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.
If you see the following screenshot, click on the Install button to continue.
The Help SolarWinds Improve window appears. Choose yes or no to continue.
On the Welcome screen, click on Next.
Choose which language you want Orion NPM to use, click on Next.
The Internet Information Services screen appears. Recall that earlier in this chapter I stated to make sure that IIS is not installed or enabled on the server. If IIS is disabled, choose Continue with Orion Installation (Recommended) and click on Next to continue. If IIS is enabled, you will need to stop it, close the installation wizard, remove the IIS role from Windows Server, then restart the Orion NPM installer.
On the Choose Destination Location screen, leave the path set to the default C:\Program Files (x86)\SolarWinds\Orion and click on Next.
At the Start Copying Files screen, click on Next to start the installation.
When the Orion NPM installation has completed, click on Finish to close the wizard.