WPM 2023.4 release notes
Release date: November 1, 2023
These release notes were updated on November 3, 2023.
Here's what's new in Web Performance Monitor 2023.4.
Web Performance Monitor runs on the SolarWinds Platform.
Learn more
- Get information about the latest hotfixes.
- See WPM 2023.4 system requirements to learn about prerequisites for running and installing WPM 2023.4.
- See the WPM 2023.4 Administrator Guide to learn how to work with WPM.
New features and improvements in WPM
Web Performance Monitor 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.
For information about new features and fixes in the SolarWinds Platform, see the SolarWinds Platform 2023.4 Release Notes.
Security enhancements
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Implemented upgrades for improved security.
Fixes
For information about new features and fixes in the SolarWinds Platform, see the SolarWinds Platform 2023.4 Release Notes.
| Case number | Description |
|---|---|
| 01421905, 01425509, 01435564, 01432572, 01434621, 01435408, 01433803 |
Transactions no longer fail with the message |
| 00802240 |
When a transaction downloads a PDF file that opens in a new tab, the player is able to play back this transaction. |
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).
For more information, see the SolarWinds Platform Product Installation and Upgrade Guide.
Known issues
Probe timeout
If a timeout occurs, it is possible for Probe to contain duplicate action result.
Resolution or Workaround: There is no workaround at the moment. SolarWinds is working on resolving this issue in a future version.
WPM Reports
WPM Reports based on WPM Entities, which have aggregated data (detail, hourly and daily), does not use Weight parameter properly.
Resolution or Workaround: There is no workaround at the moment. SolarWinds is working on resolving this issue in a future version.
WPM Player unable to playback a recording
In some situations, WPM Player displays an error stating, "TypeError: can only concatenate str (not "float") to str," and is unable to playback a recording as a result of a duplicate started_date_time request.
If you applied the buddy drop for this issue, SolarWinds recommends waiting to upgrade until WPM 2023.4.1 is released, as WPM 2023.4 is incompatible with the buddy drop.
Resolution or Workaround: There is no workaround at the moment. SolarWinds is working on resolving this issue in a future version.
403 Forbidden error caused by
When Probe is passing extra process switches to WPM Browser, it adds an apostrophe sign at the beginning and end of the overridden user agent value, resulting in a 403 Forbidden error instead of loading the page.
Resolution or Workaround: There is no workaround at the moment. SolarWinds is working on resolving this issue in a future version.
Navigation opens in new tab
Probe can sometimes return negative values for click actions, which triggers navigation in new tab.
Resolution or Workaround: There is no workaround at the moment. SolarWinds is working on resolving this issue in a future version.
Error occurs when saving user accounts in Domain Configuration tool
When saving user accounts in the Domain Configuration Tool an error may occur stating, "Error occurred while making an API call". The error is more likely to happen when a large number of accounts is being configured or when inter-process communication is slow. The configuration may be successfully saved, even if the error is displayed.
Resolution or Workaround: There is no workaround at the moment. SolarWinds is working on resolving this issue in a future version.
Unable to edit recordings
When trying to run the deprecated recorder 2023.3, or older, on a remote location an error occurs, stating you must be a WPM administrator to edit recordings from the Orion server.
Resolution or Workaround:
Download the deprecated recorder from Orion Server with URL: https://<ORION_SERVER_HOSTNAME_OR_IP>/Orion/SEUM/Admin/InstallerDownloader.ashx?installerType=RecorderDeprecated and install it manually.
Import WPM and SRM alerts fail
Import WPM and SRM alerts fail when upgrading.
Resolution or Workaround: There is no workaround at the moment. SolarWinds is working on resolving this issue in a future version.
End of life
| Version | EoL Announcement | EoE Effective Date | EoL Effective Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020.2.6 | April 18, 2023: End-of-Life (EoL) announcement – Customers on WPM 2020.2.6 should begin transitioning to the latest version of WPM. | May 18, 2023: End-of-Engineering (EoE) – Service releases, bug fixes, workarounds, and service packs for WPM 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 WPM 2020.2.6 |
| 2020.2.5 | January 18, 2023: End-of-Life (EoL) announcement – Customers on WPM 2020.2.5 should begin transitioning to the latest version of WPM. | February 17, 2023: End-of-Engineering (EoE) – Service releases, bug fixes, workarounds, and service packs for WPM 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 WPM 2020.2.5. |
| 2020.2.4 | October 19, 2022: End-of-Life (EoL) announcement – Customers on WPM 2020.2.4 should begin transitioning to the latest version of WPM. | November 18, 2022: End-of-Engineering (EoE) – Service releases, bug fixes, workarounds, and service packs for WPM 2020.2.4 will no longer be actively supported by SolarWinds. | November 18, 2023: End-of-Life (EoL) – SolarWinds will no longer provide technical support for WPM 2020.2.4. |
| 2020.2.1 | October 19, 2022: End-of-Life (EoL) announcement – Customers on WPM 2020.2.1 should begin transitioning to the latest version of WPM. | November 18, 2022: End-of-Engineering (EoE) – Service releases, bug fixes, workarounds, and service packs for WPM 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 WPM 2020.2.1. |
| 2020.2 | October 19, 2022: End-of-Life (EoL) announcement – Customers on WPM 2020.2 should begin transitioning to the latest version of WPM. | November 18, 2022: End-of-Engineering (EoE) – Service releases, bug fixes, workarounds, and service packs for WPM 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 WPM 2020.2. |
See the End of Life Policy for information about SolarWinds product life cycle phases. To see EoL dates for earlier WPM versions, see WPM release history.
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