Documentation forNetFlow Traffic Analyzer
Analyzing network traffic and bandwidth is a key capability of SolarWinds Observability Self-Hosted (formerly Hybrid Cloud Observability) and is available in the Advanced edition. NetFlow Traffic Analyzer (NTA) is also available in a standalone module.

NTA 2025.1 release notes

NTA RC documentation - The following content is a draft for a release candidate. All content subject to change. Some links might not function yet.

These release notes contain a description of features and functionality that SolarWinds intends to deliver in the next generally available release. However, SolarWinds reserves the right to remove, or otherwise elect not to deliver, such features and functionality from the final generally available release, and this is not a commitment of delivery.

RC Release date: December 12, 2024

Here's what's new in NetFlow Traffic Analyzer 2025.1.

NetFlow Traffic Analyzer runs on the SolarWinds Platform.

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New features and improvements in NTA

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NetFlow Traffic Analyzer 2025.1 includes the new features in version 2025.1 of the SolarWinds Platform. For more information, see the SolarWinds Platform 2025.1 Release Notes.

NTA Endpoint Traffic alert

The new, out-of-the-box NTA Endpoint Traffic alert is triggered when a single endpoint transfers more than 5 GB of data in last 60 minutes in any monitored segment of your network.

Fixes

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NTA 2025.1 includes the fixes in version 2025.1 of the SolarWinds Platform.

Case number Description
01756058, 00574258

When processing v9 NetFlow from Fortigate devices, NTA no longer displays an error: 

ERROR SolarWinds.Netflow.Processing.Workflow.PacketProcessingWorkflow - error processing packet System.ArgumentOutOfRangeException: Specified argument was out of the range of valid values.

01731778, 01743857

Unmanaged interfaces no longer cause large amounts of DiscoverInterfacesOnNode:Orion.NPM.Interfaces verb invokes.

01722723

NTA logs no longer cause high CPU utilization due to a high number of incoming PDU warning messages.

01589460

When upgrading NTA, interfaces are no longer labeled as deleted.

Installation or upgrade

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

To activate NTA 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 2025.1, see Upgrade an existing deployment.

End of life

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Version EoL Announcement EoE Effective Date EoL Effective Date
2023.1 February 11, 2025: End-of-Life (EoL) announcement - Customers on NetFlow Traffic Analyzer 2023.1 should begin transitioning to the latest version of NetFlow Traffic Analyzer. March 13, 2025: End-of-Engineering (EoE) - Service releases, bug fixes, workarounds, and service packs for NetFlow Traffic Analyzer 2023.1 will no longer be supported by SolarWinds. March 13, 2026: End-of-Life - SolarWinds will no longer provide technical support for NetFlow Traffic Analyzer 2023.1.

2022.4

June 4, 2024: End-of-Life (EoL) announcement - Customers on NetFlow Traffic Analyzer 2022.4 should begin transitioning to the latest version of NetFlow Traffic Analyzer.

July 4, 2024: End-of-Engineering (EoE) - Service releases, bug fixes, workarounds, and service packs for NetFlow Traffic Analyzer 2022.4 will no longer be supported by SolarWinds.

July 4, 2025: End-of-Life - SolarWinds will no longer provide technical support for NetFlow Traffic Analyzer 2022.4.

2022.3

February 6, 2024: End-of-Life (EoL) announcement - Customers on NetFlow Traffic Analyzer 2022.3 should begin transitioning to the latest version of NetFlow Traffic Analyzer.

March 7, 2024: End-of-Engineering (EoE) - Service releases, bug fixes, workarounds, and service packs for NetFlow Traffic Analyzer 2022.3 will no longer be supported by SolarWinds.

March 7, 2025: End-of-Life - SolarWinds will no longer provide technical support for NetFlow Traffic Analyzer 2022.3.

See the End of Life Policy for information about SolarWinds product life cycle phases. To see EoL dates for earlier NTA versions, see NTA release history.

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