We are in the process of installing a second poller, and during configuration we were prompted for DB connection credentials. This brought us to discover that Orion is using SQL authentication to connect to the Solarwinds database. Our DBAs require AD/Windows authentication to be used whenever possible, but I cannot find a way to get Orion to use AD/windows authentication for its own DB.
We have a service account already configured as a DB owner of the solarwinds database, but I have nowhere to add it. I considered changing the run-as account for all the Orion/Solarwinds services to the service account, but decided to test it first by giving the computer account the same DB owner permissions. Even with those permissions, the configuration wizard is not allowing windows authentication.
When I try, I get the error 'The user "" does not have permission to create a new database account. You must select an existing SQL account.' This error appears on the "Database Account" page in the configuration wizard, which says "Orion uses a SQL Server account to access the database."
Is AD/Windows authentication not available for Orion's connection to its own database? (I found some threads from 2010/2012 that hinted at this, but has it still not changed?)