VMAN 2023.4 release notes
Release date: November 1, 2023
Here's what's new in Virtualization Manager 2023.4.
Virtualization Manager runs on the SolarWinds Platform.
Learn more
- See VMAN 2023.4 system requirements to learn about prerequisites for running and installing VMAN 2023.4.
- See the VMAN 2023.4 Administrator Guide to learn how to work with VMAN.
New features and improvements in VMAN
Virtualization Manager 2023.4 includes the new features in version 2023.4 of the SolarWinds Platform. For more information, see the SolarWinds Platform 2023.4 Release Notes.
Fixes
For information about new features and fixes in the SolarWinds Platform, see the SolarWinds Platform 2023.4 Release Notes.
| Case number | Description |
|---|---|
| 01308188, 01332779, 01380614, 01382170, 01396520, 01404094 |
When a node uses automatic private IP addressing (APIPA), the vendor and machine type are reported correctly. |
| 01353982, 01401047 |
Database maintenance no longer fails with the following message:
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Installation or upgrade
For new installations, you can download the installation file from the product page on https://www.solarwinds.com or from the Customer Portal.
For upgrades, go to Settings > My Deployment to initiate the upgrade. The SolarWinds Installer upgrades your entire deployment (all SolarWinds Platform products and any scalability engines). If you're upgrading from an older version of VMAN that used the appliance, see the VMAN Upgrade Guide.
For more information, see the SolarWinds Platform Product Installation and Upgrade Guide.
Known issues
Incorrect size shown for VMware VM snapshots
Pages and reports that show snapshot sizes for VMware VMs can sometimes be incorrect.
"Triggered by Event" widget update delay
The "Triggered by Event" widget may in some cases not show the latest event that triggered the alert.
Monitoring a VMWare vCenter via ROP (Remote Orion Poller) shows unknown status
Unknown status can be incorrectly shown when monitoring a VMWare vCenter through a Remote Orion Poller.
Incorrect AppStack data for vCenters
AppStack data for a vCenter may in some cases be displayed incorrectly when the vCenter is deployed as a virtual machine under an ESXi host that is monitored by the same vCenter.
Account limitations may not work with VIM/VMAN groups
Account limitations may not work correctly in some cases with VIM/VMAN groups.
Custom charts show irrelevant host
Custom charts for VMAN clusters may sometimes show an irrelevant host in the chart legend.
Cluster Memory Utilization alerts sometimes show incorrect host
Incorrect hosts, even ones not in the relevant cluster, can sometimes be shown in Cluster Memory Utilization alerts.
Incorrect status shown for vCenter
If VMAN's polling process has failed for any reason, the last known status for a vCenter is shown in VMAN. This could result in a normal, green status being shown for a vCenter when it shouldn't.
End of life
| Version | EOL Announcements | EOE Effective Dates | EOL Effective Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020.2.6 | April 18, 2023: End-of-Life (EoL) announcement - Customers on VMAN version 2020.2.6 should begin transitioning to the latest version of VMAN. | May 18, 2023: End-of-Engineering (EoE) - Service releases, bug fixes, workarounds, and service packs for VMAN version 2020.2.6 will no longer be actively supported by SolarWinds. | May 18, 2024: End-of-Life (EoL) - SolarWinds will no longer provide techinical support for VMAN version 2020.2.6. |
| 2020.2.5 | January 18, 2023: End-of-Life (EoL) announcement - Customers on VMAN version 2020.2.5 should begin transitioning to the latest version of VMAN. | February 17, 2023: End-of-Engineering (EoE) - Service releases, bug fixes, workarounds, and service packs for VMAN version 2020.2.5 will no longer be actively supported by SolarWinds. | February 17, 2024: End-of-Life (EoL) - SolarWinds will no longer provide techinical support for VMAN version 2020.2.5. |
See the End of Life Policy for information about SolarWinds product life cycle phases. To see EoL dates for earlier VMAN versions, see VMAN release history.
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