SolarWinds Observability Self-Hosted 2026.2.1 release notes
Release date: June 16, 2026
Here's what's new in SolarWinds Observability Self-Hosted 2026.2.1. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 02149470, 02149705, 02149714, 02149782 | Certificate validation in the installer has been updated to provide troubleshooting guidance when a root certificate is missing. | Platform |
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 details about upgrading from earlier versions, see Supported upgrade paths.
For more information, see the SolarWinds Platform Product Installation and Upgrade Guide.
For supported upgrade paths, see Upgrade an existing deployment.
End of life
| Version | EoL announcement | EoE effective date | EoL effective date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024.2 | June 9, 2026: End-of-Life (EoL) announcement – Customers on SolarWinds Observability Self-Hosted version 2024.2 or earlier should begin transitioning to the latest version of SolarWinds Observability Self-Hosted. | July 9, 2026: End-of-Engineering (EoE) – Service releases, bug fixes, workarounds, and service packs for SolarWinds Observability Self-Hosted version 2024.2 or earlier will no longer actively be supported by SolarWinds. | July 9, 2027: End-of-Life (EoL) – SolarWinds will no longer provide technical support for SolarWinds Observability Self-Hosted version 2024.2. |
| 2024.1 | February 10, 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. |
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.
Windows Server 2016
Windows Server 2016 is deprecated as of 2026.2. It is still available and supported in the current release, but will be removed in a future release.
Unmanage Scheduling Utility
The Unmanage Scheduling Utility (Unmanage Task Editor) is deprecated as of 2026.2 and will be removed in a future release. To ensure continued support, schedule all new tasks using the web console Manage Schedules page.
Apache Mesos
Apache Mesos container monitoring is deprecated and will no longer be available in a future release. Migrate your monitored environment to Docker or Kubernetes 1.23+.
Kubernetes 1.16 - 1.22
Kubernetes 1.16 - 1.22 container monitoring is deprecated and will be removed in a future release. SolarWinds recommends upgrading your cluster to version 1.23 or later, then re-adding the service in SolarWinds Observability Self-Hosted.
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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