What's New

This page summarizes new features and improvements for the NetQ 5.1 release.

What’s New in NetQ 5.1

  • You can now increase the TTL of your time-series database by configuring a list of metrics that NetQ ignores.
  • NetQ for NVLink API:
    • Added endpoint to query NetQ version
  • Performance improvements to the account management page in the UI
  • Decreased time to install NetQ
  • Added Arm support

Release Considerations

Upgrade Paths

NetQ 5.1 is available exclusively for on-premises deployments. You can upgrade to 5.1 if your deployment is running version 5.0 or 4.15. First back up your NetQ data, then concurrently restore your data and upgrade NetQ during a new NetQ 5.0 installation.

Compatible Agent Versions

The NetQ 5.1 server is compatible with NetQ agents 5.1 and 5.0. You can install NetQ agents on switches and servers running:

  • Cumulus Linux 5.16, 5.15, 5.11.3, 5.9.4
  • Ubuntu 24.04, 22.04