Create an Account and Download the On-Premise Software

1. On the Advisor home page, click Create Account.

2. Do one of the following:

   • If you already have a Microsoft account (previously called a “Windows Live ID”), type it and your password, and then click Sign in.
     
     
   • If you do not have a Microsoft account, click Sign Up on the left side of the page. Complete the steps to create a Microsoft account, and then return to the Advisor web site and use that ID to sign in.
     
     

3. In the Customer Account Creation wizard, enter your first name, last name, and the name of your company, and then click Create.

4. Review and accept the subscription agreement, and then click Next.

5. The next step is to download the on-premise software and the registration certificate. If this is the first time you have used Advisor, the Advisor Deployment Guide is displayed. Click Begin deployment.

6. Follow the instructions in the Deployment Guide to download the Setup wizard and registration certificate. For information on installing the gateway and agents, see Install the Gateway and Agents from the Setup Wizard.

   Tip
   Having trouble downloading the certificate or wizard? See Help! I Cannot Download the Certificate.

1. In the Advisor portal, on the Servers page, click View on-premise setup guide.

2. Follow the instructions in the Deployment Guide to download the Setup wizard and registration certificate. For information on installing the gateway and agents, see Install the Gateway and Agents from the Setup Wizard.

   Tip
   Having trouble downloading the certificate or wizard? See Help! I Cannot Download the Certificate.

The next step is to install at least one gateway and one or more agents on the servers you want to analyze.

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