What's new in IBM Cloud Pak for Integration 2021.4.1
Find out about new features and improvements in IBM Cloud Pak® for Integration.
New features
Cloud Pak for Integration version 2021.4.1 adds the following enhancements and new capabilities:
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Event Endpoint Management supports usage-based deployment
You can now deploy Event Endpoint Management with a usage-based license, where usage is tracked and charged by the number of API calls handled by Event Endpoint Management. If you have a standalone Event Gateway Service outside of your Cloud Pak for Integration cluster, you can also configure the gateway to report usage to the IBM License Service.
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Event Streams includes the following updates:
- Event Streams 11.0.1 includes Kafka release 3.1.0, and supports the use of all Kafka interfaces.
- Event Streams 11.0.1 introduces support for renewing certificate authority (CA) certificates and keys for an existing deployment.
- Event Streams 11.0.0 includes Kafka release 3.0.0, and supports the use of all Kafka interfaces.
- Event Streams 11.0.0 introduces support for Kafka Bridge and OAuth.
- Event Streams version 10.5.0 includes Kafka release 2.8.1, and supports the use of all Kafka interfaces.
- Event Streams 10.5.0 introduces support for Linux on IBM Power Systems.
- The previous registry in Event Streams was deprecated in version 10.1.0 and is not an available option for schemas in Event Streams version 10.5.0 and later. Use the open-source Apicurio Registry included in Event Streams version 10.1.0 and later to manage schemas.
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New flow-generation feature in Automation assets
IBM Automation foundation assets (Automation assets) now provides a new AI-based feature for use with App Connect Designer. This feature generates a flow that reveals the contents of a given asset when you describe an integration scenario in English natural language. For more information, see Generating flows by describing your scenario.
- Enhancements for API test generation:These enhancements include:
- Reduced time for test setup and take-down.
- Ranking the top three test cases by API call occurrences and completeness of test case coverage.
- IBM’s Watson AI offering using more of the available real-world data to build test cases, to reduce development time and improve the efficiency of testing.
- Additional support for deployment on Linux on IBM Z Integrated Facility for Linux (IFL)
engines.
- Automation assets and application integration (App Connect) Designer can now be deployed on Linux on IBM Z hardware.
- New support for deployment of capabilities on Red Hat OpenShift on IBM PowerThese capabilities are supported for deployment on Red Hat OpenShift on IBM Power systems:
- Messaging (MQ and MQ Advanced)
- Application integration (App Connect)
- Event Streams
- Platform UI (Platform Navigator)
- License Usage
Management
The new License Usage Management feature measures your organization's IBM software license and license deployment data and displays it to a dashboard on IBM Software Central. This integrated feature:
- Deploys and configure a Red Hat OpenShift Certified Operator from the Red Hat Marketplace to submit usage data for visualization.
- Identifies both containerized and VM-based IBM software deployments.
- Provides customized tagging of license deployments for specific departments and projects.
Documentation updates
- New guidance on preparing your OpenShift cluster on ARO (Azure Red Hat OpenShift) and ROSA (Red Hat OpenShift Service on AWS).
- New API Connect transformation guide for migrating a standalone API Connect deployment to Cloud Pak for Integration.
- Overall improvements to Upgrading topics.
- Greater consistency of terminology usage throughout the guide.
- Updated troubleshooting information in air-gapped installation topics.
- When linked to from the Cloud Pak for Integration guide, OpenShift documentation now has the "IBM Documentation" banner, for easier navigation back to the guide. Additionally, we've clarified when links to external documentation are required for a procedure, or simply "FYI".
New releases of Cloud Pak for Integration capabilities
- IBM API Connect, What's new in API Management
- IBM Event Endpoint Management version 10.0.4.0, see New features list earlier.
- IBM App Connect Operator, Release notes
- IBM DataPower Gateway, What's new, Fix list
- IBM DataPower Operator, Release notes
- IBM Aspera Operator: High-speed transfer server version 4.3, which supports Redis 5.0.9
- IBM Event Streams, What's new
- IBM MQ Operator, Release history
For information about previous releases, see the Cloud Pak for Integration documentation.
System requirements
- See System requirements for complete information.
Known issues
For known issues and workarounds, see IBM Cloud Pak for Integration - Known Limitations.