SQL Sentry 2025.1 release notes
Release date: January 14, 2025
Here's what's new in SQL Sentry 2025.1. You can find the applicable system requirements here.
To view release notes, system requirements, and product guide PDFs for supported versions of SQL Sentry, see SQL Sentry previous versions. To view release notes for multiple versions
New features and improvements in SQL Sentry
Azure AD Certificate based authentication for SQL Sentry Portal
The SQL Sentry Portal Configuration Utility now supports Certificate based authentication for Azure AD IDP accounts. See Portal Configuration.
General improvements
- The default SQL Sentry Portal IP binding has been updated for all installation methods.
Fixed customer issues
| Case number | Description |
|---|---|
| SQLS-313 | The SQL Sentry Unified Installer no longer throws a Service Configuration Error during installation. |
| SQLS-307 | Baseline creation in the SQL Sentry client works as expected. |
Installation or upgrade
End of life
| Version | EoL announcement | EoE effective date | EoL effective date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023.3 | October 21, 2024: End-of-Life (EoL) announcement – Customers on SQL Sentry version 2023.3 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 2023.3 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 2023.3. |
| 2023.2.9 | October 21, 2024: End-of-Life (EoL) announcement – Customers on SQL Sentry version 2023.2.9 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 2023.2.9 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 2023.2.9. |
| 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. |
| 2023.1 | October 21, 2024: End-of-Life (EoL) announcement – Customers on SQL Sentry version 2023.1 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 2023.1 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 2023.1. |
| 2022.4.1 | October 21, 2024: End-of-Life (EoL) announcement – Customers on SQL Sentry version 2022.4.1 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 2022.4.1 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 2022.4.1. |
| 2022.4 | October 21, 2024: End-of-Life (EoL) announcement – Customers on SQL Sentry version 2022.4 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 2022.4 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 2022.4. |
| 2022.3.2 | October 21, 2024: End-of-Life (EoL) announcement – Customers on SQL Sentry version 2022.3.2 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 2022.3.2 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 2022.3.2. |
| 2022.2 | October 21, 2024: End-of-Life (EoL) announcement – Customers on SQL Sentry version 2022.2 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 2022.2 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 2022.2. |
| 2021.18.10 | October 21, 2024: End-of-Life (EoL) announcement – Customers on SQL Sentry version 2021.18.10 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 2021.18.10 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 2021.18.10. |
| 2021.18.8 | October 21, 2024: End-of-Life (EoL) announcement – Customers on SQL Sentry version 2021.18.8 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 2021.18.8 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 2021.18.8. |
| 2021.18.2 | October 21, 2024: End-of-Life (EoL) announcement – Customers on SQL Sentry version 2021.18.2 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 2021.18.2 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 2021.18.2. |
| 2021.12.11 | October 21, 2024: End-of-Life (EoL) announcement – Customers on SQL Sentry version 2021.12.11 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 2021.12.11 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 2021.12.11. |
| 2021.12.2 | October 21, 2024: End-of-Life (EoL) announcement – Customers on SQL Sentry version 2021.12.2 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 2021.12.2 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 2021.12.2. |
| 2021.8.20 | October 21, 2024: End-of-Life (EoL) announcement – Customers on SQL Sentry version 2021.8.20 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 2021.8.20 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 2021.8.20. |
| 2021.1.13 | October 21, 2024: End-of-Life (EoL) announcement – Customers on SQL Sentry version 2021.1.13 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 2021.1.13 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 2021.1.13. |
| 2021.1.10 | October 21, 2024: End-of-Life (EoL) announcement – Customers on SQL Sentry version 2021.1.10 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 2021.1.10 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 2021.1.10. |
| 2021.1.9 | October 21, 2024: End-of-Life (EoL) announcement – Customers on SQL Sentry version 2021.1.9 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 2021.1.9 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 2021.1.9. |
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 Sentry release history.
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