Release notes - IBM Tivoli Network Manager IP Edition 4.2
Read about new product features, compatibility, known problems, installation, and other getting-started issues for Network Manager 4.2 in these release notes.
What to read
In addition to these Release Notes, you might need to read other release documentation before installing, upgrading, uninstalling, or rolling back any product or component.
- If you are installing Network Manager with other products, also read the Release Notes for those products.
- If you are installing Network Manager as part of a solution, also read the Release Notes for that solution. For example, if you are installing Network Manager as part of IBM Netcool Operations Insight, read the Release Notes for IBM Netcool Operations Insight.
- Also read the README files, if any, for all products and components that you are installing or upgrading.
- For a list of resolved APARs, see the README file downloaded with the product.
- For a detailed product description, a description of new function, a product-positioning statement, packaging and ordering details, and an international compatibility information, see the Network Manager 4.2 announcement, which is available at the following website: http://www.ibm.com/common/ssi/
Fix pack releases
The following table lists the release dates of the product and fix packs. Fix packs are cumulative.
The table also lists which fix packs include database schema changes. If the fix pack that you want to upgrade to, or any of the intervening fix packs, contain database schema changes then you must apply these updates as described in Applying schema updates for a fixpack.
| Product version or fix pack | Release date | Schemas changed |
|---|---|---|
| Fix Pack 19 | 2024 March 20 | No |
| Fix Pack 18 | 2023 October 20 | Yes |
| Fix Pack 17 | 2023 May 24 | Yes |
| Fix Pack 16 | 2022 December 23 | Yes |
| Fix Pack 15 | 2022 June 10 | Yes |
| Fix Pack 14 | 2022 Jan 18 | Yes |
| Fix Pack 13 | 2021 July 30 | No |
| Fix Pack 12 | 2021 March 19 | Yes |
| Fix Pack 11 | 2020 October 30 | Yes |
| Fix Pack 10 | 2020 June 26 | Yes |
| Fix Pack 9 | 2020 March 20 | Yes |
| Fix Pack 8 | 2019 Oct 31 | Yes |
| Fix Pack 7 | 2019 June 7 | No |
| Fix Pack 6 | 2019 February 12 | Yes |
| Fix Pack 5 | 2018 April 20 | Yes |
| Fix Pack 4 | 2017 December 14 | Yes |
| Fix Pack 3 | 2017 April 28 | Yes |
| Fix Pack 2 | 2016 December 2 | Yes |
| Fix Pack 1 | 2016 September 22 | No |
| V 4.2 General Availability (GA) | 2016 February 19 | n/a |
The product documentation is kept up to date to cover the functions that are in the GA image and
subsequent fix packs up to the current fix pack. The documentation might describe features and fix
packs that do not apply to your installation of the product. In the documentation, items that are
specific to fix packs are marked with a graphic. For example, items that are preceded by 
are included in Fix Pack 19 of the product and later. None of these items are included in
the base version of the product.
For more information about applying fix packs, see Installing fix packs.
Product description
IBM Tivoli Network Manager IP Edition provides detailed network discovery, device monitoring, topology visualization, and root cause analysis (RCA) capabilities. Network Manager can be extensively customized and configured to manage different networks. Network Manager is tightly integrated with IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus. When installed together with the IBM Netcool Operations Insight infrastructure and operations management solution, then Network Manager is a key component within that solution, where it is also tightly integrated with Netcool/Impact, and IBM Operations Analytics - Log Analysis. Network Manager also provides extensive reporting features, and integration with other IBM products, such as IBM Tivoli Application Dependency Discovery Manager, IBM Tivoli Business Service Manager and IBM Tivoli Monitoring.For high-level product information, including product family, downloads, and support, go to the IBM® software product site at https://www.ibm.com/support/home/
For a more detailed overview of the architecture, components, and benefits of Network Manager, including deployment scenarios and considerations, see Product overview.