VMAN 2024.4 release notes
VMAN RC documentation - The following content is a draft for a release candidate. All content subject to change. Some links might not function yet.
These release notes contain a description of features and functionality that SolarWinds intends to deliver in the next generally available release. However, SolarWinds reserves the right to remove, or otherwise elect not to deliver, such features and functionality from the final generally available release, and this is not a commitment of delivery.
RC release date: September 5, 2024
Here's what's new in Virtualization Manager 2024.4.
Virtualization Manager runs on the SolarWinds Platform.
Learn more
- See the release notes aggregator to view release notes for multiple versions and multiple SolarWinds Platform products on a single page.
- See VMAN 2024.4 system requirements to learn about prerequisites for running and installing VMAN 2024.4.
- See the VMAN 2024.4 Administrator Guide to learn how to work with VMAN.
New features and improvements in VMAN
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Virtualization Manager 2024.4 includes the new features in version 2024.4 of the SolarWinds Platform. For more information, see the SolarWinds Platform 2024.4 Release Notes.
Fixes
VMAN 2024.4 includes the fixes in version 2024.4 of the SolarWinds Platform.
| Case number | Description |
|---|---|
| 01689384 |
Multi-step management actions on Hyper-V devices no longer fail. |
| 01013639, 01453207 |
When a monitored node is a virtual machine on a Hyper-V host, the Percent Disk Space Used' widget on the node detail view shows only data about the virtual machine, It no longer shows data about the Hyper-V host. |
Installation or upgrade
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For new SolarWinds Platform deployments, download the installation file from the VMAN product page on https://www.solarwinds.com or from the Customer Portal. For more information, see Get the installer.
To activate VMAN in an existing SolarWinds Platform deployment, use the License Manager.
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).
For more information, see the SolarWinds Platform Product Installation and Upgrade Guide.
For supported upgrade paths to 2024.4, see Upgrade an existing deployment.
End of life
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| Version | EoL announcement | EoE effective date | EoL effective date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022.4 | June 4, 2024: End-of-Life (EoL) announcement – Customers on VMAN version 2022.4 should begin transitioning to the latest version of VMAN. | July 4, 2024: End-of-Engineering (EoE) – Service releases, bug fixes, workarounds, and service packs for version 2022.4 will no longer be actively supported by SolarWinds. | July 4, 2025: End-of-Life (EoL) - SolarWinds will no longer provide technical support for VMAN version 2022.4. |
| 2022.3 | February 6, 2024: End-of-Life (EoL) announcement – Customers on VMAN version 2022.3 should begin transitioning to the latest version of VMAN. | March 7, 2024: End-of-Engineering (EoE) – Service releases, bug fixes, workarounds, and service packs for version 2022.4 will no longer be actively supported by SolarWinds. | February 17, 2025: End-of-Life (EoL) - SolarWinds will no longer provide techinical support for VMAN version 2022.3. |
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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