Network Configuration Manager 2020.2.1 Release Notes
Release date: August 25, 2020
These release notes describe the fixed issues in Network Configuration Manager 2020.2.1. They also provide information about upgrades and describe workarounds for known issues.
Learn more:
- For information about NCM hotfixes, see NCM hotfixes.
- If you are looking for previous release notes for NCM, see Previous Version documentation.
- For information about requirements, see NCM 2020.2 system requirements.
- For detailed information about using NCM features, see the NCM 2020.2 Administrator Guide.
New customer installation
For information about installing Network Configuration Manager, see the SolarWinds Orion Installer.
How to upgrade
Use the SolarWinds Orion Installer to upgrade your entire Orion deployment (all Orion Platform products and any scalability engines).
If you are upgrading from NCM 8.0 or later, you can upgrade your entire Orion deployment from the My Orion Deployment page. Downloading the Orion Installer is no longer necessary.
Fixed issues in NCM 2020.2.1
NCM 2020.2.1 fixes the following issues.
Case Number | Description |
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00549773 |
The Configuration Management page lists nodes even if all custom properties have been removed. |
00481853 00572143 |
NCM jobs complete as expected, and no longer hang during post-processing. |
00491395 00542401 |
The command to download a config over SCP in the "F5 Big IP 12 and newer" device template has been corrected. Using that template to download a config from an F5 Big IP device over SCP no longer fails. |
00576207 |
The End of Support & End of Sales Lookup page displays EOS details correctly. |
00573764 |
NCM deployments with a large number of devices can now group the devices during firmware upgrades. |
See also the Orion Platform 2020.2.1 Release Notes.
End of life
Version | EoL Annoucement | EoE Effective Date | EoL Effective Date |
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NCM 7.7 |
June 6, 2019 End-of-Life Announcement. Customers should begin transitioning from NCM 7.7 to the latest version. |
September 6, 2019 End-of-Engineering. Service releases, bug fixes, workarounds, and service packs for NCM 7.7 and earlier will no longer be actively supported by SolarWinds. |
September 6, 2020 End-of-Life. SolarWinds will no longer provide technical support for NCM 7.7 and earlier. |
See the End of Life Policy for information about SolarWinds product phases. For supported versions and EoL announcements for all SolarWinds products, see Currently supported software versions.
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