EqualLogic PS Series.

EMC Isilon

EMC Data Domain

NetApp ONTAP API

NetApp DFM clustered mode

EMC VNX XML API

EMC Unity

EMC XtremIO

InfiniDat InfiniBox

Kaminario K2

Secure ONTAP API port for NetApp connections.

Secure connection to NetApp On command for clustered mode management server.

(HTTPS) Used on the NetApp head/cluster node and any available CIFS/NFS.

Used by EMC VNX/Clariion for file side performance.

All Storage Arrays monitored via SMI-S

Dell Compellent

Dell PowerVault MD 3xxx

Dot Hill AssuredSAN 4xxx/5xxx

EMC Symmetrix VMAX / VMAXe / DMX-4

EMC VMAX3 and VMAX All Flash Family (HYPERMAX OS)

EMC VNX / CLARiiON

EMC VNX NAS Gateway / Celerra

HDS (External Provider)

HDS (Onboard Provider)

HP 3PAR / StoreServ

HP P2xxx / MSA

HP StorageWorks XP (External Provider)

HP StorageWorks XP (Onboard Provider)

IBM DS 3xxx / 4xxx / 5xxx

IBM DS 8xxx

IBM FlashSystem A9000 / A9000R

IBM SVC V9000 / V7000 /V5000 / V3700

All Storage Arrays monitored via SMI-S

Dell Compellent

Dell PowerVault MD 3xxx,

EMC Symmetrix VMAX / VMAXe / DMX-4

EMC VMAX3 and VMAX All Flash Family (HYPERMAX OS)

EMC VNX / CLARiiON

EMC VNX NAS Gateway / Celerra

HDS (External Provider)

HDS (Onboard Provider)

HP 3PAR / StoreServ

HP P2xxx / MSA

HP StorageWorks XP (External Provider)

HP StorageWorks XP (Onboard Provider)

IBM DS 3xxx / 4xxx / 5xxx

IBM DS 8xxx

IBM FlashSystem A9000 / A9000R

IBM SVC V9000 / V7000 / V5000 / V3700

Alternate connection to the NetApp On command management servers for 7 mode arrays.

Secure connection to the NetApp On command management servers for 7 mode arrays.