If your license includes Distributed and/or Failover features, you'll be presented with a dialog where you can indicate which of these methods you'd like to deploy. Enable one or both options, then proceed as needed with the following instructional topics.

If you do not plan to deploy WhatsUp Gold with either Failover or Distributed features, simply click Next without selecting either option to continue installation.

Select No, I want to select an existing local or remote installation of Microsoft SQL Server for use with WhatsUp Gold, then click Next.
Enter the SQL Server name or IP address (followed by the database instance if you are connecting to a non-default database instance, e.g., ip address\database name) along with the SQL Server Administrator Login name and password for WhatsUp Gold to use to access the existing instance, then click Next.

Please note, this dialog also gives you the option to Use Windows Authentication. If this option is enabled, the Login Name and Password are not required. However, the user logged in at the time of installation must be a system administrator on the specified SQL Server to proceed without generating an error.

Enter names for the WhatsUp and NetFlow databases, then click Next.
Enter and confirm a password for the new SQL Server Login WhatsUp Gold will use to access the databases, then click Next.

Please note, this dialog also gives you the option to Use Windows Authentication. If this option is enabled, the Login Name and Password are not required. Additionally, if you’re using a remote SQL Server instance, the Windows user logged in during installation must already have access granted on that remote SQL Server.

Select the destination folder for the WhatsUp Gold installation, then click Next.
Select the binding protocol(s) WhatsUp Gold will use for the IIS website. You may select HTTPS, HTTP, or both depending on your specific security needs. If you are using an existing binding, select it from the applicable drop-down menu, then click Next. If your are adding a new binding, specify the desired port number(s) to use if you do not want to use the default port number(s) populated by the installer. If you chose to use HTTPS and a new binding will be added, specify the source of the certificate required for binding in the subsequent dialog. You may select a certificate from a certificate store, navigate to and select a certificate file on your local machine, or generate a self-signed certificate. Then, click Next to proceed.
Note: At this point in the workflow, if your license includes Log Management, please review the information found under Configure your Elasticsearch instance for use with Log Management in addition to the remaining procedure steps presented here.
Enter a password for the new Windows account created for dedicated WhatsUp Gold use, then click Next.
Note: You will only be presented with the Windows account dialog if you are updating the application from a version prior to WhatsUp Gold 2022 and the existing IIS configuration references the Windows account and that configuration has been modified from what was configured by the initial WhatsUp Gold installation prior to upgrade.
Select the language or languages you would like to install for use with the application, then click Next.
Click Proceed.
The WhatsUp Gold install program begins the installation.
When the installation program completes, click Finish.