3.28 SolarWinds Orion

SolarWinds Orion is a fault and network performance management platform. Orion stores collected data in an open, Microsoft SQL Server database which allows remote access by external applications such as Operations Center.

Use the Orion adapter to view basic network topology, alarms, remove nodes and interfaces from the native console, and view maps.

To configure a SolarWinds Orion adapter:

  1. The Orion software should be installed on the same Windows server where the IIS (Internet Information Services) Web Server and the SQL Server database are installed.

    The Application Performance Module must be licensed and installed on top of Solarwinds in order to show applications in the SolarWinds Orion adapter for SolarWinds 9.5.

    Refer to the Orion system requirements for supported versions of SQL Server.

  2. Create a SolarWinds Orion adapter for each instance of a SolarWinds Orion server on the network.

    For instructions, see Section 2.1, Creating an Adapter.

  3. Modify the adapter properties. For property descriptions, see Section A.35, SolarWinds Orion Adapter.

    Specify the Microsoft IIS server that provides Web dashboard views on the SolarWinds server. The IIS server must allow remote access, and the account you supply must be able to view maps in SolarWinds Orion.

    Note the following regarding applications in the SolarWinds Orion adapter:

    • Show Applications is NOT supported in the SolarWinds Orion adapter for SolarWinds 9.1.

    • If applications are not showing in the SolarWinds adapter as expected, verify the Show Applications property is not disabled.

    • Performance charting information is available for each application under Applications as well as for each application component. Select an application or application component element in the Explorer pane, then go to the Performance view and select a property from the Properties pane to view the performance chart.