What's new and changed in Data Replication

Data Replication updates can include new features, fixes, and security updates. Updates are listed in reverse chronological order so that the latest release is at the beginning of the topic.

You can see a list of the new features for the platform and all of the services at What's new in IBM Cloud Pak® for Data.

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Cloud Pak for Data Version 4.6.6

A new version of Data Replication was released in May 2023 with Cloud Pak for Data 4.6.6.

Operand version: 4.6.6

Version 4.6.6 of the Data Replication service includes various fixes.

Cloud Pak for Data Version 4.6.5

A new version of Data Replication was released in April 2023 with Cloud Pak for Data 4.6.5.

Operand version: 4.6.5

This release includes the following changes:

New features

The 4.6.5 release of Data Replication includes the following features and updates:

Replicate data from PostgreSQL
You can now replicate data from PostgreSQL to other databases by using Data Replication. For details on setting up and connecting to PostgreSQL, see Replicating PostgreSQL data.
Security fixes

CVE-2022-48303, CVE-2022-47629, CVE-2022-4415, CVE-2022-27664, CVE-2022-23541, CVE-2022-23540, CVE-2022-23539

CVE-2020-8244

Bug fixes

This release includes the following fixes:

Renaming a PostgreSQL column causes data to stop replicating
  • Issue: If you rename a column in a PostgreSQL table that you are replicating data from, you might see that changes to that table and other tables that are replicating do not replicate to the target, despite messages in the event log indicating the old column name was removed and new column name was added.
  • Resolution: Renaming a column in a PostgreSQL table is supported.

Cloud Pak for Data Version 4.6.4

A new version of Data Replication was released in March 2023 with Cloud Pak for Data 4.6.4.

Operand version: 4.6.4

This release includes the following changes:

Security fixes

CVE-2022-42898, CVE-2022-3821, CVE-2022-37434, CVE-2022-35737, CVE-2022-3515, CVE-2022-2509, CVE-2022-23541, CVE-2022-23540, CVE-2022-23539, CVE-2022-23491, CVE-2022-21476, CVE-2022-1304

CVE-2021-46848

CVE-2020-8244, CVE-2020-35527, CVE-2020-35525, CVE-2020-10029

Cloud Pak for Data Version 4.6.3

A new version of Data Replication was released in February 2023 with Cloud Pak for Data 4.6.3.

Operand version: 4.6.3

This release includes the following changes:

Security fixes

This release includes fixes for the following security issues:

CVE-2021-3999, CVE-2022-36227, CVE-2021-35942

CVE-2020-1752, CVE-2020-1751

CVE-2019-19126

CVE-2016-0378

Cloud Pak for Data Version 4.6.1

A new version of Data Replication was released in December 2022 with Cloud Pak for Data 4.6.1.

Operand version: 4.6.1

This release includes the following changes:

Security fixes

This release includes fixes for the following security issues:

CVE-2022-38297, CVE-2022-36221, CVE-2022-3517, CVE-2022-34558, CVE-2022-33987, CVE-2022-32215, CVE-2022-32214, CVE-2022-32213, CVE-2022-32212, CVE-2022-32148, CVE-2022-31030, CVE-2022-30635, CVE-2022-30633, CVE-2022-30632, CVE-2022-30631, CVE-2022-30630, CVE-2022-30629, CVE-2022-30580, CVE-2022-28327, CVE-2022-28131, CVE-2022-24921, CVE-2022-24675, CVE-2022-23806, CVE-2022-23773, CVE-2022-23772, CVE-2022-23648, CVE-2022-21824, CVE-2022-21698, CVE-2022-1962, CVE-2022-1705, CVE-2022-0788

CVE-2021-44906, CVE-2021-44716, CVE-2021-44533, CVE-2021-44532, CVE-2021-44531, CVE-2021-41772, CVE-2021-41771, CVE-2021-39293, CVE-2021-3918, CVE-2021-3807, CVE-2021-29923, CVE-2021-23383, CVE-2021-23369

CVE-2019-20922, CVE-2019-20920, CVE-2019-19919

Cloud Pak for Data Version 4.6.0

A new version of Data Replication was released in November 2022 with Cloud Pak for Data 4.6.0.

Operand version: 4.6.0

This release includes the following changes:

New features
Data Replication is a new service on Cloud Pak for Data that replicates data changes across heterogeneous data stores without impacting the performance of your systems of record. Data Replication can replicate data in the following environments:
  • From on-premises data system to cloud data systems
  • From one cloud data system to another cloud data system
With Data Replication, you can:
Improve business insight
Move data in near real time to the environment where you perform analytics or event processing, which enables you to quickly react to changes and critical business events.
Ensure business continuity
Synchronize data stores to support continuous operations in the event of planned and unplanned outages.