NCM 2022.4 release notes
Release date: November 22, 2022
These release notes were last updated on March 29, 2023.
These release notes describe the fixed issues in Network Configuration Manager 2022.4. They also provide information about upgrades and describe workarounds for known issues.
Learn more
- For information on the latest hotfixes, see NCM hotfixes.
- For release notes for previous NCM versions, see Previous Version Documentation.
- For information about requirements, see NCM system requirements.
- For information about working with NCM, see the NCM Administrator Guide.
New features and changes
The Transfer Status tab no longer includes the Clear All, Clear Complete, and Clear Failed buttons. The Job transfer issues widget on the updated Config Summary page requires that recent transfer history be retained.
Older transfer history that is no longer needed is purged by the Database and Archive Maintenance job.
Fixed issues in NCM 2022.4
NCM 2022.4 fixes the following issues.
| Case number | Description |
|---|---|
| 01169176 |
Configurations for Citrix NetScaler devices are no longer truncated when they are uploaded. |
| 01040379 |
After selecting a search result, clicking the Back button to return to the Search page no longer automatically executes a new search with different criteria. |
| 01040379 |
Parallel searches or searches on many configurations no longer use excessive CPU, which caused NCM pages to load slowly. |
| 00898997, 00920983, 01051176, 01085023 |
The All Groups widget loads correctly, and the groups can be expanded to display the nodes within them. |
| N/A | NCM 2022.4 includes security improvements. |
See also the SolarWinds Platform 2022.4 Release Notes.
Installation and upgrade
For information about installing Network Configuration Manager, in a new environment, see the SolarWinds Platform Product Installation and Upgrade Guide. You can download a free trial from the SolarWinds website.
Use the SolarWinds Installer to upgrade your entire SolarWinds deployment (all products and any scalability engines).
You can upgrade your entire deployment from the My Deployment page (Settings > My Deployment).
You must be on NCM 2020.2.1 or later to upgrade to NCM 2022.4. If you are on NCM 2020.2 or earlier, first upgrade to 2020.2.6 and then upgrade to 2022.4.
Before you upgrade!
If you are upgrading from Orion Platform 2020.2.6:
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In addition to the SolarWinds Platform database, the SolarWinds Platform requires a both an NTA Flow Storage database and a Log and Event database. If your Orion deployment did not include Network Traffic Analyzer and Log Analyzer, one or both of these databases are created during the upgrade. Before upgrading from Orion Platform 2020.2.6 and earlier to SolarWinds Hybrid Cloud Observability, make sure the database user you use to connect to your SQL Server has the db create privilege. Without this privilege, the upgrade will not complete.
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Make sure all your legacy reports are migrated. You won't be able to access legacy reports and related tools after the upgrade. To migrate reports, use the Legacy Report Migration Tool.
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Some upgrade situations from the Orion Platform to the SolarWinds Platform are not supported and the installer will stop the upgrade automatically:
- If you have a SQL Server earlier than 2016. (See the NCM 2022.4 system requirements for more information.)
- If you have an Orion Platform product version 2020.2 or earlier.
Known issues
| Some functionality in SolarWinds Platform products cannot be accessed through Internet Explorer 11 | |
|---|---|
| Issue |
If you use IE 11 to access NCM or other SolarWinds Platform products, some pages are not accessible or do not function correctly. These pages include (but are not limited to):
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| Resolution or Workaround | If a page does not function correctly in IE 11, use a different browser to access the page. |
| After upgrading, attempting to open an NCM page returns an error | |
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| Issue |
In some environments, after an upgrade to NCM 2020.2.6 or later, NCM pages cannot be accessed. When you attempt to open a page that includes NCM data, such as the Node Details page, the message |
| Resolution or Workaround |
If you encounter this issue, complete the following steps on the main polling engine and all additional polling engines (APEs).
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| Permissions required to modify policy reports | |
|---|---|
| Issue |
When you configure NCM security settings, you can select the following option: Only NCM admin can modify compliance policy reports If you select this option, the NCM Administrator role is required to manage policy reports through the user interface. However, if you use the SolarWinds API to manage policy reports, both the NCM Administrator role and Orion administrator rights are required. |
| Resolution or Workaround | Grant Orion administration rights to the account that will manage policy reports using API calls. |
| NCM does not show current information about overlapping ACL rules after an upgrade | |
|---|---|
| Issue | After you upgrade, NCM does not display current information about shadowed or redundant access control list (ACL) rules. Older information is displayed. |
| Resolution or Workaround | Download the configuration files from your Cisco ASA and Nexus devices. After you download the config files, NCM displays current information about shadowed and redundant ACL rules. |
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 announcement | EoE effective date | EoL effective date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020.2.6 | April 18, 2023: End-of-Life (EoL) announcement – Customers on NCM 2020.2.6 should begin transitioning to the latest version of NCM. | May 18, 2023: End-of-Engineering (EoE) – Service releases, bug fixes, workarounds, and service packs for NCM 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 NCM 2020.2.6 |
| 2020.2.5 | January 18, 2023: End-of-Life (EoL) announcement – Customers on NCM 2020.2.5 should begin transitioning to the latest version of NCM. | February 17, 2023: End-of-Engineering (EoE) – Service releases, bug fixes, workarounds, and service packs for NCM 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 NCM 2020.2.5. |
| 2020.2.4 | October 19, 2022: End-of-Life (EoL) announcement – Customers on NCM 2020.2.4 should begin transitioning to the latest version of NCM. | November 18, 2022: End-of-Engineering (EoE) – Service releases, bug fixes, workarounds, and service packs for NCM 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 NCM 2020.2.4. |
| 2020.2.1 | October 19, 2022: End-of-Life (EoL) announcement – Customers on NCM 2020.2.1 should begin transitioning to the latest version of NCM. | November 18, 2022: End-of-Engineering (EoE) – Service releases, bug fixes, workarounds, and service packs for NCM 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 NCM 2020.2.1. |
| 2020.2 | October 19, 2022: End-of-Life (EoL) announcement – Customers on NCM 2020.2 should begin transitioning to the latest version of NCM. | November 18, 2022: End-of-Engineering (EoE) – Service releases, bug fixes, workarounds, and service packs for NCM 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 NCM 2020.2. |
| 2019.4 | July 27, 2022: End-of-Life (EoL) announcement – Customers on NCM version 2019.4 should begin transitioning to the latest version of NCM. | August 26, 2022: End-of-Engineering (EoE) – Service releases, bug fixes, workarounds, and service packs for NCM 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 NCM version 2019.4. |
| 8.0 | July 27, 2022: End-of-Life (EoL) announcement – Customers on NCM version 8.0 should begin transitioning to the latest version of NCM. | August 26, 2022: End-of-Engineering (EoE) – Service releases, bug fixes, workarounds, and service packs for NCM version 8.0 will no longer be actively supported by SolarWinds. | August 26, 2023: End-of-Life (EoL) – SolarWinds will no longer provide technical support for NCM version 8.0. |
See the End of Life Policy for information about SolarWinds product life cycle phases. To see EoL dates for earlier NCM versions, see NCM release history.
Deprecation notice
This version of Network Configuration Manager 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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