Here's what's new in Patch Manager 2024.1. You can find the applicable system requirements here.

To view release notes, system requirements, and product guide PDFs for supported versions of Patch Manager, see Patch Manager previous versions. To view release notes for multiple versions and multiple SolarWinds Platform products on a single page, see the release notes aggregator.

 

New features and improvements in Patch Manager

Improved managed computers inventory

When you generate a managed computers inventory of hardware and software resources in your organizational units, the inventory now reflects a dynamic inventory of all resources.

When you decommission computers that report to the Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) server, the managed computers inventory reflects these changes and provides an accurate inventory of all commissioned computers. This feature ensures that you have an accurate license count, minimizing license errors.

Improved Computer Explorer

When you access Computer Explorer window in the Patch Manager Console, the tab items are no longer grayed out when the SolarWinds WMI Providers are installed and enabled on the Patch Manager server.

The SolarWinds WMI Providers provide additional management and inventory tools that are not native to WSUS. Without them, you can only use Patch Manager to interface with WSUS and not directly with any managed clients.

Fixed customer issues

Case number	Description
01272382, 01475881	01475881 You can now use an organization unit (OU) rule for a ring credential. Populate the default credential ring includes instructions for adding credentials using the OU rule.
00674482	When you import computers from an Active Directory group, the import now includes all nested groups.
01236105	You can now push security updates to managed computers running Microsoft Windows 2022.
01164712, 01455401	The Windows Update History tab now displays all installed updates and matches the PowerShell update history output.
01394898	When you generate a managed computer's inventory of hardware and software resources in your organizational units, the inventory is now a dynamic inventory of all resources.

Installation or upgrade

For new installations, you can 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 Patch Manager 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.

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