LA 2023.3 release notes
Release date: July 25, 2023
Here's what's new in Log Analyzer 2023.3.
Log Analyzer runs on the SolarWinds Platform.
Learn more
- Get information about the latest hotfixes.
- See the LA system requirements.
- For information about working with LA, see the LA Administrator Guide.
New features and improvements in LA
Log Analyzer 2023.3 includes the new features in version 2023.3 of the SolarWinds Platform.
For information about new features in the SolarWinds Platform, see the SolarWinds Platform 2023.3 Release Notes.
Improved permissions
Log Analyzer 2023.3 includes new and improved permissions for the LogConfig.config file. These improvements include:
- Security inheritance is turned off by default.
- Group administrators and
SYSTEMaccounts have both read and write permissions. Permissions apply to any machine with Log Analyzer installed. - The SolarWinds Orion Application Pool account has read permissions. Permissions apply to machines with the Application Pool website.
The default location of the log config file is C:\ProgramData\SolarWinds\OLM\LogStorage\LogConfig.config.
Other improvements
- LA can now collect log file data from files that have been rotated into .gz file format.
- An improved auditing process for importing rules and creating tags.
Fixes
| Case number | Description |
|---|---|
| 01271668 | Alerts are no longer invisible after creating and editing an alert. |
| 01224645, 01253263 | Database maintenance no longer completes with errors or does not display data after performing a full text search. |
Installation or upgrade
If you are upgrading from an earlier version, use the following resources to plan and implement your upgrade:
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Use the LA Install and Upgrade Guide to help you plan and execute your upgrade.
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When you are ready, download the upgrade package from the SolarWinds Customer Portal.
If you are upgrading from LA 2022.2, remove the following file from all agents (both local and remote) after upgrading and restart the SolarWinds Agent services:
C:\Program Files (x86)\SolarWinds\Agent\Plugins\LA_WindowsEvents.Agent.plugin
Failure to remove this file after upgrading from SolarWinds Platform 2022.2 may result in future licensing conflicts.
Before you upgrade!
If you built syslog and trap alerts using custom SQL queries, they will not function after upgrading to 2022.3 or later. SolarWinds recommends you rewrite the alerts using SWQL (Orion.OLM entities) or using the alerting functionality built into Log Analyzer.
End of life
For modules based on Orion Platform 2020.2.6 and earlier, SolarWinds is announcing future end-of-life plans for your convenience. As always, SolarWinds recommends you upgrade to the latest version of your products at your earliest convenience.
| Version | EOL Announcements | EOE Effective Dates | EOL Effective Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020.2.6 | April 18, 2023: End-of-Life (EoL) announcement – Customers on LA version 2020.2.6 should begin transitioning to the latest version of LA. | May 18, 2023: End-of-Engineering (EoE) – Service releases, bug fixes, workarounds, and service packs for LA version 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 LA version 2020.2.6. |
| 2020.2.5 | January 18, 2023: End-of-Life (EoL) announcement – Customers on LA version 2020.2.5 should begin transitioning to the latest version of LA. | February 17, 2023: End-of-Engineering (EoE) – Service releases, bug fixes, workarounds, and service packs for LA version 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 LA version 2020.2.5. |
| 2020.2.4 | October 19, 2022: End-of-Life (EoL) announcement – Customers on LA version 2020.2.4 should begin transitioning to the latest version of LA. | November 18, 2022: End-of-Engineering (EoE) – Service releases, bug fixes, workarounds, and service packs for LA version 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 LA version 2020.2.4. |
| 2020.2.1 | October 19, 2022: End-of-Life (EoL) announcement – Customers on LA version 2020.2.1 should begin transitioning to the latest version of LA. | November 18, 2022: End-of-Engineering (EoE) – Service releases, bug fixes, workarounds, and service packs for LA version 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 LA version 2020.1.2. |
| 2020.2 | October 19, 2022: End-of-Life (EoL) announcement – Customers on LA version 2020.2 should begin transitioning to the latest version of LA. | November 18, 2022: End-of-Engineering (EoE) – Service releases, bug fixes, workarounds, and service packs for LA version 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 LA version 2020.2. |
| 2019.4 | July 27, 2022: End-of-Life (EoL) announcement – Customers on LA version 2019.4 should begin transitioning to the latest version of LA. | August 26, 2022: End-of-Engineering (EoE) – Service releases, bug fixes, workarounds, and service packs for LA 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 LA version 2019.4. |
| 2.1 | July 27, 2022: End-of-Life (EoL) announcement – Customers on LA version 2.1 should begin transitioning to the latest version of LA. | August 26, 2022: End-of-Engineering (EoE) – Service releases, bug fixes, workarounds, and service packs for LA version 2.1 will no longer be actively supported by SolarWinds. | August 26, 2023: End-of-Life (EoL) – SolarWinds will no longer provide technical support for LA version 2.1. |
See the End of Life Policy for information about SolarWinds product life cycle phases. For supported versions and EoL announcements for all SolarWinds products, see LA release history.
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