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Migrate Toolset NPM database

This article provides steps to move Toolset's Network Performance Monitor database from one system to another.

First published date

10/18/2018 6:58 PM

Last published date

7/29/2025 10:34 PM

Overview

This article provides steps to move Toolset's Network Performance Monitor database from one system to another.

Product section

Engineers Toolset

Resolution

Note: This article assumes that Toolset is already installed on the new system.

On the OLD system:

1. Close NPM.

2. Copy the database from the following location:

C:\ProgramData\SolarWinds\toolset\swnetperfmon.cfg

On the NEW system:

3. Close NPM.

4. Rename the following file to *.old:

C:\ProgramData\SolarWinds\toolset\swnetperfmon.cfg

5. Save the database file from the old system to the new system, within the following location:

C:\ProgramData\SolarWinds\toolset\swnetperfmon.cfg

6. Reopen NPM.

All Nodes and statistics are now within the new Toolset NPM installation.

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