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Impact of the Japanese era calendar change on IBM Security sensors

Question & Answer


Question

Does the Japan era change impact IBM Security appliances?

Cause

The Japanese era calendar scheme is changing from Heisei to the new era on May 1st, 2019.

Answer

The era calendar scheme is not used by the IBM security appliance. As such, the appliances are not impacted by the change.

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Document Information

Modified date:
22 January 2021

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swg22016575