ETS for the Desktop 2025.3 release notes
Release date: August 26, 2025
Here's what's new in Engineer's Toolset 2025.3.
Learn more
- See the ETS release notes aggregator to view release notes for multiple versions of ETS on a single page.
- See ETS 2025.3 system requirements to learn about prerequisites for running and installing ETS 2025.3.
- See the ETS 2025.3 Administrator Guide to learn how to work with ETS.
New features and improvements in ETS
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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.
Fixes
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| Case number | Description |
|---|---|
| 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
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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.
End of life
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| Version | EoL announcement | EoE effective date | EoL effective date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023.2 | June 10, 2025: End-of-Life (EoL) announcement - Customers on ETS version 2023.2 should begin transitioning to the latest version of ETS. | July 10, 2025: End-of-Engineering (EoE) - Service releases, bug fixes, workarounds, and service packs for ETS version 2023.2 will no longer be actively supported by SolarWinds. | July 10, 2026: End-of-Life (EoL) - SolarWinds will no longer provide technical support for ETS version 2023.2. |
| 2023.1 | February 11, 2025: End-of-Life (EoL) announcement - Customers on ETS version 2023.1 should begin transitioning to the latest version of ETS. | March 13, 2025: End-of-Engineering (EoE) - Service releases, bug fixes, workarounds, and service packs for ETS version 2023.1 will no longer be actively supported by SolarWinds. | March 13, 2026: End-of-Life (EoL) - SolarWinds will no longer provide technical support for ETS version 2023.1. |
See the End of Life Policy for information about SolarWinds product life cycle phases. To see EoL dates for earlier ETS versions, see ETS release history.
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