What's new in WebSphere Hybrid Edition

Learn about new features, improvements, any limitations, and other changes in the latest product release.

For the latest information about new features, improvements, and changes, see the What's New pages in their documentation:

Version 5.1

Version 5.1.0 update
Version 5.1.0 Features and enhancements update
  • Adds support for Red Hat® OpenShift® Container Platform version 4.16.
  • Adds support for Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform version 4.15.
  • Adds support for Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform version 4.14.
  • Adds support for Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform version 4.12.
  • Adds support for Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform universal base image (UBI) 8.8.
  • Adds support for Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform universal base image (UBI) 8.7.
Version 5.1.0 Deprecations and removals
  • Removes support for Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform version 4.10.
  • Removes support for Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform version 4.8.
  • Removes support for Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform version 4.7.
  • Removes support for Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform version 4.6.
Version 5.1.0
Version 5.1.0 Deprecations and removals

Version 5.0

Version 5.0.1 Update
Version 5.0.1 Features and enhancements update
  • Application modernization tooling updates:
    • Releases new versions of IBM Mono2Micro (21.0.09),IBM Cloud Transformation Advisor (2.5.0), and WebSphere Application Server Migration Toolkit (21.0.0.3).
    • Adds the ability to define custom rules in Binary Scanner and Transformation Advisor to further adapt modernization analysis to your organizational processes.
    • Adds globalization support in 10 languages to IBM Mono2Micro.
  • Adds support for Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform version 4.8.
  • Replaces installer with instructions for installing or upgrading IBM Cloud Foundry Migration Runtime and [IBM Cloud Transformation Advisor](install-cta.md) directly.
Version 5.0.1 Deprecations and removals update
Version 5.0.1
Version 5.0.1 Features and enhancements
  • IBM Mono2Micro is updated to version 21.0.06, which includes the following enhancements:
    • Usability improvements in the graph UI to more efficiently handle large amounts of analysis data
    • New ways to filter partitioning recommendations by use cases and runtime call volume
    • An improved method to track and handle unobserved classes
    • Monolith class dependencies in the partitioning views
Version 5.0.0 update
Version 5.0.0 Features and enhancements
  • Adds support for Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform versions 4.6 and 4.7
  • Adds links to instructions for upgrading IBM Cloud Foundry Migration Runtime and IBM Cloud Transformation Advisor