Documentation forNetwork Configuration Manager
Managing network configurations is a key capability of SolarWinds Observability Self-Hosted (formerly Hybrid Cloud Observability) and is available in the Advanced edition. Network Configuration Manager (NCM) is also available in a standalone module.

NCM 2024.4 release notes

Release date: October 16, 2024

Here's what's new in Network Configuration Manager 2024.4.

Network Configuration Manager runs on the SolarWinds Platform.

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New features and improvements in NCM

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Network Configuration Manager 2024.4 includes the new features in version 2024.4 of the SolarWinds Platform. For more information, see the SolarWinds Platform 2024.4 Release Notes.

Fixes

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NCM 2024.4 includes the fixes in version 2024.4 of the SolarWinds Platform.

Case number Description
01560045

Firmware vulnerability updates correctly identify the release numbers of Juniper Junos devices.

01719082, 01735059

The Last Config Backup Date widget on the Config Summary view no longer shows a different value than the Last Backup Date on the Configuration Management view in certain situations. Both values reflect the last attempted download time.

01549558

To save job results to a non-default location, you must provide credentials to give NCM write access. If you change only the default file name and then revoke write access, the following error message no longer appears when you edit the job:

Exception has been thrown by the target of an invocation.

01497195

NCM made improvements to prevent slow performance in the web console.

01606310

Out-of-the-box firmware upgrade templates and config change templates are no longer duplicated each time a user upgrades or re-runs the Configuration Wizard.

01599477, 01624151

When an inventory scan runs, neither of the following errors are written to the C:\ProgramData\SolarWinds\Collector\Logs\Collector.Service.txt file when NCM writes data to the NCM_CiscoFlash table:

System.Data.SqlClient.SqlException (0x80131904): Cannot insert the value NULL into column 
'FlashFileName', table 'GNO_Orion2.dbo.NCM_Cisco_FlashFiles'; column does not allow nulls. INSERT 
fails.
System.Data.SqlClient.SqlException (0x80131904): Arithmetic overflow error converting expression to 
data type int.
The statement has been terminated.
01538212

If a config change report specifies that an email should be sent only when there are changes, and the job runs but there are no changes, the report no longer generates the message Emailed report (when no email was sent). The report now generates the message No changes were detected. An email will not be sent.

01490792

The SolarWinds SCP server, which is installed with NCM, now has DSA, RSA, and ECDSA public key lengths that are long enough to be considered secure.

01605941, 01674761, 01685106, 01720210, 01741595

NCM monitors for Data Processing Engine (DPE) jobs that are hung in the post-processing phase. If it detects a non-responsive job, it stops the job, clears any related artifacts from the cache, and retries the job. If needed, advanced options to adjust default behavior are available to SolarWinds Support.

01675283

*Adding the macro ${N=Alerting;M=Notes} to an alert that includes an NCM action correctly includes notes from the alert in the alert notification.

*This fix was added after the RC release.

Installation or upgrade

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For new SolarWinds Platform deployments, download the installation file from the NCM product page on https://www.solarwinds.com or from the Customer Portal. For more information, see Get the installer.

To activate NCM in an existing SolarWinds Platform deployment, use the License Manager.

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.

For supported upgrade paths to 2024.4, see Upgrade an existing deployment.

End of life

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Version EoL announcement EoE effective date EoL effective date
2022.4 June 4, 2024: End-of-Life (EoL) announcement – Customers on NCM2022.4 should begin transitioning to the latest version of NCM. July 4, 2024: End-of-Engineering (EoE) – Service releases, bug fixes, workarounds, and service packs for NCM 2022.4 will no longer be actively supported by SolarWinds. July 4, 2025: End-of-Life (EoL) – SolarWinds will no longer provide technical support for NCM 2022.4.
2022.3 February 6, 2024: End-of-Life (EoL) announcement – Customers on NCM 2022.3 should begin transitioning to the latest version of NCM. March 7, 2024: End-of-Engineering (EoE) – Service releases, bug fixes, workarounds, and service packs for NCM 2022.3 will no longer be actively supported by SolarWinds. March 7, 2025: End-of-Life (EoL) – SolarWinds will no longer provide technical support for NCM 2022.3.

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.

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