Hard Drive
Space
2 GB 5 GB 20 GB
Note: A RAID 1 drive for server operating system, SolarWinds installation, and tempdb files
is recommended. The SolarWinds installer needs 1GB 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 3 GB 4 GB 4 GB
Application
Ports
161/SNMP and 443/SNMP. VMware ESX/ESXi Servers are polled on 443.
17777/TCP open for Orion Platform traffic
17778/ HTTPS open to access the SolarWinds Information Service API
Requirements for Virtual Machines and Servers
SolarWinds installations on VMware Virtual Machines and Microsoft Virtual Servers are fully supported if
the following minimum configuration requirements are met for each virtual machine.
Note: SolarWinds strongly recommends that you maintain your SQL Server database on a separate
physical server.
Virtual
Machine
Configuration
Orion Requirements by License Level
UT2500, UT5000, or UT10000 UT25000 or UT50000 UTX
CPU Speed 2.0 GHz 2.4 GHz 3.0 GHz
Allocated
Hard Drive
Space
2GB 5GB 20GB
Note: Due to intense I/O requirements, SQL Server should be hosted on a separate
physical server configured as RAID 1+0. RAID 5 is not recommended for the SQL Server
hard drive.
Memory 3 GB 4 GB 4 GB
Network
Interface
Each virtual machine on which Orion is installed should have its own, dedicated network
interface card.
Note: Since Orion Platform SNMP to monitor your network, if you are unable to dedicate a
network interface card to your Server, you may experience gaps in monitoring data due to
the low priority generally assigned to SNMP traffic.
Requirements for the Orion Platform database Server (SQL Server)
The following table lists software and hardware requirements for your Orion Platform database server.
SolarWinds UDT license levels are provided as a reference.
Requirements UT2500, UT5000, or UT10000 UT25000 or UT50000 UTX
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