IBM Spectrum Control 5.4.11 (December 2023)

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IBM® Spectrum Control™ 5.4.11 includes APAR and security fixes.

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What's New in 5.4.11?

Check out What's new for IBM Spectrum Control 5.4.11 in IBM Documentation.
Review the APAR Fix List.
Review the Supported Products and Platforms.

Notes:

Use the GNU tar program (1.14 or higher) rather than the native AIX tar program to extract files from the IBM Spectrum Control installation images. The AIX program can truncate long file names, which might cause errors with IBM Spectrum Control.

Prerequisites

You can install IBM Spectrum Control 5.4.11 as a new installation or as an upgrade to IBM Spectrum Control 5.3.x and IBM Spectrum Control 5.4.x.

If you apply 5.4.11 as an upgrade, your existing license is transferred.
If you are deploying a new installation, a license is required and is included on Passport Advantage® Online.

Important: Direct upgrades from Spectrum Control 5.2.x are no longer supported. You must upgrade to a 5.3.x release before you upgrade to 5.4.x.

Installation Instructions

To prepare for an upgrade or new installation, complete the following tasks:

Review 5.4.11 Limitations and Known Issues for IBM Spectrum Control before you upgrade to this release. It contains last-minute information and changes that are not included in the final product documentation.
If you are upgrading, review the upgrade procedures in the IBM Spectrum Control documentation.
For a new installation, review the new installation procedures in the IBM Spectrum Control documentation.
To apply the fix pack for db2 11.5.6 that includes the security fix for Apache Log4j 2.x vulnerabilities, see IBM Spectrum Control and db2 11.5: Applying the fix pack for Apache Log4j 2.x.

Download Package

- Upgrading to the latest available IBM Spectrum Control release is strongly recommended to benefit from the newest features, currency updates, and critical security fixes.

Please refer the Spectrum Control Downloads page to download latest release.

Problems Solved

The following APARs are solved in this release:

IT44769

IT44770

IT44932

IT45014

IT43396

IT43929

IT44246

IT44347

IT44750

IT44473

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Document Location

Worldwide

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Problems (APARS) fixed
IT44769;IT44770;IT44932;IT45014;IT43396;IT43929;IT44246;IT44347;IT44750;IT44473

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