SCM 2023.1.1 release notes
Release date: March 29, 2023
These release notes describe the new features, improvements, and fixed issues in Server Configuration Monitor (SCM) 2023.1.1. They also provide information about upgrades and describe workarounds for known issues.
Learn more
- For information on the latest hotfixes, see SCM Hotfixes.
- For release notes for previous SCM versions, see Previous Version documentation.
- For information about requirements, see SCM system requirements.
- For information about working with SCM, see the SCM Administrator Guide.
New features and improvements in SCM
SCM 2023.1.1 is a service release and provides stability fixes compared to previous releases of SCM.
SCM 2023.1.1 runs on SolarWinds Platform 2023.1.1. See also the SolarWinds Platform 2023.1.1 Release Notes.
New customer installation
For information about installing Server Configuration Monitor, see the SolarWinds Platform Product Installation and Upgrade Guide.
How to upgrade
The SolarWinds Installer upgrades your entire deployment (all SolarWinds Platform products and any scalability engines).
For details, see Install or upgrade SolarWinds Platform products and the SolarWinds Platform 2023.1.1 Release Notes.
Fixed issues in SCM 2023.1.1
As SCM now runs on the SolarWinds Platform, SCM 2023.1.1 contains all of the fixed issues from the previous SolarWinds Platform releases, as well as the new SolarWinds Platform 2023.1.1 release.
End of life and end of support notices
End of life
See the End of Life Policy for information about SolarWinds product life cycle phases. To see EoL dates for earlier SCM versions, see SCM release history.
For modules based on Orion Platform 2020.2.6 and earlier, SolarWinds has announced future end-of-life plans for your convenience. As always, SolarWinds recommends you upgrade to the latest version of your products at your earliest convenience.
| Version | EoL Announcements | EoE Effective Dates | EoL Effective Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020.2.6 | April 18, 2023: End-of-Life (EoL) announcement – Customers on SCM 2020.2.6 should begin transitioning to the latest version of SCM. | May 18, 2023: End-of-Engineering (EoE) – Service releases, bug fixes, workarounds, and service packs for SCM 2020.2.6 will no longer be actively supported by SolarWinds. | May 18, 2024: End-of-Life (EoL) – SolarWinds will no longer provide technical support for SCM 2020.2.6. |
| 2020.2.5 | January 18, 2023: End-of-Life (EoL) announcement – Customers on SCM 2020.2.5 should begin transitioning to the latest version of SCM. | February 17, 2023: End-of-Engineering (EoE) – Service releases, bug fixes, workarounds, and service packs for SCM 2020.2.5 will no longer be actively supported by SolarWinds. | February 17, 2024: End-of-Life (EoL) – SolarWinds will no longer provide technical support for SCM 2020.2.5. |
| 2020.2.4 | October 19, 2022: End-of-Life (EoL) announcement – Customers on SCM 2020.2.4 should begin transitioning to the latest version of SCM. | November 18, 2022: End-of-Engineering (EoE) – Service releases, bug fixes, workarounds, and service packs for SCM 2020.2.4 will no longer be actively supported by SolarWinds. | November 18, 2023: End-of-Life (EoL) – SolarWinds will no longer provide technical support for SCM 2020.2.4. |
| 2020.2.1 | October 19, 2022: End-of-Life (EoL) announcement – Customers on SCM 2020.2.1 should begin transitioning to the latest version of SCM. | November 18, 2022: End-of-Engineering (EoE) – Service releases, bug fixes, workarounds, and service packs for SCM 2020.2.1 will no longer be actively supported by SolarWinds. | November 18, 2023: End-of-Life (EoL) – SolarWinds will no longer provide technical support for SCM 2020.2.1. |
| 2020.2 | October 19, 2022: End-of-Life (EoL) announcement – Customers on SCM 2020.2 should begin transitioning to the latest version of SCM. | November 18, 2022: End-of-Engineering (EoE) – Service releases, bug fixes, workarounds, and service packs for SCM 2020.2 will no longer be actively supported by SolarWinds. | November 18, 2023: End-of-Life (EoL) – SolarWinds will no longer provide technical support for SCM 2020.2. |
| 2019.4 | July 27, 2022: End-of-Life (EoL) announcement – Customers on SCM version 2019.4 should begin transitioning to the latest version of SCM. | August 26, 2022: End-of-Engineering (EoE) – Service releases, bug fixes, workarounds, and service packs for SCM 2019.4 will no longer be actively supported by SolarWinds. | August 26, 2023: End-of-Life (EoL) – SolarWinds will no longer provide technical support for SCM version 2019.4. |
| 1.2 | July 27, 2022: End-of-Life (EoL) announcement – Customers on SCM version 1.2 should begin transitioning to the latest version of SCM. | August 26, 2022: End-of-Engineering (EoE) – Service releases, bug fixes, workarounds, and service packs for SCM 1.2 will no longer be actively supported by SolarWinds. | August 26, 2023: End-of-Life (EoL) – SolarWinds will no longer provide technical support for SCM version 1.2. |
End of support
SCM no longer supports the following platforms and features.
| Type | Details |
|---|---|
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 |
Windows Server 2012 R2 is not supported in SolarWinds Platform 2023.1.1. SolarWinds recommends that you upgrade the operating system of your SolarWinds Platform server to Windows Server 2016 or later. See SolarWinds Platform 2023.1 system requirements. |
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