Security Compliance

How to recover SEM Database Backup and Search the Events

An Evaluation SEM is deployed and the Archiveconfig backups are restored.

First published date

11/18/2025 7:34 PM

Last published date

11/18/2025 8:14 PM

Overview

In the case you want to view the SEM Database Backups (Archiveconfig).  The process (With Solarwinds support help) is to set up an evaluation SEM and import the the backups.  We do not recommend importing the backups to the production SEM if you are wanting to view the past events. 

Product section

Security Event Manager

Resolution

Step 1:  Deploy an evaluation SEM

Step 2:  Contact Solarwinds Support to import the Database backups to the evaluation SEM and make the backups searchable.