IBM Spectrum Control 5.4.12 (July 2024)

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IBM® Spectrum Control™ 5.4.12 includes APAR and security fixes.

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What's New in 5.4.12?

Check out What's new for IBM Spectrum Control 5.4.12 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 5.4.12 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 5.4.12 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 5.4.12 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.

Download Package

To download the packages for an operating system, click one of the following links and select the corresponding package.

This release is available on Passport Advantage for new installations:
Downloading IBM Spectrum Control V5.4.12 from Passport Advantage Online
This release is available on Fix Central for upgrades:
Downloading IBM Spectrum Control V5.4.12 packages from Fix Central
DB2 download link:
Downloading IBM DB2 V11.5.9 packages from Fix Central

Verify the checksum values for the downloaded files.

Problems Solved

The following APARs are solved in this release:

IT46386
IT46392
IT46393
IT46401
IT46402
IT46403
IT46404
IT39210
IT44747
IT45171
IT45286
IT45410
IT45724
IT46014
IT46174

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Worldwide

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Problems (APARS) fixed
IT46386;IT46392;IT46393;IT46401;IT46402;IT46403;IT46404;IT39210;IT44747;IT45171;IT45286;IT45410;IT45724;IT46014;IT46174

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