IBM App Connect Enterprise certified container versions (Support Lifecycle) - Historic

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The following table lists all the historic ACEcc releases that have completed base support. Click the following links for details on releases specific to that stream:

• Overview of App Connect Enterprise Certified Container support release model
• SC-3 13.x.x Operator releases
• SC-2 12.0.x LTS Operator releases in base support until December 2026
• CD 12.x.x releases

All releases shown below have transitioned out of base support. APAR fixes, including those for security issues, are no longer available for these releases. To continue to receive support you must move to a current supported release.

For the list of current IBM App Connect Enterprise certified container versions, see IBM App Connect Enterprise certified container versions.

From June 2024 the delivery model changed. The v12 CD (12.x.x) stream delivered new function on a continuous delivery basis from June 2024 to February 2026 (12.1.0 to 12.21.0), with each release supported for 2 years from its release date. The v12 SC-2 (12.0.x) stream ran alongside it as a Support Cycle-2 LTS stream delivering security and critical fixes only, with base support until December 2026. From March 2026 new function delivery moved to the v13 SC-3 (13.x.x) stream.

Before June 2024, App Connect container offerings were delivered by using a Continuous Delivery (CD) or Extended Update Support (EUS) model. A CD release operand was supported for a minimum of six months from the date of release or the completion of base support date for the corresponding version of App Connect Enterprise, whichever is sooner. After completion of base support passes for a container release, APAR fixes, including releases for security issues, will not be available. You must move up to a newer supported release of the container offering to continue to receive support.

The 5.0.x releases, which might also be referred to as a Long Term Support (LTS) release, offer approximately 24 months support from the initial release and require a Red Hat OpenShift Premium subscription.

The 1.1.x (EUS) releases, which might also be referred to as a Long Term Support (LTS) release, offer approximately 18 months support from the initial release to align with the OpenShift Container Platform support and require a Red Hat OpenShift Premium subscription.

The operator release tables below show the following columns.

• The IBM App Connect Operator version of ACEcc and the channel on which the Operator is delivered
• The version of the Container Application Software for Enterprises (CASE) bundle that provides metadata and scripts for installing the Operator in air-gapped (offline) networks
• The release date of the Operator
• The IBM Cloud Pak for Integration (CP4I) version on which the Operator can be installed
• The Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform (RHOCP) version that is supported for a CP4I or independent installation of the Operator
• The Kubernetes version that is supported for an independent installation of the Operator
• The IBM MQ client image version
• The IBM Cloud Pak foundational services Operator version that is supported for use with the App Connect Operator
• The operand (or custom resource) versions of App Connect Designer, App Connect Dashboard, switch server, integration server, and integration runtime instances, and the channels on which these versions are delivered

v12 CD

CD

v5 LTS

v1.1 EUS

NOTES:

[4.10] Supported on Red Hat OpenShift 4.10 only.

[4.12] Supported on Red Hat OpenShift 4.12 only.

[2] Only available for migration from EUS to CD. Operands follow the standard CD support statement when used by the CD operator.

[3] Only these operand versions and channels are supported for EUS when used within an EUS operator.

[4] Operand is deprecated and will be removed in a future release.

Helm releases

These are now all out of support as of April 2021.

Notes:

[1] Support for OpenShift was via a separate "RHEL" chart (with RHEL images) before July 2019 when ACEcc switched from Ubuntu images to UBI images

[2] There was no OpenShift support before March 2019

[3] ACEcc 1.1.1 was not shipped as part of a Cloud Pak, minor updates were made to produce 1.1.2 for CIP 2019.2.1

[4] This was before the Cloud Pak for Integration or Cloud Integration Platform existed

[5] There were also single chart releases for ibm-ace-dashboard-icp4i-prod (3.1.1) in April, and ibm-app-connect-designer-icp4i (3.1.2) in May. The former used identical images, the latter updated a single image (ibm-app-connect-ui-prod to 11.0.0.8-r2)

[6] In July there images were refreshed to pick up security updates in the base OS (including a newer version of node.js); these images are tagged 11.0.0.6a