WPM 2023.3 release notes
Release date: July 25, 2023
Here's what's new in Web Performance Monitor 2023.3.
Web Performance Monitor runs on the SolarWinds Platform.
Learn more
- For information on the latest hotfixes, see WPM hotfixes.
- See the WPM 2023.3 system requirements.
- For information about working with WPM, see the WPM Administrator Guide.
New features and improvements in WPM
For information about new features and fixes in the SolarWinds Platform, see the SolarWinds Platform 2023.3 Release Notes.
Other improvements
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Moved critical configuration parts to AgentSettings.dat that includes:
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Domain accounts config
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WPM Browser configuration
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Probe configuration including config.yaml content
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WPM worker configurations.
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Configurations that were moved are no longer overwritten during upgrades.
Security improvements
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Updated Chromium to version 112.0.5615.165.
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Updated Electron to version 24.2.0.
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Updated Python to version 3.10.11.
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Updated class used for generating AES Key and IV to be FIPS compliant.
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Implemented additional upgrades for improved security.
Fixes
For information about new features and fixes in the SolarWinds Platform, see the SolarWinds Platform 2023.3 Release Notes.
| Case number | Description |
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| 01327550, 01357159 | WPM Transactions no longer go down during playback. |
| N/A | Users are now able to upgrade standalone WPM players that were using Active player. |
| N/A | WPM Transactions no longer show Down status after a timeout while taking a screenshot. |
| N/A | Transactions no longer fail after reinstalling WPM Player. |
Installation or upgrade
For new installations, you can download the installation file from the product page on https://www.solarwinds.com or from the Customer Portal. For more information, see Get the installer.
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.
Known issues
For information about known issues in the SolarWinds Platform, see the SolarWinds Platform 2023.3 Release Notes.
WPM Player Recordings
In some cases, users are not able to replay recordings in WPM Player.
Resolution or Workaround: There is no workaround at the moment. SolarWinds is working on resolving this issue in a future version.
Probe timeout
If a timeout occurs, it is possible for Probe to contain duplicate action result.
Resolution or Workaround: There is no workaround at the moment. SolarWinds is working on resolving this issue in a future version.
WPM Reports
WPM Reports based on WPM Entities, which have aggregated data (detail, hourly and daily), does not use Weight parameter properly.
Resolution or Workaround: There is no workaround at the moment. SolarWinds is working on resolving this issue in a future version.
End of life
See the End of Life Policy for information about SolarWinds product life cycle phases. To see EoL dates for earlier WPM versions, see WPM release history.
| Version | EoL Announcement | EoE Effective Date | EoL Effective Date |
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| 2020.2.6 | April 18, 2023: End-of-Life (EoL) announcement – Customers on WPM 2020.2.6 should begin transitioning to the latest version of WPM. | May 18, 2023: End-of-Engineering (EoE) – Service releases, bug fixes, workarounds, and service packs for WPM 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 WPM 2020.2.6 |
| 2020.2.5 | January 18, 2023: End-of-Life (EoL) announcement – Customers on WPM 2020.2.5 should begin transitioning to the latest version of WPM. | February 17, 2023: End-of-Engineering (EoE) – Service releases, bug fixes, workarounds, and service packs for WPM 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 WPM 2020.2.5. |
| 2020.2.4 | October 19, 2022: End-of-Life (EoL) announcement – Customers on WPM 2020.2.4 should begin transitioning to the latest version of WPM. | November 18, 2022: End-of-Engineering (EoE) – Service releases, bug fixes, workarounds, and service packs for WPM 2020.2.4 will no longer be actively supported by SolarWinds. | November 18, 2023: End-of-Life (EoL) – SolarWinds will no longer provide technical support for WPM 2020.2.4. |
| 2020.2.1 | October 19, 2022: End-of-Life (EoL) announcement – Customers on WPM 2020.2.1 should begin transitioning to the latest version of WPM. | November 18, 2022: End-of-Engineering (EoE) – Service releases, bug fixes, workarounds, and service packs for WPM 2020.2.1 will no longer be actively supported by SolarWinds. | November 18, 2023: End-of-Life (EoL) – SolarWinds will no longer provide technical support for WPM 2020.2.1. |
| 2020.2 | October 19, 2022: End-of-Life (EoL) announcement – Customers on WPM 2020.2 should begin transitioning to the latest version of WPM. | November 18, 2022: End-of-Engineering (EoE) – Service releases, bug fixes, workarounds, and service packs for WPM 2020.2 will no longer be actively supported by SolarWinds. | November 18, 2023: End-of-Life (EoL) – SolarWinds will no longer provide technical support for WPM 2020.2. |
| 2019.4 | July 27, 2022: End-of-Life (EoL) announcement - Customers on WPM version 2019.4 should begin transitioning to the latest version of WPM. | August 26, 2022: End-of-Engineering (EoE) - Service releases, bug fixes, workarounds, and service packs for WPM version 2019.4 will no longer be actively supported by SolarWinds. | August 26, 2023: End-of-Life (EoL) - SolarWinds will no longer provide technical support for WPM version 2019.4. |
| 3.0 | July 27, 2022: End-of-Life (EoL) announcement - Customers on WPM version 2019.4 should begin transitioning to the latest version of WPM. | August 26, 2022: End-of-Engineering (EoE) - Service releases, bug fixes, workarounds, and service packs for WPM version 3.0 will no longer be actively supported by SolarWinds. | August 26, 2023: End-of-Life (EoL) - SolarWinds will no longer provide technical support for WPM version 3.0 . |
End of support
This version of Web Performance Monitor no longer supports the following platforms and features.
| Type | Details |
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| Browser support | All versions of Internet Explorer are no longer supported. |
Deprecation notice
The following platforms and features are still supported in the current release. However, they will be unsupported in a future release. Plan on upgrading deprecated platforms, and avoid using deprecated features.
| Type | Details |
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| Browser support | All versions of Internet Explorer will become unsupported in a future release. Some pages are not compatible with IE 11. Do not enable Enterprise Mode in IE 11. It is not supported. |
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