SolarWinds Observability Self-Hosted 2025.4.3 release notes
Release date: February 5, 2026
Here's what's new in SolarWinds Observability Self-Hosted 2025.4.3. You can find the applicable system requirements here.
To view release notes, system requirements, and product guide PDFs for supported versions of SolarWinds Observability Self-Hosted, see SolarWinds Observability Self-Hosted previous versions. To view release notes for multiple versions
SolarWinds Observability Self-Hosted runs on the SolarWinds Platform (self-hosted). SolarWinds Observability Self-Hosted release notes include the updates from the SolarWinds Platform (self-hosted).
New features and improvements in SolarWinds Observability Self-Hosted
There were no features or improvements added for SolarWinds Observability Self-Hosted in this release.
Fixed customer issues
| Case number | Description | Platform product |
|---|---|---|
| 01987280, 02054495 |
Selecting items on the Manage Subnets & IP Addresses page and then choosing the Export structure only option no longer fails with the following message:
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IPAM |
| 02058597 | The Npcap library has been upgraded to version 1.85, which fixes a known issue with Windows Server 2016. | Platform |
| 02034183, 02036556, 02040214, 02042217, 02054959, 02063438, 02068465 |
This release fixes an issue that could cause multiple problems, including:
Options for specifying the Windows Connection Mode were affected as the result of this fix. See the Known issues section for details. |
SAM |
Installation or upgrade
For new SolarWinds Platform deployments, download the installation file from the product page on https://www.solarwinds.com or from the Customer Portal. For more information, see Get the installer.
To activate your product 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, see Upgrade an existing deployment.
Known issues
Specifying the Windows Connection Mode
The Windows Connection Mode cannot be specified at the node level.
Resolution or workaround: Specify the Windows Connection Mode at the global level. This issue will be addressed in a future release.
End of life
| Version | EoL announcement | EoE effective date | EoL effective date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024.1 | February 2, 2026: End-of-Life (EoL) announcement – Customers on SolarWinds Observability Self-Hosted version 2024.1 or earlier should begin transitioning to the latest version of SolarWinds Observability Self-Hosted. | March 12, 2026: End-of-Engineering (EoE) – Service releases, bug fixes, workarounds, and service packs for SolarWinds Observability Self-Hosted version 2024.1 or earlier will no longer actively be supported by SolarWinds. | March 12, 2027: End-of-Life (EoL) – SolarWinds will no longer provide technical support for SolarWinds Observability Self-Hosted version 2024.1. |
| 2023.4 | October 21, 2025: End-of-Life (EoL) announcement – Customers on SolarWinds Observability Self-Hosted version 2023.4 or earlier should begin transitioning to the latest version of SolarWinds Observability Self-Hosted. | November 20, 2025: End-of-Engineering (EoE) – Service releases, bug fixes, workarounds, and service packs for SolarWinds Observability Self-Hosted version 2023.4 or earlier will no longer actively be supported by SolarWinds. | November 20, 2026: End-of-Life (EoL) – SolarWinds will no longer provide technical support for SolarWinds Observability Self-Hosted version 2023.4. |
| 2023.3 | October 21, 2025: End-of-Life (EoL) announcement – Customers on SolarWinds Observability Self-Hosted version 2023.3 or earlier should begin transitioning to the latest version of SolarWinds Observability Self-Hosted. | November 20, 2025: End-of-Engineering (EoE) – Service releases, bug fixes, workarounds, and service packs for SolarWinds Observability Self-Hosted version 2023.3 or earlier will no longer actively be supported by SolarWinds. | November 20, 2026: End-of-Life (EoL) – SolarWinds will no longer provide technical support for SolarWinds Observability Self-Hosted version 2023.3. |
| 2023.2 | June 10, 2025: End-of-Life (EoL) announcement – Customers on SolarWinds Observability Self-Hosted version 2023.2 or earlier should begin transitioning to the latest version of SolarWinds Observability Self-Hosted. | July 10, 2025: End-of-Engineering (EoE) – Service releases, bug fixes, workarounds, and service packs for SolarWinds Observability Self-Hosted version 2023.2 or earlier will no longer actively be supported by SolarWinds. | July 10, 2026: End-of-Life (EoL) – SolarWinds will no longer provide technical support for SolarWinds Observability Self-Hosted version 2023.2. |
| 2023.1 | February 11, 2025: End-of-Life (EoL) announcement – Customers on SolarWinds Observability Self-Hosted version 2023.1 or earlier should begin transitioning to the latest version of SolarWinds Observability Self-Hosted. | March 13, 2025: End-of-Engineering (EoE) – Service releases, bug fixes, workarounds, and service packs for SolarWinds Observability Self-Hosted version 2023.1 or earlier will no longer actively be supported by SolarWinds. | March 13, 2026: End-of-Life (EoL) – SolarWinds will no longer provide technical support for SolarWinds Observability Self-Hosted version 2023.1. |
See the End of Life Policy for information about SolarWinds product life cycle phases. To see EoL dates for earlier SolarWinds Observability Self-Hosted versions, see SolarWinds Observability Self-Hosted release history.
Deprecation notice
The following 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.
Widgets that display a THWACK feed
Widgets that display the most recent content from a THWACK page are no longer supported and are being removed from the Web Console. This includes widgets such as:
- Recent NPM Posts
- Latest Universal Device Pollers
- Recent NetFlow Posts
- Latest Application Templates
- Recent NCM posts
- Recent VNQM posts
- Recent IPAM posts
- Recent 10 Patch Manager Posts
To exchange information and share content with other SolarWinds users, visit thwack.solarwinds.com.
SQL Server 2016
SQL Server 2016 is deprecated as of 2025.2. It is still available and supported in the current release, but will be removed in a future release. Consider using SQL Server 2022 or later.
Network Atlas
Network Atlas is deprecated as of Orion Platform 2020.2. It is still available and supported in the current release, but will be removed in a future release. Deprecation is an indication that you should avoid expanded use of this feature and formulate a plan to discontinue using the feature. SolarWinds recommends that you start using Intelligent Maps in the SolarWinds Platform Web Console to display maps of physical and logical relationships between entities monitored by the SolarWinds Platform products you have installed.
Starting with 2024.2, you can import Network Atlas maps to Intelligent Maps. See Import maps.
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