What's new and changed in Informix

Informix 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.

Installing or upgrading Informix

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To install Informix along with the other Cloud Pak for Data services, see Installing Cloud Pak for Data.
To upgrade Informix along with the other Cloud Pak for Data services, see Upgrading Cloud Pak for Data.
To install or upgrade Informix independently, see Informix on Cloud Pak for Data.
Remember: All of the Cloud Pak for Data components associated with an instance of Cloud Pak for Data must be installed at the same version.

Cloud Pak for Data Version 4.6.6

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

Operand version: 5.3.0

This refresh includes Informix server version 14.10.xC10.

Version 5.3.0 of the Informix service includes various fixes.

Cloud Pak for Data Version 4.6.4

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

Operand version: 5.2.0

This refresh includes Informix server version 14.10.xC9W1.

Version 5.2.0 of the Informix service includes various fixes.

Cloud Pak for Data Version 4.6.2

A new version of Informix was released in January 2023 with Cloud Pak for Data 4.6.2

Operand version: 5.1.0

Version 5.1.0 of the Informix service includes various fixes.

Cloud Pak for Data Version 4.6.0

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

The 5.0.0 release of Informix includes the following features and updates:

Integration with the Cloud Pak for Data Audit Logging Service: Informix now sends auditing records for important database and security events as JSON files to the Cloud Pak for Data Audit Logging Service. For details, see Audit events for Informix.
Optimized images for faster loading: The Informix operand images are now optimized to reduce their size, which speeds up load times during service deployment.