ETS for the Desktop 2025.3 release notes
Release date: August 26, 2025
Here's what's new in ETS for the Desktop 2025.3. You can find the applicable system requirements here.
To view release notes, system requirements, and product guide PDFs for supported versions of ETS for the Desktop, see ETS for the Desktop previous versions. To view release notes for multiple versions
New features and improvements in ETS for the Desktop
Subscription-based licensing
ETS for the Desktop now supports both perpetual and subscription (or term-based) licenses. Both license types include separate terms and pricing. Subscription licenses do not impact products with perpetual licenses installed on the same server. If you are a new customer, you are issued a subscription license. If you are an existing customer with a perpetual license, you can request to migrate to subscription-based licensing before maintenance expiration. After maintenance expiration, you are migrated to subscription-based licensing.
General improvements
- Updated tools to the latest technology stacks.
- Security and compliance improvements.
Fixed customer issues
| Case number | Description | Platform product |
|---|---|---|
| 01938100, 01955464, 01933776, 01975302, 01973942 | Switch Port Mapper correctly loads the results of the interfaces for Cisco 9300 switches. | |
| 01959085, 01963138, 01962546, 01964788, 01976423, 01976536 | When you try to ping a range of IP addresses with Ping Sweep, you no longer get a popup about an invalid IP address. |
Installation or upgrade
For information about installing Engineer's Toolset, see the ETS Installation Guide. After installation, use the ETS Getting Started Guide to get started fast.
End of life
| Version | EoL announcement | EoE effective date | EoL effective date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023.1 | February 11, 2025: End-of-Life (EoL) announcement – Customers on ETS for the Desktop version 2023.1 or earlier should begin transitioning to the latest version of ETS for the Desktop. | March 13, 2025: End-of-Engineering (EoE) – Service releases, bug fixes, workarounds, and service packs for ETS for the Desktop version 2023.1 or earlier will no longer actively be supported by SolarWinds. | March 13, 2026: End-of-Life (EoL) – SolarWinds will no longer provide technical support for ETS for the Desktop version 2023.1. |
See the End of Life Policy for information about SolarWinds product life cycle phases. To see EoL dates for earlier ETS for the Desktop versions, see ETS for the Desktop release history.
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