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Self-Led Project Plan for Enterprise Operations Console

This article provides a step-by-step guide for self-led onboarding of SolarWinds Enterprise Operations Console (EOC). It includes installation, integration with the SolarWinds Platform, configuration of sites, dashboards, and maps, cross-site monitoring, alerting, reporting, and best practices to help you centralize visibility, streamline operations, and enhance monitoring efficiency across multiple SolarWinds Platform deployments effectively.

First published date

8/18/2025 4:47 PM

Last published date

8/18/2025 4:47 PM

Overview

Installation & Setup

Check System Requirements

Ensure the server hosting EOC meets all required specifications.
EOC System Requirements

Confirm EOC Installation

Ensure EOC is installed and ready for configuration.
EOC Installation Guide

EOC Scalability Engines

Additional Web Server (AWS) is available for EOC
Install scalability engines for EOC

Monitoring & Settings

Add SolarWinds Platform Sites to EOC

Create and add SolarWinds Platform environments to EOC’s consolidated dashboards/views.
Add SolarWinds Platform Site

Configure EOC Views & Dashboards

Edit and add dashboards, tiles, and filters to customize your environment summary.
Configure EOC Views
Customize Environment Summary

Manage Widgets & Summary Pages

Add, remove, and filter widgets to focus on select SolarWinds Platform sites or entities.
Add or Remove Widgets

Quickly analyze trends, troubleshoot issues, and identify root causes using flexible, customizable visualizations

Performance Analysis (PerfStack) charts in the SolarWinds Platform let you visually correlate historical and real-time performance metrics from multiple monitored entities (e.g., nodes, applications, interfaces) on a single timeline.
Performance Analysis Charts

Maps

Create and Import Maps

EOC Maps let you visually represent and monitor your distributed environments by importing maps from the SolarWinds Platform sites into EOC. You can organize and display multiple imported maps on EOC dashboards to gain centralized, visual situational awareness.
Build or Import Maps
EOC Maps Overview

Alerts & Actions

Review EOC Alerts

EOC consolidates active alerts from multiple SolarWinds Platform sites into a single view, allowing you to monitor, filter, and manage cross-site alerts centrally for faster triage and response.
EOC Alerts

Reporting

Review Out-of-the-Box EOC Reports

Access and review prebuilt EOC reports.
EOC Reporting

Create Custom EOC Reports

Build reports filtered by site, group, or entity type.
Customize Site Reports

Best Practices & Enhancements

Backup Configuration – Backup EOC settings before major changes.
Use Custom Properties – Tag and organize SolarWinds Platform sites, nodes, and resources with custom properties.
Validate Environment Compatibility – Ensure EOC is compatible with SolarWinds Platform versions and APIs.

Notes

This plan is designed for customers who prefer a self-paced onboarding experience.
- Self-Led Project Plans
For assisted onboarding, refer to SolarWinds Deployment Services.
- Deployment Scope
For troubleshooting, contact SolarWinds Support.
- Submit a Ticket

Product section

Enterprise Operations Console

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