Always check the Splunk Documentation for the full list of "Known Issues" and "Fixed Issues." If your deployment involves complex clusters or Universal Forwarders , ensure your components meet the minimum compatibility requirements for the 9.x branch.
: A notable fix in this version addresses a dashboard warning issue. In Splunk 9.0.4, some dashboards required a manual update to include version="1.1" in the or tags to avoid warnings. This was officially resolved in 9.0.4.1.
Maintenance updates are generally "bug-fix" releases. For Splunk Enterprise 9.0.4.1, the primary focus is on resolving issues introduced in the 9.0.x branch and reinforcing platform security.