SCM 2024.1 release notes
Release date: February 6, 2024
Here's what's new in Server Configuration Monitor 2024.1.
Server Configuration Monitor runs on the SolarWinds Platform.
Learn more
- See the SCM 2024.1 system requirements.
- For information about working with SCM, see the SCM 2024.1 Administrator Guide.
New features and improvements in SCM
For information about new features and fixes in the SolarWinds Platform, see the SolarWinds Platform 2024.1 Release Notes.
Improvements
Asset Inventory agentless polling for Windows Updates now uses WinRM and PowerShell instead of VB scripts.
If you encounter any issues with this change, you can switch from the WMI node to an agent node.
Fixes
For information about new features and fixes in the SolarWinds Platform, see the SolarWinds Platform 2024.1 Release Notes.
| Case number | Description |
|---|---|
| 01418731 |
Asset Inventory correctly parses the date and time. The Firmware widget displays the date correctly, and the log does not contain errors such as |
In addition, if after installing SCM or Hybrid Cloud Observability 2024.1, you encounter failing MariaDB database elements, see this support article for a solution.
Installation or upgrade
For new SolarWinds Platform deployments, download the installation file from the SCM product page on https://www.solarwinds.com or from the Customer Portal. For more information, see Get the installer.
To activate SCM in an existing SolarWinds Platform deployment, use the License Manager.
For upgrades, go to Settings > My Deployment to initiate the upgrade. The SolarWinds Installer upgrades your entire deployment (all SolarWinds Platform products and any scalability engines).
For more information, see the SolarWinds Platform Product Installation and Upgrade Guide.
For supported upgrade paths to 2024.1, see Upgrade an existing deployment.
End of life
| Version | EoL Announcements | EoE Effective Dates | EoL Effective Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022.3 | February 7, 2024: End-of-Life (EoL) announcement – Customers on SCM 2022.3 should begin transitioning to the latest version of SCM. | March 7, 2024: End-of-Engineering (EoE) – Service releases, bug fixes, workarounds, and service packs for SCM 2022.3 will no longer be actively supported by SolarWinds. | March 7, 2025: End-of-Life (EoL) – SolarWinds will no longer provide technical support for SCM 2022.3. |
| 2020.2.6 | April 18, 2023: End-of-Life (EoL) announcement – Customers on SCM 2020.2.6 should begin transitioning to the latest version of SCM. | May 18, 2023: End-of-Engineering (EoE) – Service releases, bug fixes, workarounds, and service packs for SCM 2020.2.6 will no longer be actively supported by SolarWinds. | May 18, 2024: End-of-Life (EoL) – SolarWinds will no longer provide technical support for SCM 2020.2.6. |
| 2020.2.5 | January 18, 2023: End-of-Life (EoL) announcement – Customers on SCM 2020.2.5 should begin transitioning to the latest version of SCM. | February 17, 2023: End-of-Engineering (EoE) – Service releases, bug fixes, workarounds, and service packs for SCM 2020.2.5 will no longer be actively supported by SolarWinds. | February 17, 2024: End-of-Life (EoL) – SolarWinds will no longer provide technical support for SCM 2020.2.5. |
See the End of Life Policy for information about SolarWinds product life cycle phases. To see EoL dates for earlier SCM versions, see SCM release history.
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