NTA 2020.2.5 Release Notes
Release date: March 25, 2021
These release notes describe new features, improvements, and fixed issues in NetFlow Traffic Analyzer 2020.2.5. They also provide information about upgrades and describe workarounds for known issues.
If you are looking for previous release notes for NetFlow Traffic Analyzer, see Previous Version documentation.
New features and improvements in NTA 2020.2.5
NTA 2020.2.5 is an Orion Platform product, and runs on Orion Platform 2020.2.5. See the Orion Platform 2020.2.5 Release Notes.
New customer installation
For information about installing NetFlow Traffic Analyzer, 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) to the current versions.
You can upgrade your entire Orion deployment from the My Orion Deployment page. Downloading the Orion Installer is no longer necessary.
Fixed issues
NTA 2020.2.5 fixes the following issues.
| Case number | Description |
|---|---|
|
00691852 |
Issue with the UI showing incorrect information was fixed. The Flow Sources Management page no longer shows all interfaces as dropped when they are receiving flows. |
|
00656626, 00619500, 00618939, 00616067, 00594377 |
NTA no longer displays unknown traffic events after you upgrade to the latest version. All data are being displayed correctly. |
|
00594121 |
The NetFlow Sources page no longer displays NetFlow source devices as Undefined. |
|
00588014 |
When browsing interfaces, you no longer receive the error Unexpected Website Error Object reference not set to an instance of an object. |
|
00546341 |
SolarWinds.Orion.LogMgmt.SyslogService no longer causes memory issues. |
|
00492129 |
Changing the Time Period in the NTA Interface Details view no longer switches the date format from European to American. |
See also Orion Platform Release Notes.
End of life
| Version | EoL Annoucement | EoE Effective Date | EoL Effective Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.2.x | June 6, 2019: End-of-Life (EoL) announcement - Customers on NetFlow Traffic Analyzer 4.2.x should begin transitioning to the latest version of NetFlow Traffic Analyzer. |
September 6, 2019: End-of-Engineering (EoE) - Service releases, bug fixes, workarounds, and service packs for NetFlow Traffic Analyzer 4.2.x will no longer be supported by SolarWinds. |
September 6, 2020: End-of-Life - SolarWinds will no longer provide technical support for NetFlow Traffic Analyzer 4.2.x. |
| 4.1.1, 4.1.2 | June 6, 2019: End-of-Life (EoL) announcement - Customers on NetFlow Traffic Analyzer 4.1.1 and 4.1.2 should begin transitioning to the latest version of NetFlow Traffic Analyzer. |
September 6, 2019: End-of-Engineering (EoE) - Service releases, bug fixes, workarounds, and service packs for NetFlow Traffic Analyzer 4.1.1 and 4.1.2 will no longer be supported by SolarWinds. |
September 6, 2020: End-of-Life - SolarWinds will no longer provide technical support for NetFlow Traffic Analyzer 4.1.1 and 4.1.2. |
| 4.1 |
December 4, 2018: End-of-Life (EoL) announcement - Customers on NetFlow Traffic Analyzer 4.1 should begin transitioning to the latest version of NetFlow Traffic Analyzer. |
March 4, 2019: End-of-Engineering (EoE) - Service releases, bug fixes, workarounds, and service packs for NetFlow Traffic Analyzer 4.1 will no longer be supported by SolarWinds. |
March 4, 2020: End-of-Life - SolarWinds will no longer provide technical support for NetFlow Traffic Analyzer 4.1. |
See the End of Life Policy for information about SolarWinds product lifecycle phases. For supported versions and EoL announcements for all SolarWinds products, see Currently supported software versions.
Legal notices
© 2021 SolarWinds Worldwide, LLC. All rights reserved.
This document may not be reproduced by any means nor modified, decompiled, disassembled, published or distributed, in whole or in part, or translated to any electronic medium or other means without the prior written consent of SolarWinds. All right, title, and interest in and to the software, services, and documentation are and shall remain the exclusive property of SolarWinds, its affiliates, and/or its respective licensors.
SOLARWINDS DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, CONDITIONS, OR OTHER TERMS, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE, ON THE DOCUMENTATION, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION NONINFRINGEMENT, ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, OR USEFULNESS OF ANY INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN. IN NO EVENT SHALL SOLARWINDS, ITS SUPPLIERS, NOR ITS LICENSORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES, WHETHER ARISING IN TORT, CONTRACT OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY, EVEN IF SOLARWINDS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
The SolarWinds, SolarWinds & Design, Orion, and THWACK trademarks are the exclusive property of SolarWinds Worldwide, LLC or its affiliates, are registered with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, and may be registered or pending registration in other countries. All other SolarWinds trademarks, service marks, and logos may be common law marks or are registered or pending registration. All other trademarks mentioned herein are used for identification purposes only and are trademarks of (and may be registered trademarks) of their respective companies.