Security Compliance

Redeploy a SEM virtual appliance

This article describes how to deploy a brand new virtual appliance to replace an existing SEM installation.

First published date

11/29/2018 10:55 PM

Last published date

5/14/2019 2:07 PM

Overview

This article describes how to deploy a brand new virtual appliance to replace an existing Security Event Manager (formerly Log & Event Manager) installation.

Product section

Security Event Manager

Resolution

Note: Before performing the following steps, create a back up of any filters, rules, or groups you will need on the new appliance. These may be exported individually by clicking the gear icon on each of their pages in the Web Console. To export all of your settings, run a back up job. See Import Settings from a SIM or SEM Manager Backup to Another Manager.


After you have the appropriate backups, follow these steps:

  1. Download the latest deployment package Hyper-V or VMware from the Customer Portal.
  2. Either power down your old SEM or change its hostname and IP address so the new one can take its place. See Configure SEM to use a static IP address and 
  3. Deploy your new SEM virtual appliance. See Installing SEM.
  4. Import your old SEM settings. See Import Settings from a SIM or SEM Manager Backup to Another Manager.
  5. Contact SolarWinds Customer Service to reset your license key. Afterwards, see Automatically applying a license key in the SEM Web Console on a computer with Internet access.