Security Compliance

Apply a SEM license

Steps on how to apply your Security Event Manager (formerly Log & Event Manager) license.

First published date

10/19/2018 10:23 PM

Last published date

7/22/2026 10:40 PM

Overview

This article provides steps on how to apply your SEM license for verions 6.3 and later. 

 

You can obtain your license key from the SolarWinds Customer Portal. Enter this key in your SolarWinds SEM console to apply your nodes license to your SEM manager.

Product section

Security Event Manager

Resolution

SEM HTML5 console

On the SEM Events Console Settings page, you can view, upgrade, activate, and deactivate your SEM license.

Note: Only administrators can upgrade, activate, and deactivate a license.

In the SEM Events Console, click the Settings (gear)  button, and then click the Manage License tab.

Upgrade a license

On the Manage License tab, click Upgrade license for online and offline license activation, or to purchase a license key.

  1. On the Manage License tab, click Upgrade license.
  2. For online activation, enter your license key, name, email, and phone number, and then click Activate.

    -or-

    For offline activation, use your unique ID to generate the license file, or click Browse to select your license file, and then click Activate.

  3. If you do not have a license key, click Purchase license key. This directs you to the current licensing options available for SEM on the SolarWinds website.

Notes:

  • SEM will not add nodes until the license is up to date.
  • You cannot get SEM updates without an active license.

 

After you have applied your SEM license in the console, Activate your SEM appliance using the CMC activate command.