Installer — Solarwinds Npm Offline

Since you are offline, manually install SQL Server using its own offline media. Use SQL Server Configuration Manager to enable TCP/IP and mixed-mode authentication. Create a database for SolarWinds (e.g., SolarWinds_NPM).

The SolarWinds NPM Offline Installer—often referred to as the "Full Installation Package"—is a self-contained archive. It includes every binary, dependency, and module required to install the software without the host server ever needing to touch the internet.

This method ensures that the installation is deterministic (the outcome is predictable) and secure, as no unauthorized data leaves or enters the network during the setup process.

When rebuilding a failed NPM server, an offline installer stored on a network share reduces Mean Time To Recovery (MTTR) dramatically compared to downloading everything again. solarwinds npm offline installer

Title: Where to find the SolarWinds NPM offline installer?

Post: Hi all,

I need to deploy SolarWinds NPM on a server without internet access. I’m looking for the offline installer (the full standalone executable, not the web bootstrapper). Since you are offline, manually install SQL Server

A few questions:

Thanks in advance for any guidance.

This guide assumes you are installing on a fresh Windows Server with no internet access. Thanks in advance for any guidance

Yes. Use Setup.exe /quiet /norestart /log install.log along with a pre-configured parameters.ini file. Refer to SolarWinds Administrator Guide for silent install switches.

| Parameter | Example Value | Purpose | | --- | --- | --- | | /INSTALL_SQL_EXPRESS=1 | /INSTALL_SQL_EXPRESS=1 | Installs bundled SQL Express without prompting | | /SQL_SERVER_INSTANCE | /SQL_SERVER_INSTANCE=".\NPM" | Points to a pre-existing SQL instance | | /SW_SERVICE_USER | /SW_SERVICE_USER="DOMAIN\svc_orion" | Sets the monitoring service account | | /SW_SERVICE_PASSWORD | /SW_SERVICE_PASSWORD="P@ssw0rd" | Password for service account | | /WEB_CONSOLE_PORT | /WEB_CONSOLE_PORT="443" | Changes web port (requires SSL cert) | | /ACCEPT_EULA=1 | /ACCEPT_EULA=1 | Auto-accepts license (mandatory for silent) |

First, let’s clarify a common point of confusion. The standard SolarWinds npm installer is a lightweight "web installer" that, when executed, reaches out to SolarWinds’ content delivery network (CDN) to download the latest binaries, prerequisites (like .NET Framework, SQL Server Native Client, and IIS components), and hotfixes.

The SolarWinds npm offline installer (often called the "Full Installer" or "Air-Gap Installer") is a self-contained, monolithic executable (typically an .exe file ranging from 2GB to 5GB+) that contains all necessary components bundled together.