Storage Resource Monitor 2023.1 release notes
Release date: February 15, 2023
These release notes describe the new features, improvements, and fixed issues in Storage Resource Monitor 2023.1.
For more information, see the following documents:
- SRM 2023.1 System Requirements
- SRM 2023.1 Administrator Guide
- For details about the latest hotfixes, see SRM Hotfixes.
- If you are looking for previous release notes for Storage Resource Monitor, see Previous Version documentation.
New features and improvements in SRM
SRM 2023.1 contains the following improvements.
- Improved authentication for HPE MSA gen 6 devices (1060/2060) – HPE MSA authentication mechanism was moved from MD5 hash to SHA256. HPE MSA 4th gen will use only MD5, 5th gen will use MD5 and SHA256 and 6th gen will use only SHA256. There is a new option in centralized settings for SRM ‘MsaForceSha256Hashing’. This setting will disable the MD5 hashing algorithm when logging into the HPE MSA storage array. This will break polling for the HPE MSA Gen 4 storage array (HPE MSA 1040/2040).
- Support for Data Domain SNMP authentication protocol SHA256
- Support for InfiniBox IO Performance Monitoring Using Live Counters
- Improved tools CIMBrowser and TemplateUpdater
SRM 2023.1 is built on the new SolarWinds Platform and installed with the new SolarWinds Installer.
Learn more about the new SolarWinds Platform.
See also the SolarWinds Platform 2023.1 release notes.
Before Upgrading (for SRM Profiler/STM users only)
The SRM Profiler (also known as STM) reached EOL on January 1, 2022, and therefore integration between SRM and SRM Profiler is no longer supported. If you still have SRM Profiler integrated with SRM, you will need to disable integration before updating. Because the SRM license is held on the SRM Profiler, you will then need to deactivate the license and apply it to SRM.
If you try to upgrade while SRM Profiler integration is still active, the installation is halted and a warning message is displayed.
Step 1 - Disable SRM Profiler
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Navigate to Settings > All Settings > SRM Settings > Manage SRM Profiler Module Integration.
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Click Disable Integration.
Step 2 - Deactivate the License from the SRM Profiler
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Access the STM console (http://<ip address>:9000) using administration login credentials.
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Go to Settings > License Manager, then click Deactivate.
You will receive a pop up window that the license has been deactivated.
Step 3 - Apply the License to SRM
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Navigate to Settings > All Settings.
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In the Details section, click License Manager.
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Find SRM in the list of products and click Activate.
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Enter the license details for SRM from your customer portal.
Step 4 - Uninstall the SRM Profiler.
Installation and upgrade
Upgrades are not supported from SRM 2019.4.2 and older. Please upgrade to SRM 2023.1 from SRM 2020.2.x.
For information about installing Storage Resource Monitor, see help for the SolarWinds Installer, and refer to the SRM Getting Started Guide to learn about configuring and customizing SRM.
Use the SolarWinds Installer to upgrade your entire SolarWinds deployment (all SolarWinds Platform products and any scalability engines).
For details, see Install or upgrade SolarWinds Platform products.
End of life
For modules based on Orion Platform 2020.2.6 and earlier, SolarWinds is announcing 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.
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Version |
EOL Announcements |
EOE Effective Dates | EOL Effective Dates |
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| 2020.2.7 | April 18, 2023: End-of-Life (EoL) announcement – Customers on SRM 2020.2.7 should begin transitioning to the latest version of SRM. | May 18, 2023: End-of-Engineering (EoE) – Service releases, bug fixes, workarounds, and service packs for SRM 2020.2.7 will no longer be actively supported by SolarWinds. | May 18, 2024: End-of-Life (EoL) – SolarWinds will no longer provide technical support for SRM 2020.2.7. |
| 2020.2.6 | April 18, 2023: End-of-Life (EoL) announcement – Customers on SRM 2020.2.6 should begin transitioning to the latest version of SRM. | May 18, 2023: End-of-Engineering (EoE) – Service releases, bug fixes, workarounds, and service packs for SRM 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 SRM 2020.2.6. |
| 2020.2.5 | January 18, 2023: End-of-Life (EoL) announcement – Customers on SRM 2020.2.5 should begin transitioning to the latest version of SRM. | February 17, 2023: End-of-Engineering (EoE) – Service releases, bug fixes, workarounds, and service packs for SRM 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 SRM 2020.2.5. |
| 2020.2.4 | October 19, 2022: End-of-Life (EoL) announcement – Customers on SRM 2019.4 should begin transitioning to the latest version of SRM. | November 18, 2022: End-of-Engineering (EoE) – Service releases, bug fixes, workarounds, and service packs for SRM 2019.4 will no longer be actively supported by SolarWinds. | November 18, 2023: End-of-Life (EoL) – SolarWinds will no longer provide technical support for SRM 2019.4. |
| 2020.2.1 | October 19, 2022: End-of-Life (EoL) announcement – Customers on SRM 2020.2.1 should begin transitioning to the latest version of SRM. | November 18, 2022: End-of-Engineering (EoE) – Service releases, bug fixes, workarounds, and service packs for SRM 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 SRM 2020.2.1 |
| 2020.2 | October 19, 2022: End-of-Life (EoL) announcement – Customers on SRM 2020.2 should begin transitioning to the latest version of SRM. | November 18, 2022: End-of-Engineering (EoE) – Service releases, bug fixes, workarounds, and service packs for SRM 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 SRM 2020.2. |
| 2019.4, 2019.4.2 | July 27, 2022: End-of-Life (EoL) announcement – Customers on SRM 2019.4 and 2019.4.2 should begin transitioning to the latest version of SRM. | October 26, 2022: End-of-Engineering (EoE) – Service releases, bug fixes, workarounds, and service packs for SRM 2019.4 and 2019.4.2 will no longer be actively supported by SolarWinds. | July 27, 2023: End-of-Life (EoL) – SolarWinds will no longer provide technical support for SRM 2019.4 and 2019.4.2. |
| 6.9 | June 1, 2022: End-of-Life (EoL) announcement – Customers on SRM 6.9 should begin transitioning to the latest version of SRM. | September 1, 2022: End-of-Engineering (EoE) – Service releases, bug fixes, workarounds, and service packs for SRM 6.9 will no longer be actively supported by SolarWinds. | June 1, 2023: End-of-Life (EoL) – SolarWinds will no longer provide technical support for SRM 6.9. |
See the End of Life Policy for information about SolarWinds product lifecycle phases. For supported versions and EoL announcements for all SolarWinds products, see Currently supported software versions.
Deprecation notices
Deprecated platforms and features are still supported in the current release. However, they will be unsupported in a future release. Plan on upgrading deprecated platforms, and avoid using deprecated features. Customizations applied to a deprecated feature might not be migrated if a new feature replaces the deprecated one.
See Deprecation notices for SolarWinds Platform 2023.1 to learn about currently deprecated features for the Platform.
This version of Storage Resource Monitor deprecates the following platforms and features:
| Type | Details |
|---|---|
| Browser support | All versions of Internet Explorer will become unsupported in a future release. Some pages are not compatible with IE 11. Do not enable Enterprise Mode in IE 11. It is not supported. |
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