EOC 2023.1 release notes
Release date: February 15, 2023
These release notes describe the new features, improvements, and fixed issues in Enterprise Operations Console 2023.1. They also provide information about upgrades and describe workarounds for any known issues.
Learn more
- For information on the latest hotfixes, see EOC Hotfixes.
- For release notes for previous EOC versions, see Previous Version documentation.
- For information about requirements, see EOC system requirements.
- For information about working with EOC, see the EOC Administrator Guide.
New features and improvements in EOC
EOC 2023.1 offers enhanced security compared to previous releases of EOC; it also fixes an issue importing reports from the SolarWinds site. As it is part of the SolarWinds Platform, it includes improvements and fixes from SolarWinds Platform 2023.1 as well.
See also the SolarWinds Platform 2023.1 Release Notes.
New customer installation
For information about installing EOC, see the SolarWinds Installer and the EOC Installation Guide. After installation, use the EOC Getting Started Guide to get started fast.
Before you upgrade!
EOC can be upgraded from previous versions 2020.2.1 and later. If you are running a version earlier than EOC 2020.2.1, please upgrade to EOC 2020.2.6 first and then upgrade to EOC 2023.1.
As always, EOC must be installed on a separate server from the products running on the SolarWinds Platform.
How to 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).
You must be on EOC 2020.2.1 or later to upgrade to EOC 2023.1. If you are on EOC 2020.2 or earlier, first upgrade to EOC 2020.2.6, and then upgrade to EOC 2023.1.
For details, see Install or upgrade SolarWinds Platform products.
Fixed issues in EOC 2023.1
EOC 2023.1 contains all of the fixed issues from the SolarWinds Platform 2023.1 release, as well as the following issue.
| Case Number | Description |
|---|---|
| N/A |
EOC 2023.1 fixes an issue that occurred when EOC users attempted to import reports from the SolarWinds site, and no reports showed as available. |
See the SolarWinds Platform 2023.1 Release Notes for more information.
End of life and deprecation notices
End of life
See the End of Life Policy for information about SolarWinds product lifecycle phases. For supported versions and EoL announcements for all SolarWinds products, see Currently supported software versions.
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. In addition, with its next release, EOC will stop supporting the connection of Orion Platform instances, version 2019 and earlier.
| Version | EoL Announcements | EoE Effective Dates | EoL Effective Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020.2.6 | April 18, 2023: End-of-Life (EoL) announcement – Customers on EOC 2020.2.6 should begin transitioning to the latest version of EOC. | May 18, 2023: End-of-Engineering (EoE) – Service releases, bug fixes, workarounds, and service packs for EOC 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 EOC 2020.2.6 |
| 2020.2.5 | January 18, 2023: End-of-Life (EoL) announcement – Customers on EOC 2020.2.5 should begin transitioning to the latest version of EOC. | February 17, 2023: End-of-Engineering (EoE) – Service releases, bug fixes, workarounds, and service packs for EOC 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 EOC 2020.2.5. |
| 2020.2.4 | October 19, 2022: End-of-Life (EoL) announcement – Customers on EOC 2020.2.4 should begin transitioning to the latest version of EOC. | November 18, 2022: End-of-Engineering (EoE) – Service releases, bug fixes, workarounds, and service packs for EOC 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 EOC 2020.2.4. |
| 2020.2.1 | October 19, 2022: End-of-Life (EoL) announcement – Customers on EOC 2020.2.1 should begin transitioning to the latest version of EOC. | November 18, 2022: End-of-Engineering (EoE) – Service releases, bug fixes, workarounds, and service packs for EOC 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 EOC 2020.2.1. |
| 2020.2 | October 19, 2022: End-of-Life (EoL) announcement – Customers on EOC 2020.2 should begin transitioning to the latest version of EOC. | November 18, 2022: End-of-Engineering (EoE) – Service releases, bug fixes, workarounds, and service packs for EOC 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 EOC 2020.2. |
| 2019.4 | August 15, 2022: End-of-Life (EoL) announcement – Customers on EOC version 2019.4 should begin transitioning to the latest version of EOC. | September 14, 2022: End-of-Engineering (EoE) – Service releases, bug fixes, workarounds, and service packs for EOC 2019.4 will no longer be actively supported by SolarWinds. | September 14, 2023: End-of-Life (EoL) – SolarWinds will no longer provide technical support for EOC version 2019.4. |
| 2.2 | August 15, 2022: End-of-Life (EoL) announcement – Customers on EOC version 1.2 should begin transitioning to the latest version of EOC. | September 14, 2022: End-of-Engineering (EoE) – Service releases, bug fixes, workarounds, and service packs for EOC 1.2 will no longer be actively supported by SolarWinds. | September 14, 2023: End-of-Life (EoL) – SolarWinds will no longer provide technical support for EOC version 2.2. |
Deprecation notices
This version of Enterprise Operations Console deprecates the following platforms and features.
Deprecated 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.
For information about currently supported versions of SolarWinds products, see Currently supported software versions.
| Type | Details |
|---|---|
| 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. |
| Network Atlas | Network Atlas is deprecated as of Orion Platform 2020.2. It is still available and supported in the current release, but will be removed in a future release. Deprecation is an indication that you should avoid expanded use of this feature and formulate a plan to discontinue using the feature. SolarWinds recommends that you start using EOC Maps in the Enterprise Operations Console Web Console to display maps of physical and logical relationships between entities monitored by the SolarWinds Platform products you have installed. |
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