LA 2023.1 release notes
Release Date: February 15, 2023
These release notes describe fixed issues in Log Analyzer 2023.1. They also provide information about upgrades and describe workarounds for known issues.
- For information on the latest hotfixes, see LA hotfixes.
- For release notes for previous LA versions, see Previous Version documentation.
- For information about requirements, see LA system requirements.
- For information about working with LA, see LA Administrator Guide.
New features and improvements in LA 2023.1
LA 2023.1 provides stability fixes compared to previous releases of LA. See Fixed issues below.
LA 2023.1 runs on SolarWinds Platform 2023.1. For more information, see the SolarWinds Platform 2023.1 Release Notes.
New customer installation
For information about installing LA, see the SolarWinds Platform Installer.
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.
How to 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.
Fixed issues
LA 2023.1 includes all of the fixed issues in SolarWinds Platform 2023.1. See SolarWinds Platform 2023.1 release notes.
| Case Number | Description |
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| 01215428, 01239913, 01220248, 01243404 | The Database Maintenance service no longer fails. |
| 01198290, 01183475 | Rule conditions no longer disappear after upgrading to LA 2022.3. |
| 01025972 | The Log File agent no longer stops after performing a service restart. |
| 01151074 | When the service is started, the performance analysis no longer stops running and windows no longer freeze. |
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 |
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| 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. |
Deprecation notice
This version of Log Analyzer 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.
| Type | Details |
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| 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. |
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