DPA new feature summary
Use the following table to compare features in supported versions of DPA. For a complete list of all features, see the release notes for each version.
Feature | 2023.4 | 2023.4 | 2023.2 | 2023.1 | 2022.4 | 2022.3 |
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Table and index advisors for PostgreSQL | ||||||
Alert information in DPA Central | ||||||
Azure SQL Database instance or ASMI instances can authenticate the monitoring user with a Microsoft Entra service principal | ||||||
DPA Central performance improvements | ||||||
HTTPS connections required | ||||||
SAML authentication with Microsoft Entra ID (previously Azure AD) | ||||||
Improved import of alerts, rules, and custom properties | ||||||
Import and export of alerts, rules, and custom properties | ||||||
Utility to encrypt the keystore password stored in the Tomcat server configuration file | ||||||
Index advisors | ||||||
SAML authentication with Okta | ||||||
Additional PostgreSQL alerts | ||||||
API endpoints to manage encryption | ||||||
Google Cloud SQL for MySQL support | ||||||
Automatic rule-based assignment of database instances to alerts | ||||||
Alert notifications in Slack and Teams | ||||||
Google Cloud SQL for SQL Server support | ||||||
Alert acknowledgement and improved alert status and details interface | ||||||
Custom property GUI | ||||||
Database instance registration without entering privileged user credentials | ||||||
CyberArk integration | ||||||
Cloud SQL for PostgreSQL support | ||||||
SSL authentication | ||||||
Find SQL feature | ||||||
User Manager role | ||||||
Alerts and metrics to track information about SQL Server backups and the TempDB database | ||||||
Support for monitoring PostgreSQL database instances | ||||||
Notification when a triggered alert returns to Normal | ||||||
Trusted certificate management | ||||||
Custom email templates for alert notifications | ||||||
Table tuning best practices | ||||||
VM co-stop metrics | ||||||
Support for Azure SQL Managed Instances (ASMIs) as monitored instances | ||||||
DPA 12.1 feature: Anomaly detection | ||||||
DPA 12.1 feature: REST API | ||||||
DPA 12.0 feature: Query performance analysis | ||||||
DPA 12.0 feature: Table tuning advisors | ||||||
Aggregated tuning advice on the Tuning tab | ||||||
Blocking session data in PerfStack | ||||||
DPAIM 11.1 feature: DPA data in PerfStack | ||||||
Improved wait time status meter | ||||||
Subscription licensing for AWS DPA servers | ||||||
DPA 11.1 feature: Improved monitoring of SQL Server Availability Groups | ||||||
Support for Azure SQL and Amazon RDS for Aurora as monitored databases or the DPA repository | ||||||
Availability Group status information | ||||||
Oracle adaptive plan support | ||||||
Support for MySQL as the DPA repository | ||||||
Detailed blocking and locking information for SQL Server, MySQL, Oracle, and Sybase | ||||||
Idle blocker information for SQL Server, MySQL, Oracle, and Sybase | ||||||
Deadlock information for SQL Server 2012 and later | ||||||
Active Directory/LDAP configuration wizard | ||||||
Support for SQL Server 2016 as a monitored database or the DPA repository | ||||||
Support for monitoring Oracle 12c database instances with multi-tenant architecture | ||||||
Support for Oracle 12c PDB as the DPA repository | ||||||
Option to deactivate license keys offline | ||||||
Support for monitoring MySQL database instances | ||||||
Baseline data for resource metrics | ||||||
Support for the DPA Integration Module | ||||||
Instance-based licensing | ||||||
Ability to deploy SolarWinds DPA in Amazon EC2® | ||||||
Support for monitoring Amazon RDS#8482; instances | ||||||
Ability to add time-stamped annotations to Trend charts | ||||||
Ability to exclude SQL statements from Trend charts | ||||||
Predicate information for Oracle explain plans | ||||||
Support for IBM DB2 10.5, Microsoft SQL Server 2014, and single-tenant Oracle 12c as monitored database instances or the DPA repository | ||||||
Storage I/O view | ||||||
SQL query analysis and performance advice | ||||||
Files and Drives tab for Microsoft SQL Server database instances | ||||||
Alerts based on resource metrics | ||||||
Blackout periods for alerts | ||||||
Baseline data for resource metrics in the Trends view | ||||||
OpenLDAP support |
DPA 2020.2 is the earliest supported version of SolarWinds DPA. For more information about supported product versions, see DPA release history.