SQL Sentry 2021.8.20 release notes
Release date: May 25, 2021
Last updated: October 21, 2024
Here's what's new in SQL Sentry 2021.8.20.
Learn more
- See the SQL Sentry system requirements.
- For information about working with SQL Sentry, see the SQL Sentry Administrator Guide.
New features and improvements in SQL Sentry
Features
| Case number | Description |
|---|---|
| 67829 | SQL Sentry Rebrand |
| 67733 | Migrated to SolarWinds licensing |
| 67040 | New Memory Clerk Counters |
| 63915 | Add Processes to Well Known Processes |
| 67068 | SQL Sentry: Top SQL: Add Setting for XEvents Collection |
| 66256 | Portal: Update Alerts grid to reflect alert type |
| 66819 | Portal: Custom Charts: Update metrics to use friendly counter name |
| 66880 | Portal: Custom Dashboards: Add chart type selector for each metric |
| 66097 | Portal: Add SentryOne Database server name to the top of Environment Heath Overview page |
| 66998 | TempDB: Increase Minimum TempDB Page Allocations Threshold to 128 pages |
Fixes
| Case number | Description |
|---|---|
| 66967 | Premium license with ONLY Azure SQL DB product items does not permit Azure SQL DB targets to be added |
| 67445 | Amazon RDS target collection errors with SQL Server Data Collector and Performance Analysis Data Collector |
| 67578 | Performance Analysis Tabs Missing for RDS Target |
| 67447 | Always-On collection fails for versions prior to SQL Server 2016 |
| 65696 | SQL Server: Memory Node: Free Node Memory (KB) is skewing metrics in the SQL Server Memory Chart |
| 63660 | Disk Space: File size value incorrect for databases with multiple log files |
| 67426 | SQL Sentry: Query plans are mismatched with procedure calls in Plan Explorer |
| 64721 | Incorrect events shown for Processing Commands on SSAS 2016+ |
| 67425 | Key violation errors during plan collection |
| 66878 | Portal: Custom Dashboards: Default targets for widgets not filtered correctly |
| 66943 | Portal: Performance: Last enabled legend item can be disabled |
| 67259 | Portal: Update SQL Server Memory metrics to new counters |
| 65376 | Portal: Deadlocks: Deadlock XML Copy button scrolls with content |
| 66952 | Portal: Deadlocks: No Data File image misalignment when jumping to Deadlocks |
| 67006 | Portal: EHO: Wait time is sorted ascending |
End of life
Last updated: October 21, 2024
| Version | EoL announcement | EoE effective date | EoL effective date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SQL Sentry 2021.1.9 | October 21 2024 End-of-Life (EoL) announcement - Customers on SQL Sentry version 2023.2 or earlier should begin transitioning to the latest version of SQL Sentry. | December 31, 2024 End-of-Engineering (EoE) - Service releases, bug fixes, workarounds, and service packs for SQL Sentry version 2023.2 or earlier will no longer actively be supported by SolarWinds. | July 1, 2025 End-of-Life (EoL) - SolarWinds will no longer provide technical support for SQL Sentry version 2023.2 or earlier. |
| SQL Sentry 2021.1.10 | October 21 2024 End-of-Life (EoL) announcement - Customers on SQL Sentry version 2023.2 or earlier should begin transitioning to the latest version of SQL Sentry. | December 31, 2024 End-of-Engineering (EoE) - Service releases, bug fixes, workarounds, and service packs for SQL Sentry version 2023.2 or earlier will no longer actively be supported by SolarWinds. | July 1, 2025 End-of-Life (EoL) - SolarWinds will no longer provide technical support for SQL Sentry version 2023.2 or earlier. |
| SQL Sentry 2021.1.13 | October 21 2024 End-of-Life (EoL) announcement - Customers on SQL Sentry version 2023.2 or earlier should begin transitioning to the latest version of SQL Sentry. | December 31, 2024 End-of-Engineering (EoE) - Service releases, bug fixes, workarounds, and service packs for SQL Sentry version 2023.2 or earlier will no longer actively be supported by SolarWinds. | July 1, 2025 End-of-Life (EoL) - SolarWinds will no longer provide technical support for SQL Sentry version 2023.2 or earlier. |
| SQL Sentry 2021.8.20 | October 21 2024 End-of-Life (EoL) announcement - Customers on SQL Sentry version 2023.2 or earlier should begin transitioning to the latest version of SQL Sentry. | December 31, 2024 End-of-Engineering (EoE) - Service releases, bug fixes, workarounds, and service packs for SQL Sentry version 2023.2 or earlier will no longer actively be supported by SolarWinds. | July 1, 2025 End-of-Life (EoL) - SolarWinds will no longer provide technical support for SQL Sentry version 2023.2 or earlier. |
| SQL Sentry 2021.12.2 | October 21 2024 End-of-Life (EoL) announcement - Customers on SQL Sentry version 2023.2 or earlier should begin transitioning to the latest version of SQL Sentry. | December 31, 2024 End-of-Engineering (EoE) - Service releases, bug fixes, workarounds, and service packs for SQL Sentry version 2023.2 or earlier will no longer actively be supported by SolarWinds. | July 1, 2025 End-of-Life (EoL) - SolarWinds will no longer provide technical support for SQL Sentry version 2023.2 or earlier. |
| SQL Sentry 2021.12.11 | October 21 2024 End-of-Life (EoL) announcement - Customers on SQL Sentry version 2023.2 or earlier should begin transitioning to the latest version of SQL Sentry. | December 31, 2024 End-of-Engineering (EoE) - Service releases, bug fixes, workarounds, and service packs for SQL Sentry version 2023.2 or earlier will no longer actively be supported by SolarWinds. | July 1, 2025 End-of-Life (EoL) - SolarWinds will no longer provide technical support for SQL Sentry version 2023.2 or earlier. |
| SQL Sentry 2021.18.2 | October 21 2024 End-of-Life (EoL) announcement - Customers on SQL Sentry version 2023.2 or earlier should begin transitioning to the latest version of SQL Sentry. | December 31, 2024 End-of-Engineering (EoE) - Service releases, bug fixes, workarounds, and service packs for SQL Sentry version 2023.2 or earlier will no longer actively be supported by SolarWinds. | July 1, 2025 End-of-Life (EoL) - SolarWinds will no longer provide technical support for SQL Sentry version 2023.2 or earlier. |
| SQL Sentry 2021.18.8 | October 21 2024 End-of-Life (EoL) announcement - Customers on SQL Sentry version 2023.2 or earlier should begin transitioning to the latest version of SQL Sentry. | December 31, 2024 End-of-Engineering (EoE) - Service releases, bug fixes, workarounds, and service packs for SQL Sentry version 2023.2 or earlier will no longer actively be supported by SolarWinds. | July 1, 2025 End-of-Life (EoL) - SolarWinds will no longer provide technical support for SQL Sentry version 2023.2 or earlier. |
| SQL Sentry 2021.18.10 | October 21 2024 End-of-Life (EoL) announcement - Customers on SQL Sentry version 2023.2 or earlier should begin transitioning to the latest version of SQL Sentry. | December 31, 2024 End-of-Engineering (EoE) - Service releases, bug fixes, workarounds, and service packs for SQL Sentry version 2023.2 or earlier will no longer actively be supported by SolarWinds. | July 1, 2025 End-of-Life (EoL) - SolarWinds will no longer provide technical support for SQL Sentry version 2023.2 or earlier. |
| SQL Sentry 2022.3.2 | October 21 2024 End-of-Life (EoL) announcement - Customers on SQL Sentry version 2023.2 or earlier should begin transitioning to the latest version of SQL Sentry. | December 31, 2024 End-of-Engineering (EoE) - Service releases, bug fixes, workarounds, and service packs for SQL Sentry version 2023.2 or earlier will no longer actively be supported by SolarWinds. | July 1, 2025 End-of-Life (EoL) - SolarWinds will no longer provide technical support for SQL Sentry version 2023.2 or earlier. |
| SQL Sentry 2022.2.0 | October 21 2024 End-of-Life (EoL) announcement - Customers on SQL Sentry version 2023.2 or earlier should begin transitioning to the latest version of SQL Sentry. | December 31, 2024 End-of-Engineering (EoE) - Service releases, bug fixes, workarounds, and service packs for SQL Sentry version 2023.2 or earlier will no longer actively be supported by SolarWinds. | July 1, 2025 End-of-Life (EoL) - SolarWinds will no longer provide technical support for SQL Sentry version 2023.2 or earlier. |
| SQL Sentry 2022.4 | October 21 2024 End-of-Life (EoL) announcement - Customers on SQL Sentry version 2023.2 or earlier should begin transitioning to the latest version of SQL Sentry. | December 31, 2024 End-of-Engineering (EoE) - Service releases, bug fixes, workarounds, and service packs for SQL Sentry version 2023.2 or earlier will no longer actively be supported by SolarWinds. | July 1, 2025 End-of-Life (EoL) - SolarWinds will no longer provide technical support for SQL Sentry version 2023.2 or earlier. |
| SQL Sentry 2022.4.1 | October 21 2024 End-of-Life (EoL) announcement - Customers on SQL Sentry version 2023.2 or earlier should begin transitioning to the latest version of SQL Sentry. | December 31, 2024 End-of-Engineering (EoE) - Service releases, bug fixes, workarounds, and service packs for SQL Sentry version 2023.2 or earlier will no longer actively be supported by SolarWinds. | July 1, 2025 End-of-Life (EoL) - SolarWinds will no longer provide technical support for SQL Sentry version 2023.2 or earlier. |
| SQL Sentry 2023.1 | October 21 2024 End-of-Life (EoL) announcement - Customers on SQL Sentry version 2023.2 or earlier should begin transitioning to the latest version of SQL Sentry. | December 31, 2024 End-of-Engineering (EoE) - Service releases, bug fixes, workarounds, and service packs for SQL Sentry version 2023.2 or earlier will no longer actively be supported by SolarWinds. | July 1, 2025 End-of-Life (EoL) - SolarWinds will no longer provide technical support for SQL Sentry version 2023.2 or earlier. |
| SQL Sentry 2023.2 | October 21 2024 End-of-Life (EoL) announcement - Customers on SQL Sentry version 2023.2 or earlier should begin transitioning to the latest version of SQL Sentry. | December 31, 2024 End-of-Engineering (EoE) - Service releases, bug fixes, workarounds, and service packs for SQL Sentry version 2023.2 or earlier will no longer actively be supported by SolarWinds. | July 1, 2025 End-of-Life (EoL) - SolarWinds will no longer provide technical support for SQL Sentry version 2023.2 or earlier. |
| SQL Sentry 2023.2.9 | October 21 2024 End-of-Life (EoL) announcement - Customers on SQL Sentry version 2023.2 or earlier should begin transitioning to the latest version of SQL Sentry. | December 31, 2024 End-of-Engineering (EoE) - Service releases, bug fixes, workarounds, and service packs for SQL Sentry version 2023.2 or earlier will no longer actively be supported by SolarWinds. | July 1, 2025 End-of-Life (EoL) - SolarWinds will no longer provide technical support for SQL Sentry version 2023.2 or earlier. |
| SQL Sentry 2023.3 | October 21 2024 End-of-Life (EoL) announcement - Customers on SQL Sentry version 2023.2 or earlier should begin transitioning to the latest version of SQL Sentry. | December 31, 2024 End-of-Engineering (EoE) - Service releases, bug fixes, workarounds, and service packs for SQL Sentry version 2023.2 or earlier will no longer actively be supported by SolarWinds. | July 1, 2025 End-of-Life (EoL) - SolarWinds will no longer provide technical support for SQL Sentry version 2023.2 or earlier. |
See the End of Life Policy for information about SolarWinds product life cycle phases. To see EoL dates for earlier SQL Sentry versions, see SQL Sentryrelease history.
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