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IBM API Connect V2018.4.1.3 is now available. This update includes important internal development and field reported fixes.
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IBM API Connect 2018.x delivers enhanced capabilities for the market-leading IBM API management solution. In addition to the ability to deploy in complex, multi-cloud topologies, this version provides enhanced experiences for developers and cloud administrators at organizations.
The API Connect 2018.4.1.3 update includes important internal development and field reported fixes.
See the "What's New" topic in the API Connect Knowledge Center for more information on new features included in API Connect v2018.4.1.3
API Connect v2018.4.1.3 contains the following field reported APARs:
| APAR | Summary |
| LI80453 | API CONNECT 2018.3.6 DEVELOPER PORTAL DOES NOT SEND NOTIFICATIONS VIA EMAIL SERVER |
| LI80513 | DEVELOPER PORTAL BACKUPS MAY FILL UP DISK SPACE |
| LI80519 | API CONNECT 2018.4.1 USING SPACES STAGING ERROR ANOTHER GATEWAY SERVICE (SERVICENAME) NOT CONFIGURED FOR THE SPACE |
| LI80560 | STAGING PRODUCT TO SPACE FROM UI FAILS WHEN CATALOG PRODUCTION MODE ENABLED |
| LI80561 | IBM APIC V2018 APPLICATION IS NOT REGISTERED WITH MUTUAL TLS FOR NEWLY CREATED APPLICATIONS |
| LI80569 | DEVELOPER PORTAL CREATION FAILS USING SMTP CREDENTIALS WITH SLASH CHARACTER |
| LI80571 | CLOUD MANAGER ROLE DEFAULTS PAGE, FOR A CUSTOM ROLE AFTER CLICK THE ">" TO VIEW ITS PERMISSIONS A BLANK PAGE DISPLAYED |
| LI80576 | SUBSCRIPTION LIST MISSING SUBSCRIBED PRODUCT AFTER THE "REPLACE WITH" OPERATION |
| LI80577 | ASSEMBLY TEST TOOL DOES NOT SHOW FORM FIELD FOR SETTING "CONTENT-TYPE" FOR THE REQUEST MESSAGE |
| LI80579 | OVERRIDE DOWNLOADED .YAML FILE WITHOUT WARNING |
| LI80586 | CUSTOM FIELD VALUES ARE NOT SAVED DURING USER REGISTRATION |
| LI80588 | ADDING GATEWAY TO THE CATALOG AFTER REMOVING IT CAN THROW 409 ERROR UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS |
| LI80589 | WHEN HAS 2 ANALYTICS SERVICE, APIM SHOW SAME ANALYTICS DATA |
| LI80600 | BROWSER LANGUAGE SETTING NOT TAKING PRECEDENCE OVER USER LANGUAGE SETTING IN PORTAL |
| LI80605 | ERROR CONFIGURE NODE MAP: MESSAGE WARNING |
| LI80606 | ASSEMBLY EDITOR IN V2018.X DOES ALLOW TO ADD A DYNAMMIC API PROEPRTY IN TLS PROFILE |
| LI80613 | DUPLICATE APPLICATIONS MAY BE CREATED WHEN YOU CREATE FROM DEVELOPER PORTAL |
| LI80615 | CATCH BLOCK DOES NOT APPEAR IN API ASSEMBLE TAB |
| LI80618 | PORTAL CREATE NEW APPLICATION SCREEN LOCKED AND DISABLED |
| LI80623 | AVOID CASSANDRA OUT OF DIRECT MEMORY ERROR BY REDUCING THE FETCH SIZE |
| LI80624 | REPUBLISHING A SOAP API WITH UPDATE WILL RESULT IN A 400 ERROR "FAILED TO PUBLISH PRODUCT" |
| LI80625 | AFTER CREATING A CATALOG THE NOTIFICATIONS DOES NOT TRANSLATE THE MESSAGE IN GERMAN |
| LI80626 | ERROR DELETING A DEVELOPER ORGANIZATION MEMBER PREVIOUSLY INVITED AND ACTIVATED |
| LI80627 | WHEN STORING THE CONFIGURATION IN A DIRECTORY INCLUDING SPACES RECEIVES ERROR |
| LI80629 | DYNAMIC-GATEWAY-SERVICE SSL ISSUE WITH ANALYTICS-LB |
| LI80630 | SUPPORT DYNAMIC RECONFIGURATION OF MEMORY SETTINGS FOR CASSANDRA CLUSTER |
| LI80631 | VALIDATE POLICY DOES NOT SAVE THE DEFINITION |
| LI80635 | DEVELOPER PORTAL PASSWORD POLICY AND CAPTCHA ENFORCEMENT ISSUE WHEN CREATING ACCOUNT |
| LI80639 | DEV PORTAL EXPLORER ADDING SUPPORT FOR COLLECTIONFORMAT CSV IN ARRAYS |
| LI80640 | UPGRADE PERMISSIONS FAILURE DELETING OLD PLATFORMS |
| LI80643 | API CONNECT V2018 IS IMPACTED BY WEAK CRYPTOGRAPHIC ALGORITHMS |
| LI80645 | SUPPORT AN UNPRIVILEGED SECURITY CONTEXT IN PORTAL CHARTS |
| LI80646 | DEVELOPER PORTAL APPLICATION PAGE UI NOT CORRECTLY DISPLAYED AND OCCUPIED BY ENLARGED SVG |
| WHEN CREATING AN APPLICATION ON PORTAL, WE ARE USING HOOKS TO RETRIEVE THE INFO FOR THAT APP IN OUR 3RD PARTY OIDC PROVIDER | |
| LI81003 | NODE.JS VULNERABILITY |
Database technology used in this release:
IBM API Connect relies on SQL and no-SQL database technology to provide persistent storage of objects required for the function of the product. Database technology requires fast and reliable storage and, in the case of a highly available configuration, the database must perform adequately in a clustered configuration.
GlusterFS: Testing of IBM API Connect when using GlusterFS has shown that GlusterFS does not provide the speed or reliability for any of the database technology used in IBM API Connect and thus should not be considered for use as the clustered storage facility with this product.
AWS EBS: IBM API Connect deployed on Kubernetes in EC2 instances on AWS should make use of the AWS EBS storage solution with GP2 or IO1 type.
Upgrading to 2018.4.1.3 makes changes to the underlying data structure of API Connect. It is highly recommended to have automatic backups configured in your environment and at least one successful backup complete prior to performing this upgrade.
We advise all users of prior version of API Connect v2018.x to install this update to take advantage of the fixes.
For more information about this release, see API Connect Knowledge Center: What's new in this release .
Support lifecycle policy for IBM API Connect Version 2018.4.1.3:
IBM API Connect 2018.4.1.3 is fix pack to a Long-Term Supported (LTS) release. API Connect 2018.4.1.0 is a recommended product level for which support, including defect and security updates, will be provided through cumulative, in-place Fix Packs until the effective end of service (EOS) date for IBM API Connect 2018.4.1.0. An LTS release is intended for customers that may need a longer-term deployment for their environment. For more information, see IBM API Connect v2018.x Support Lifecycle.
Downloads:
Full installation files for IBM API Connect 2018.4.1.3, as well as the IBM API Connect 2018.4.1.3 Toolkit files, can be downloaded from Fix Central :
| Description – File Name | Date Published |
| IBM API Connect Management V2018.4.1.3 Containers management-images-kubernetes_lts_v2018.4.1.3.tgz |
March 4, 2019 |
| IBM API Connect Developer Portal V2018.4.1.3 Containers portal-images-kubernetes_lts_v2018.4.1.3.tgz |
March 4, 2019 |
| IBM API Connect Analytics V2018.4.1.3 Containers analytics-images-kubernetes_lts_v2018.4.1.3.tgz |
March 4, 2019 |
| IBM API Connect Management V2018.4.1.3 for VMWare management_lts_v2018.4.1.3.ova |
March 4, 2019 |
| IBM API Connect Developer Portal V2018.4.1.3 for VMWare portal_lts_v2018.4.1.3.ova |
March 4, 2019 |
| IBM API Connect Analytics V2018.4.1.3 for VMWare analytics_lts_v2018.4.1.3.ova |
March 4, 2019 |
| IBM API Connect Install Assist V2018.4.1.3 for Linux apicup-linux_lts_v2018.4.1.3 |
March 4, 2019 |
| IBM API Connect Install Assist V2018.4.1.3 for Mac apicup-mac_lts_v2018.4.1.3 |
March 4, 2019 |
| IBM API Connect Install Assist V2018.4.1.3 for Windows apicup-windows_lts_v2018.4.1.3 |
March 4, 2019 |
| IBM API Connect Toolkit V2018.4.1.3 for Linux toolkit-linux_lts_v2018.4.1.3.tgz |
March 4, 2019 |
| IBM API Connect Toolkit V2018.4.1.3 for Mac toolkit-mac_lts_v2018.4.1.3.zip |
March 4, 2019 |
| IBM API Connect Toolkit V2018.4.1.3 for Windows toolkit-windows_lts_v2018.4.1.3.zip |
March 4, 2019 |
| IBM API Connect Toolkit Designer with Loopback V2018.4.1.3 for Linux toolkit-loopback-designer-linux_lts_v2018.4.1.3.tgz |
March 4, 2019 |
| IBM API Connect Toolkit Designer with Loopback V2018.4.1.3 for Mac toolkit-loopback-designer-mac_lts_v2018.4.1.3.zip |
March 4, 2019 |
| IBM API Connect Toolkit Designer with Loopback V2018.4.1.3 for Windows toolkit-loopback-designer-windows_lts_v2018.4.1.3.zip |
March 4, 2019 |
| IBM API Connect ICP Enterprise V2018.4.1.3 IBM_API_Connect_ICP_Enterprise_lts_v2018.4.1.3.zip |
March 4, 2019 |
| IBM API Connect ICP Professional V2018.4.1.3 IBM_API_Connect_ICP_Professional_lts_v2018.4.1.3.zip |
March 4, 2019 |
| IBM API Connect V2018.4.1.3 Analytics Repo File repo-analytics_lts_v2018.4.1.3.tgz |
March 4, 2019 |
| IBM API Connect V2018.4.1.3 Management Repo File repo-management_lts_v2018.4.1.3.tgz |
March 4, 2019 |
| IBM API Connect V2018.4.1.3 Portal Repo File repo-portal_lts_v2018.4.1.3.tgz |
March 4, 2019 |
| IBM DataPower Gateway for Docker Production Edition v2018.4.1.3 idg_dk2018413.lts.prod.tar.gz |
March 4, 2019 |
| IBM DataPower Gateway for Docker Non-Production Edition v2018.4.1.3 idg_dk2018413.lts.nonprod.tar.gz |
March 4, 2019 |
Ensure that you have read and understood the installation instructions for OVAs and Containers before downloading and using the installation files. You can find detailed installation instructions in IBM API Connect Knowledge Center -- Installing API Connect .
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19 August 2019
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