Patch Manager 2024.4 release notes
Release date: October 16, 2024
Here's what's new in Patch Manager 2024.4. 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
New features and improvements in Patch Manager
Amend saved or scheduled tasks
After you create and schedule a task to initiate procedures in your deployment, you can amend the task to include additional updates, such as critical updates. Deleting and recreating the task is no longer required.
Reinitiate third party package downloads
If your third party packages fail to download and publish due to web filtering or firewall rules, you can now click Retry in the console to reinitiate the procedure. Deleting and reinitiating the third party package download and publishing procedure is no longer required.
General improvements
- Patch Manager 2024.4 includes updates that improve the product stability and functionality.
Fixed customer issues
| Case number | Description |
|---|---|
| 00170916 | After you publish a custom package to WSUS using Patch Manager, the Patch Manager Web Console now displays the correct values in the Installed and Needed columns. |
| 00364807 | The server publishing wizard no longer creates a new WSUS self-signed certificate when you select a custom or Enterprise Certificate of Authority (CA) for code signing. |
| 00432603 | When you apply approval delegation to a computer group, you can now deselect the option to apply permissions to all child computer groups. |
| 00636988 | An error no longer displays when you run a Windows Update scan on your managed systems. |
Installation or upgrade
To install Patch Manager, see the Patch Manager Installation and Upgrade Guide. This guide describes how to plan for a production deployment and install Patch Manager in a supported Microsoft Windows Server environment.
You can download a free trial from the SolarWinds website.
If you are upgrading from an earlier version, see Upgrade Patch Manager in the Patch Manager Installation and Upgrade Guide for instructions. For supported upgrade paths, see Determine the Patch Manager upgrade path.
You must be on Patch Manager 2019.4 or later to upgrade to Patch Manager 2024.4. If you are on a version earlier than Patch Manager 2019.4 or earlier, first upgrade to 2019.4 and then upgrade to 2024.4.
End of life
Integration with the SolarWinds Platform requires a supported version of the platform.
| Version | EoL announcement | EoE effective date | EoL effective date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022.4 | June 4, 2024: End-of-Life (EoL) announcement – Customers on Patch Manager version 2022.4 or earlier should begin transitioning to the latest version of Patch Manager. | July 4, 2024: End-of-Engineering (EoE) – Service releases, bug fixes, workarounds, and service packs for Patch Manager version 2022.4 or earlier will no longer actively be supported by SolarWinds. | July 4, 2025: End-of-Life (EoL) – SolarWinds will no longer provide technical support for Patch Manager version 2022.4. |
| 2022.3 | June 4, 2024: End-of-Life (EoL) announcement – Customers on Patch Manager version 2022.3 or earlier should begin transitioning to the latest version of Patch Manager. | July 4, 2024: End-of-Engineering (EoE) – Service releases, bug fixes, workarounds, and service packs for Patch Manager version 2022.3 or earlier will no longer actively be supported by SolarWinds. | July 4, 2025: End-of-Life (EoL) – SolarWinds will no longer provide technical support for Patch Manager version 2022.3. |
| 2022.2 | June 4, 2024: End-of-Life (EoL) announcement – Customers on Patch Manager version 2022.2 or earlier should begin transitioning to the latest version of Patch Manager. | July 4, 2024: End-of-Engineering (EoE) – Service releases, bug fixes, workarounds, and service packs for Patch Manager version 2022.2 or earlier will no longer actively be supported by SolarWinds. | July 4, 2025: End-of-Life (EoL) – SolarWinds will no longer provide technical support for Patch Manager version 2022.2. |
| 2020.2.6 | June 4, 2024: End-of-Life (EoL) announcement – Customers on Patch Manager version 2020.2.6 or earlier should begin transitioning to the latest version of Patch Manager. | July 4, 2024: End-of-Engineering (EoE) – Service releases, bug fixes, workarounds, and service packs for Patch Manager version 2020.2.6 or earlier will no longer actively be supported by SolarWinds. | July 4, 2025: End-of-Life (EoL) – SolarWinds will no longer provide technical support for Patch Manager version 2020.2.6. |
| 2020.2.5 | June 4, 2024: End-of-Life (EoL) announcement – Customers on Patch Manager version 2020.2.5 or earlier should begin transitioning to the latest version of Patch Manager. | July 4, 2024: End-of-Engineering (EoE) – Service releases, bug fixes, workarounds, and service packs for Patch Manager version 2020.2.5 or earlier will no longer actively be supported by SolarWinds. | July 4, 2025: End-of-Life (EoL) – SolarWinds will no longer provide technical support for Patch Manager version 2020.2.5. |
| 2020.2.4 | June 4, 2024: End-of-Life (EoL) announcement – Customers on Patch Manager version 2020.2.4 or earlier should begin transitioning to the latest version of Patch Manager. | July 4, 2024: End-of-Engineering (EoE) – Service releases, bug fixes, workarounds, and service packs for Patch Manager version 2020.2.4 or earlier will no longer actively be supported by SolarWinds. | July 4, 2025: End-of-Life (EoL) – SolarWinds will no longer provide technical support for Patch Manager version 2020.2.4. |
| 2020.2.1 | June 4, 2024: End-of-Life (EoL) announcement – Customers on Patch Manager version 2020.2.1 or earlier should begin transitioning to the latest version of Patch Manager. | July 4, 2024: End-of-Engineering (EoE) – Service releases, bug fixes, workarounds, and service packs for Patch Manager version 2020.2.1 or earlier will no longer actively be supported by SolarWinds. | July 4, 2025: End-of-Life (EoL) – SolarWinds will no longer provide technical support for Patch Manager version 2020.2.1. |
| 2020.2 | June 4, 2024: End-of-Life (EoL) announcement – Customers on Patch Manager version 2020.2 or earlier should begin transitioning to the latest version of Patch Manager. | July 4, 2024: End-of-Engineering (EoE) – Service releases, bug fixes, workarounds, and service packs for Patch Manager version 2020.2 or earlier will no longer actively be supported by SolarWinds. | July 4, 2025: End-of-Life (EoL) – SolarWinds will no longer provide technical support for Patch Manager version 2020.2. |
| 2019.4.2 | June 4, 2024: End-of-Life (EoL) announcement – Customers on Patch Manager version 2019.4.2 or earlier should begin transitioning to the latest version of Patch Manager. | July 4, 2024: End-of-Engineering (EoE) – Service releases, bug fixes, workarounds, and service packs for Patch Manager version 2019.4.2 or earlier will no longer actively be supported by SolarWinds. | July 4, 2025: End-of-Life (EoL) – SolarWinds will no longer provide technical support for Patch Manager version 2019.4.2. |
| 2019.4 | June 4, 2024: End-of-Life (EoL) announcement – Customers on Patch Manager version 2019.4 or earlier should begin transitioning to the latest version of Patch Manager. | July 4, 2024: End-of-Engineering (EoE) – Service releases, bug fixes, workarounds, and service packs for Patch Manager version 2019.4 or earlier will no longer actively be supported by SolarWinds. | July 4, 2025: End-of-Life (EoL) – SolarWinds will no longer provide technical support for Patch Manager version 2019.4. |
| 2.1.7 | June 4, 2024: End-of-Life (EoL) announcement – Customers on Patch Manager version 2.1.7 or earlier should begin transitioning to the latest version of Patch Manager. | July 4, 2024: End-of-Engineering (EoE) – Service releases, bug fixes, workarounds, and service packs for Patch Manager version 2.1.7 or earlier will no longer actively be supported by SolarWinds. | July 4, 2025: End-of-Life (EoL) – SolarWinds will no longer provide technical support for Patch Manager version 2.1.7. |
| 2.1.6 | June 4, 2024: End-of-Life (EoL) announcement – Customers on Patch Manager version 2.1.6 or earlier should begin transitioning to the latest version of Patch Manager. | July 4, 2024: End-of-Engineering (EoE) – Service releases, bug fixes, workarounds, and service packs for Patch Manager version 2.1.6 or earlier will no longer actively be supported by SolarWinds. | July 4, 2025: End-of-Life (EoL) – SolarWinds will no longer provide technical support for Patch Manager version 2.1.6. |
| 2.1.5 | June 4, 2024: End-of-Life (EoL) announcement – Customers on Patch Manager version 2.1.5 or earlier should begin transitioning to the latest version of Patch Manager. | July 4, 2024: End-of-Engineering (EoE) – Service releases, bug fixes, workarounds, and service packs for Patch Manager version 2.1.5 or earlier will no longer actively be supported by SolarWinds. | July 4, 2025: End-of-Life (EoL) – SolarWinds will no longer provide technical support for Patch Manager version 2.1.5. |
| 2.1.4 | June 4, 2024: End-of-Life (EoL) announcement – Customers on Patch Manager version 2.1.4 or earlier should begin transitioning to the latest version of Patch Manager. | July 4, 2024: End-of-Engineering (EoE) – Service releases, bug fixes, workarounds, and service packs for Patch Manager version 2.1.4 or earlier will no longer actively be supported by SolarWinds. | July 4, 2025: End-of-Life (EoL) – SolarWinds will no longer provide technical support for Patch Manager version 2.1.4. |
| 2.1.3 | June 4, 2024: End-of-Life (EoL) announcement – Customers on Patch Manager version 2.1.3 or earlier should begin transitioning to the latest version of Patch Manager. | July 4, 2024: End-of-Engineering (EoE) – Service releases, bug fixes, workarounds, and service packs for Patch Manager version 2.1.3 or earlier will no longer actively be supported by SolarWinds. | July 4, 2025: End-of-Life (EoL) – SolarWinds will no longer provide technical support for Patch Manager version 2.1.3. |
| 2.1.2 | June 4, 2024: End-of-Life (EoL) announcement – Customers on Patch Manager version 2.1.2 or earlier should begin transitioning to the latest version of Patch Manager. | July 4, 2024: End-of-Engineering (EoE) – Service releases, bug fixes, workarounds, and service packs for Patch Manager version 2.1.2 or earlier will no longer actively be supported by SolarWinds. | July 4, 2025: End-of-Life (EoL) – SolarWinds will no longer provide technical support for Patch Manager version 2.1.2. |
See the End of Life Policy for information about SolarWinds product life cycle phases. To see EoL dates for earlier Patch Manager versions, see Patch Manager release history.
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