System information

Storage Manager
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1. If you downloaded the product from the SolarWinds website, complete the
following steps:
a. Navigate to the location of your downloaded .zip file, and then extract the
package to an appropriate location.
b. Launch the SolarWinds STM Server executable.
2. Review the Welcome text, and then click Next.
3. Select setup type. Express Install is recommended for Evaluations.
4. Accept the terms of the license agreement, and then click Next.
License: The built-in 30 day evaluation license will be used during install.
After installing you will then enter your activation key.
Path: The default install path will be: C:\Program Files\SolarWinds\Storage
Manager Server\.
Database Password: The default database password will be 'solarwinds'.
STM Server will install these services:
• MySQL database: the MySQL repository for all data collected by STM
• SolarWinds Storage Manager Collector: collects data from agents
• SolarWinds Storage Manager Event Receiver: receives traps
• SolarWinds Storage Manager Maintenance: runs maintenance
routines in the background
• SolarWinds Storage Manager Poller: remotely polls devices or
applications by a variety of methods
• SolarWinds Storage Manager Web Services: the tomcat web server
5. Click Finish to exit the Setup Wizard.
6. Click the STM icon on your desktop or point your web browser at
http://localhost:9000. You should see a Login Screen.
Note: The default Web Server Port can be changed in the server.xml file in the
configuration folder
C:\Program Files\SolarWinds\Storage Manager
Server\conf
. After changing, you need to bounce the Tomcat web service.
7. Login to the STM Server with the user name Admin and no password:
To complete the installation you will need to enter your product activation key
that was previously copied.