IBM InfoSphere Information Server, Version 11.7.1 Fix Pack 2 release notes

These release notes contain information to ensure the successful installation and operation of IBM® InfoSphere® Information Server, Version 11.7.1, Fix Pack 2. Last updated 30 September 2020.

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Note: This Fix Pack applies only to upgrading or installing InfoSphere Information Server on Red Hat® Enterprise Linux® 8.x on x86_64 architecture.

Description

  • InfoSphere Information Server, Version 11.7.1 Fix Pack 2 applies to Linux x86_64 only and supports Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.x. If you are not using Linux x86_64, you can continue to use InfoSphere Information Server version 11.7.1.0 or 11.7.1.1.
  • Only Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.x is supported for the services tier, engine tier, and microservices tier.
  • Except for the repository tier, all tiers must be on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.x and 11.7.1.2 for proper functioning. For example, do not use the services and engine tiers on 11.7.1.2 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.x with the microservices tier on 11.7.1.1 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.
  • Except where otherwise noted, the features and content of this fix pack are the same as those found in version 11.7.1 Fix Pack 1.

New in this release

  • Support for the GCCv8 compiler.
  • Support for SELinux enabled in permissive mode.

Changes in this release

If you are already using InfoSphere Information Server, version 11.7.1 or 11.7.1 Fix Pack 1, on AIX®, Windows or Linux on IBM Z®, then no changes apply.

System requirements

The Version 11.7.1 installation program runs a system requirements check and provides a report on the status of your computer.

See Detailed system requirements, then choose your operating system.

Fix lists

For a summary list of fixes that are included in Version 11.7.1, see the fix list document.

Latest version of software

To verify that you install the latest version of the software for your installation environment, see the Knowledge Collection on the IBM Support Portal.

Installing Version 11.7.1 Fix Pack 2

Version 11.7.1 Fix Pack 2 is available to install as a fix pack. Download instructions for the fix pack are available at the following link: https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6322671

For information about upgrading to Version 11.7.1 Fix Pack 2, see Instructions for upgrading IBM InfoSphere Information Server to Version 11.7.1.2

Known problems

To review the most current known problems in detail, see Known problems and limitations in InfoSphere Information Server, Version 11.7.1.1. There are no additional known problems for 11.7.1 Fix Pack 2. As problems are discovered and resolved, the IBM Support team updates the knowledge base. By searching the knowledge base, you can quickly find workarounds or solutions to problems.

To view additional known problems in the Support knowledge base, see View APARs for all supported versions of InfoSphere Information Server