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title: Solarwinds connector instance form
description: The Solarwinds connector instance form displays the fields you must fill in when creating a Solarwinds connector instance.
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release: australia
product: Event Management
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topic_type: reference
last_updated: "2026-03-12"
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# Solarwinds connector instance form

The Solarwinds connector instance form displays the fields you must fill in when creating a Solarwinds connector instance.

<table id="table_byp_mhz_zbc"><thead><tr><th>

Field

</th><th>

Description

</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>

Name

</td><td>

Unique name for the Solarwinds metric connector instance.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Description

</td><td>

Brief explanation of the purpose or use of the connector instance.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Connector Definition

</td><td>

Connector definition to be used by the connector.Select **Solarwinds Metrics**.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Host IP

</td><td>

Hostname/IP address of the Solarwinds server.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Credential

</td><td>

Credentials for a SolarWinds user with Basic Authentication and read access to the SWIS REST API.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Metric collection

</td><td>

Option is pre-selected and read-only.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Metric collection schedule \(seconds\)

</td><td>

Time interval \(in seconds\) at which the connector retrieves metrics from the Solarwinds server.Default: 60 seconds.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Active

</td><td>

Option to activate the connector instance.

</td></tr></tbody>
</table>**Parent Topic:**[Event Management reference](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-operations-management/event-management/event-management-reference.md)