SAM 2023.1.1 release notes
Release date: March 29, 2023
These release notes describe the new features, improvements, and fixed issues in Server & Application Monitor 2023.1.1. They also provide information about upgrades and describe workarounds for known issues.
Learn more
- For information on the latest hotfixes, see SAM Hotfixes.
- For release notes for previous SAM versions, see Previous Version documentation.
- For information about requirements, see SAM system requirements.
- For information about working with SAM, see the SAM Administrator Guide.
New features and improvements in SAM
SAM 2023.1.1 is a service release and provides stability fixes compared to previous releases of SAM. SAM 2023.1.1 runs on SolarWinds Platform products 2023.1.1. See also the SolarWinds Platform products 2023.1.1 Release Notes.
Fixed issues in SAM 2023.1.1
SAM 2023.1.1 is a service release and provides stability fixes compared to previous releases of SAM. SAM 2023.1.1 runs on SolarWinds Platform 2023.1.1. See also the SolarWinds Platform 2023.1.1 Release Notes.
SAM 2023.1.1 fixes the following issues.
| Case number | Description |
|---|---|
| 01279876, 01287977, 01288278, 01271813, 01273317, 01290754, 01293024, 01291507, 01231060, 01290325, 01290883, 01289617, 01295126, 01298316, 01301058, 01301006, 01278279, 01298525, 01303487, 01302920, 01298133, 01305835, 01308353, 01304992, 01309937, 01309270 | The message stating SAM maintenance is overdue no longer appears. |
| 01281714, 01294327, 01287132, 01273177, 01285292, 01304703 | WinRM connections and communications issues after upgrading from 2022.4 to 2023.1 have been resolved. |
| 01118926 | PowerShell script for the WMI-polled nodes are no longer giving pipeline errors. |
See also the SolarWinds Platform 2023.1.1 Release Notes.
New customer installation
For information about installing Server & Application Monitor, see the SolarWinds Platform Product Installation and Upgrade Guide.
Installation and upgrade
Go to Settings > My Deployment to initiate the upgrade. The SolarWinds Installer upgrades your entire deployment (all SolarWinds Platform products and any scalability engines).
End of life
| Version | EoL Announcement | EoE Effective Date | EoL Effective Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020.2.6 | April 18, 2023: End-of-Life (EoL) announcement – Customers on SAM 2020.2.6 should begin transitioning to the latest version of SAM. | May 18, 2023: End-of-Engineering (EoE) – Service releases, bug fixes, workarounds, and service packs for SAM 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 SAM 2020.2.6 |
| 2020.2.5 | January 18, 2023: End-of-Life (EoL) announcement – Customers on SAM 2020.2.5 should begin transitioning to the latest version of SAM. | February 17, 2023: End-of-Engineering (EoE) – Service releases, bug fixes, workarounds, and service packs for SAM 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 SAM 2020.2.5. |
| 2020.2.4 | October 19, 2022: End-of-Life (EoL) announcement – Customers on SAM 2020.2.4 should begin transitioning to the latest version of SAM. | November 18, 2022: End-of-Engineering (EoE) – Service releases, bug fixes, workarounds, and service packs for SAM 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 SAM 2020.2.4. |
| 2020.2.1 | October 19, 2022: End-of-Life (EoL) announcement – Customers on SAM 2020.2.1 should begin transitioning to the latest version of SAM. | November 18, 2022: End-of-Engineering (EoE) – Service releases, bug fixes, workarounds, and service packs for SAM 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 SAM 2020.2.1. |
| 2020.2 | October 19, 2022: End-of-Life (EoL) announcement – Customers on SAM 2020.2 should begin transitioning to the latest version of SAM. | November 18, 2022: End-of-Engineering (EoE) – Service releases, bug fixes, workarounds, and service packs for SAM 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 SAM 2020.2. |
| 2019.4 | July 27, 2022: End-of-Life (EoL) announcement - Customers on SAM version 2019.4 should begin transitioning to the latest version of SAM. | August 26, 2022: End-of-Engineering (EoE) - Service releases, bug fixes, workarounds, and service packs for SAM 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 SAM version 2019.4. |
| 6.9.1 | July 27, 2022: End-of-Life (EoL) announcement - Customers on SAM version 6.9.1 should begin transitioning to the latest version of SAM. | August 26, 2022: End-of-Engineering (EoE) - Service releases, bug fixes, workarounds, and service packs for SAM version 6.9.1 will no longer be actively supported by SolarWinds. | August 26, 2023: End-of-Life (EoL) - SolarWinds will no longer provide technical support for SAM version 6.9.1. |
| 6.9 | July 27, 2022: End-of-Life (EoL) announcement - Customers on SAM version 6.9 should begin transitioning to the latest version of SAM. | August 26, 2022: End-of-Engineering (EoE) - Service releases, bug fixes, workarounds, and service packs for SAM version 6.9 will no longer be actively supported by SolarWinds. | August 26, 2023: End-of-Life (EoL) - SolarWinds will no longer provide technical support for SAM version 6.9. |
See the End of Life Policy for information about SolarWinds product life cycle phases. To see EoL dates for earlier SAM versions, see SAM release history.
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