Setup
Add SolarWinds Endpoint
- Login to vRA tenant
- Click on the Catalog tab
- Request the Add SolarWinds Endpoint vRA Catalog Item
- Fill out the form accordingly (see below) and Submit
- Note: For SolarWinds you must specify Domain accounts using Down-level format. ([domain]/[username])

Add SolarWinds Endpoint
Field | Value |
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Configuration label |
No spaces, periods or special characters except underscore ( Unique label DO NOT prepend with your tenant name and an underscore, e.g. mytenant_ |
Version |
SolarWinds version |
IP Address Manager Hostname |
Shown when 'Version' is SolarWinds IP Address Manager FQDN |
HTTPS? |
Shown when 'Version' is Select whether or not the SolarWinds IP Address Manager is HTTPS |
Port |
Shown when 'Version' is SolarWinds IP Address Manager port number |
Database Hostname |
Shown when 'Version' is SolarWinds database FQDN |
Database name |
Shown when 'Version' is The database name, defaults to SolarWindsOrion |
Database port |
Shown when 'Version' is SolarWinds Database port number |
Credential Configuration for SolarWinds IP Address Manager | |
Create credential? |
Check the checkbox to create a new credential. |
Credential |
Shown when 'Create credential?' is not checked Select the appropriate credential from an existing list of credentials |
Credential Configuration label |
Shown when 'Create credential?' is checked No spaces, periods or special characters except underscore ( Unique label DO NOT prepend with your tenant name and an underscore, e.g. mytenant_ |
Username |
Shown when 'Create credential?' is checked Username that has necessary permissions |
Password |
Shown when 'Create credential?' is checked User's password |
DNS Configuration | |
Primary DNS Server IP Address |
For Microsoft DNS, any authoritative DNS server. For BIND, the primary authoritative DNS server. Type in the Primary DNS server IP Address |
IPAM Configuration | |
IPAM comment field |
Type in an IP Address' comment when reserved This field is templatable. Click the link below to view documentation on the SovLabs Template Engine SovLabs Template Engine page |
Add IPAM Profile
- Login to vRA tenant
- Click on the Catalog tab
- Request the Add IPAM Profile vRA Catalog Item
- Fill out the form accordingly (see below) and Submit

Add IPAM Profile
Field | Value |
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Configuration label |
No spaces, periods or special characters except underscore ( Unique label DO NOT prepend with your tenant name and an underscore, e.g. mytenant_ |
Description |
Optional Description of IPAM profile |
IPAM type |
Select 'SolarWinds' as the IPAM type |
Provider host |
Auto-generated list after an IPAM type is selected. If nothing is available, please make sure to have added an IPAM endpoint Select the desired SolarWinds Endpoint |
Subnets, Gateways and Network names |
Type in a subnet and its gateway and network name (all comma separated) into the input field (e.g. Subnet: Gateway: Network Name: Corresponds to the VMware port group name in vCenter to be configured on the VM for this nic. Please refer to your vCenter configuration to identify what this value should be (vSphere Client > Networking > Portgroups) Network Mask: Optional / Can be templated This field is templatable. Click the link below to view documentation on the SovLabs Template Engine SovLabs Template Engine page |
Excluded IPs |
Enter all IPs to be excluded (e.g. |
NIC number |
Enter in a NIC number ( |
Primary DNS |
Input Primary DNS |
Secondary DNS |
Input Secondary DNS |
DNS suffix |
Input DNS suffix |
DNS search suffix |
Comma separate values Input DNS search suffix(es) |
Primary WINS |
Input Primary WINS |
Secondary WINS |
Input Secondary WINS |