Release notes

10 November 2023

IBM Wazi as a Service is now available in the US South (Dallas) region in IBM Cloud Virtual Private Cloud (VPC).

For the latest updates of z/OS dev and test stock images, see Change log for z/OS stock images.

13 October 2023

IBM Wazi Image Builder 1.4 is available for download at IBM Passport Advantage . You can follow the instructions in Upgrading the web server to update to Wazi Image Builder 1.4.

Fixed APARs:

22 September 2023

IBM Wazi as a Service is now available in the Spain (Madrid) region in IBM Cloud Virtual Private Cloud (VPC).

For the latest updates of z/OS dev and test stock images, see Change log for z/OS stock images.

16 June 2023

IBM Wazi Image Builder 1.3 is available for download at IBM Passport Advantage . You can follow the instructions in Upgrading the web server to update to Wazi Image Builder 1.3.

Now when you create a new volume component that contains system residence files or edit such an existing volume component, you can enable automated volume discovery to identify and extract a minimum set of disk volumes that are needed to get your z/OS up and running. For more information, see Creating a volume component.

You can now specify the ZD&T z/OS Extraction Utilities installation directory on the web server, instead of using the /usr/lpp/IBM/zdt default path. For more information, see Installing z/OS Extraction Utilities.

You are welcome to share your feedback on Wazi Image Builder by participating in surveys or by granting us permission to collect your anonymous data. For more information, see Sharing feedback.

The z/OS dev and test stock image in the Cloud UI is now based on z/OS 2.5. For the latest updates of the z/OS stock images, see Change log for z/OS stock images.

11 May 2023

IBM Wazi Image Builder 1.2.2 Fix Pack, with updated versions of Java and Liberty, is available. To download the fix pack, go to IBM Fix Central and select wib-1.2.2-fixpack.

To address Java and Liberty vulnerabilities, the installer has been upgraded from version 1.2.1 to 1.2.2. However, as the web application remains unchanged, the version numbers displayed in the web UI and log files still show as 1.2.1. If you have downloaded the installer for version 1.2.1, update to version 1.2.2 to ensure that the Java and Liberty vulnerabilities are addressed.

10 March 2023

You can now download and install IBM Wazi Image Builder 1.2 from IBM Passport Advantage , and follow the instructions in Upgrading the web server to update to Wazi Image Builder 1.2.

You can use the zOS-cloud-prepare tool to set up the networking for your on-premises z/OS environment.

When you add a target environment, you can specify a VPC region to store your custom image. After you deploy a custom image, it is automatically converted for use in the region that you selected for the target environment.

You can go to the Deployments page on the Wazi Image Builder UI to monitor the deployments.

You can also use REST APIs to create and deploy custom images with Wazi Image Builder. For more information, see Using REST APIS.

For the latest updates of z/OS dev and test stock images, see Change log for z/OS stock images.

16 December 2022

IBM Wazi Image Builder 1.1.1 Fix Pack is available. To download the fix pack, go to IBM Fix Central and select wib-1.1.1-fixpack.

For the latest updates of z/OS dev and test stock images, see Change log for z/OS stock images.

23 September 2022

IBM Wazi as a Service is now generally available in Japan (Tokyo), Brazil (São Paulo), Canada (Toronto), United Kingdom (London), and US East (Washington DC) regions in IBM Cloud Virtual Private Cloud (VPC).

You can now download and install IBM Wazi Image Builder 1.1 from IBM Passport Advantage . To update from Wazi Image Builder 1.0 to 1.1, follow the instructions in the Update checklist.

For the latest updates of z/OS dev and test stock images, see Change log for z/OS stock images.

18 July 2022

IBM Wazi as a Service is now available in the US East (Washington DC) region in IBM Cloud Virtual Private Cloud (VPC).

30 June 2022

IBM Wazi as a Service is offered as an allow-listed service and is available in Japan (Tokyo), Brazil (São Paulo), Canada (Toronto), and United Kingdom (London) regions in IBM Cloud Virtual Private Cloud (VPC).