Installing SolarWinds Orion NPM

We are now ready to install SolarWinds Orion NPM. The installation of the Orion NPM software is very straightforward and is very simple. Configuring Orion NPM comes after the installation, which is covered in the next chapter.

Before continuing, ensure that the Microsoft IIS role has not been enabled on the server where you will be installing Orion NPM. We want the Orion NPM installer to set up and configure IIS on our behalf which verifies that the IIS settings are properly configured "out of the box" for Orion NPM.

The installation process for Orion NPM is exactly the same for both Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2008 computers regardless of whether they are joined to a domain or not. To get started, log into the Windows Server you will be installing Orion NPM and launch the installer.