WPM 2024.4 release notes
WPM 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 Web Performance Monitor 2024.4.
Web Performance Monitor 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 WPM 2024.4 system requirements to learn about prerequisites for running and installing WPM 2024.4.
- See the WPM 2024.4 Administrator Guide to learn how to work with WPM.
New features and improvements in WPM
Last updated:
Page loading error that happen during playback in WPM are now captured on screenshots and presented in SolarWinds Platform Web Console. This improvement makes it faster to troubleshoot playback issues.
Web Performance Monitor 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
WPM 2024.4 includes the fixes in version 2024.4 of the SolarWinds Platform.
| Case number | Description |
|---|---|
| 00800298 |
When a user is moved from one Active Directory group to another, the |
Installation or upgrade
For new SolarWinds Platform deployments, download the installation file from the WPM product page on https://www.solarwinds.com or from the Customer Portal. For more information, see Get the installer.
To activate WPM 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.
Known issues
Transaction playback fails for unknown reasons related to ChromeDriver crash
In rare cases, ChromeDriver crashes and causes a transaction playback failure.
Resolution or workaround: This will be fixed in a future release.
Image Match may sometimes fail on WPM Players deployed on Windows 10 machines
Resolution divergence on a Windows 10 machine can sometimes cause an Image Match failure in WPM Player.
Resolution or workaround: This will be fixed in a future release.
End of life
| Version | EoL announcement | EoE effective date | EoL effective date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022.4 | June 4, 2024: End-of-Life (EoL) announcement – Customers on WPM 2022.4 should begin transitioning to the latest version of WPM. | July 4, 2024: End-of-Engineering (EoE) – Service releases, bug fixes, workarounds, and service packs for WPM 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 WPM 2022.4. |
| 2022.3 | February 6, 2024: End-of-Life (EoL) announcement – Customers on WPM 2022.3 should begin transitioning to the latest version of WPM. | March 7, 2024: End-of-Engineering (EoE) – Service releases, bug fixes, workarounds, and service packs for WPM 2022.3 will no longer be actively supported by SolarWinds. | March 7, 2025: End-of-Life (EoL) – SolarWinds will no longer provide technical support for WPM 2022.3. |
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.
Deprecation notice
The following 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.
| Type | Details |
|---|---|
| WPM Deprecated Recorder | Upcoming releases will not support editing recordings or playing transactions that originate in the Deprecated WPM Recorder. WPM now offers a Recordings Migration Tool, so you can migrate your WPM recordings and discontinue using the Deprecated WPM Recorder. |
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