NPM 11.5.2 update notes – Forum – Network Performance Monitor (NPM) – THWACK

Jumped on it hoping it’d fix some of the issues we’ve been having since 11.0. At least one issue (below) – not fixed. Updated to NPM 11.5.2 and SAM 6.2.1. Prior to updates: Orion Platform 2015.1.1, SAM 6.2.0, NPM 11.5.1.

Some notes:

  • The “SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor 11.5.2 Release Notes” PDF included with the installer has a prominent “DRAFT – RC – NOT FINAL” watermark across the page. Does this signify a rather appalling lack of QC – 3 days after it was released – or is this really an RC?
  • The NPM 11.5.2 “full” installer in my customer portal was downloaded as a .exe (executable file) while really being a zipped file. Result: Windows complained it couldn’t be executed because it was a version of Windows that was no longer supported. Once I renamed it to a zip file, all was good. Question: really, Solarwinds? The installer has been sitting there for three days since June 2 and nobody caught this?
  • alerts for (interface status change) events that happened long ago‌ –

    not

    fixed.

  • Most “Multiple Object Charts” lost their titles and subtitles. Not a big deal yet still: this is just a service release. Not a major version upgrade. Why did it lose it?
    Screen Shot 2015-06-06 at 1.33.51 AM.png
  • Some lost their customizations and ability to edit them. Have to re-create from scratch.
    Screen Shot 2015-06-06 at 1.37.20 AM.png

Anyone else updated? Any impressions?