Deprecated and removed functions
Frequent updates to the product and changes in technology require that some function is deprecated or removed from support. See the following sections for definitions of stabilized, deprecated, and removed function and tables that identify items from these categories.
Deprecated functions
A deprecated item is supported, but no longer recommended for use and might become obsolete. Consider the alternative actions in the Recommended action and details that are provided in the following table:
| Product or category | Affected item | Status | Version | Recommended action | More details and links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM) | Infrastructure Automation - Infrastructure Management | Deprecated | 3.6.0 | No change in version 3.6.0 | Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM) might be removed as a supported platform for Infrastructure Management in a future release. |
| Advanced Content Runtime | Infrastructure Automation - Managed services | Deprecated | 3.3.0 | No change in version 3.6.0 | Advanced Content Runtime might be removed in a future release. If removed from Infrastructure Management, you will need to import Advanced Content Runtime templates yourself. |
| PostgreSQL 10 (Infrastructure Automation) | Infrastructure Automation - Infrastructure Management | Deprecated | 3.6.0 | Upgrade to PostgreSQL 13 | * If you need to upgrade for appliances, see Migrating IBM Red Hat CloudForms and IBM Cloud Pak for Multicloud Management appliances to Infrastructure Automation \n * If need to upgrade for a podified installation, see Upgrading PostgreSQL for a podified Infrastructure Management installation. |
| Natural language log anomaly detection algorithm | IBM Concert Operate | Deprecated | 4.4.0 | Use log anomaly detection - golden signals | As a replacement, use log anomaly detection - golden signals. |
| Statistical baseline log anomaly detection algorithm | IBM Concert Operate | Deprecated | 4.4.0 | Use log anomaly detection - golden signals | As a replacement, use log anomaly detection - golden signals. |
| prereq.sh prerequisite checker script | IBM Concert Operate | Deprecated | 4.10.0 | Use aiopsctl precheck
|
aiopsctl precheck |
| AllNamespaces installation mode | IBM Concert Operate and Infrastructure Automation | Deprecated | 4.12.0 | Use OwnNamespace mode |
Operator installation mode |
Removed functions
A removed item is typically function that was deprecated in previous releases and is no longer available in the product. You must use alternative features as a replacement for the removed function. Consider the alternative actions in the Replacement and details that are provided in the following table:
| Product or category | Affected item | Version | Replacement | More details and links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IBM Concert Operate | Uninstall script (./uninstall-cp4waiops.sh) |
5.1.5 | Use oc delete command |
See Uninstalling IBM Concert Operate on OpenShift |
| IBM Concert Operate for integrations | Dynatrace integration: retrieving topology data from Dynatrace | 5.1.5 | To retrieve topology data from Dynatrace, use the Dynatrace Observer. | See Configuring Dynatrace Observer jobs. |
| IBM Infrastructure Automation | Console install and console upgrade documentation | 4.11.0 | Use the CLI method Installing Infrastructure Automation and Upgrading Infrastructure Automation | |
| IBM Concert Operate | Console uninstall documentation | 4.11.0 | Use the CLI method Uninstalling IBM Concert Operate on OpenShift | |
| IBM Concert Operate | Console install and console upgrade documentation | 4.10.0 | Use the CLI method Online production installation of IBM Concert Operate (CLI method) | |
| IBM Concert Operate | Kubernetes integration (connector) and documentation | 4.1.0 | Configure a Kubernetes observer job as a replacement. | |
| IBM Concert Operate | VMWare integration (connector) and documentation | 4.1.0 | Configure a VMware NSX observer job or VMware vCenter observer job as a replacement. | |
| IBM Concert Operate | Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.8 | 3.7.1 | Use Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.10 or 4.12 | Supported Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform versions |
| IBM Concert Operate | Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.10 | 4.2.0 | Use Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.12 | Supported Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform versions |
| IBM Concert Operate | Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.11 | 4.4.1 | Use Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.12, 4.13, or 4.14 | Supported Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform versions |
| IBM Concert Operate | Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.12 | 4.7.1 | Use Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.14, 4.15, 4.16, or 4.17 | Supported Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform versions |
| IBM Concert Operate | Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.13 | 4.7.1 | Use Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.14, 4.15, 4.16, or 4.17 | Supported Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform versions |
| IBM Concert Operate | Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.14 | 4.9.1 | Use Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.15, 4.16, 4.17, or 4.18 | Supported Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform versions |
| IBM Concert Operate | Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.15 | 4.11.0 | Use Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.16, 4.17, 4.18, or 4.19 | Supported Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform versions |
| IBM Concert Operate, for integrations | GitHub integration (connector) | 3.6.0 | -- | -- |
| IBM Concert Operate, for offline install and upgrade | IBM Cloud Pak CLI (cloudctl) |
3.6.0 | Use the ibm-pak plugin for the OpenShift oc CLI tool instead of cloudctl commands. |
Install and upgrade instructions for offline deployments now use oc ibm-pak commands instead of cloudctl commands. |
| Concert Operate and IBM Netcool Operations Insight deployment scenario | Event Manager Gateway | 3.6.0 | Use the Netcool integration (connector) | Installing Concert Operate with IBM Netcool Operations Insight or on-premises Netcool Operations Insight in version 3.6.0 |
| Infrastructure Automation - Infrastructure Management | Log display support | 3.6.0 | -- | Log display support on the UI is removed |
| Infrastructure Automation - Managed services | Terraform 0.11.15 | 3.6.0 | -- | You might be able to still use Terraform 0.11.15, but you will need to upload the required engine, providers, or content yourself. |
| Infrastructure Automation - Managed services | Terraform 0.12.31 | Deprecated | 3.7.0 | No change in version 3.7.0 |
| Infrastructure Automation - Managed services | Terraform 0.13.7 | Deprecated | 3.7.0 | No change in version 3.7.0 |
| Infrastructure Automation - Managed services | Terraform 0.14.11 | Deprecated | 3.7.0 | No change in version 3.7.0 |
| Infrastructure Automation - Managed services | Terraform 1.1.9 | Deprecated | 3.7.0 | No change in version 3.7.0 |
| IBM Concert Operate and Infrastructure Automation | New installs - certificates provided by IBM Automation foundation | 4.1.0 | Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform cluster certificates or user created custom certificates | What's new - install and upgrade in version 4.1.0 |
| IBM Concert Operate | User interface using a different storage class | 4.1.0 | ||
| Infrastructure Automation | Configure Network option from appliance_console tool | 4.5.0 | Use the command line to configure networking | To configure networking with the command line, nmtui is available for a text user interface or nmcli for scripting. Networking can also be configured through the Cockpit Web interface (https://:9090) as a root user. |
| IBM Concert Operate, for integrations | Instana integration: retrieving topology data from Instana | 4.11.0 | To retrieve topology data from Instana, use the Instana Observer. | See Configuring Instana Observer jobs. |