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The following products and functions which were supported on IBM i 7.1 are not supported on IBM i 7.2. Plans should be made to replace or discontinue use of these products and functions prior to upgrading to i 7.2

Software Suggested replacement
IBM Navigator for i:
heritage version only
Effective December 31, 2022, IBM is withdrawing support of the heritage version of IBM Navigator for i from all releases of IBM i through IBM i 7.4.  Refer to heritage Navigator in this Security Bulletin.  Customers can use the new IBM Navigator for i.
IBM Navigator for i
Due to changes in how browsers handle self-signed certificates, IBM Navigator for i will no longer be shipped with TLS enabled by default.  Users can configure TLS using the instructions found at this link: IBM Navigator for i - TLS Encryption.
5739-ZC1 Zend Server Basic edition Effective June 30, 2020, IBM will no longer deliver Zend Server Basic edition with the IBM i operating system (5770-SS1). Effective June 30, 2021, Zend Server Basic support is withdrawn completely. Clients who wish to continue using Zend Server can acquire the software, licensing, and support directly from Zend by Perforce. Clients who wish to use the open source Community PHP may acquire an Open Source Support contract from IBM (http://ibm.biz/ibmi-oss-support). 
5722-WE2 IBM Web Enablement for i Migrate to IBM WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5 or higher.  Older versions of WebSphere Application Server require Java 6 which will be going out of service in December 2017.
5733-W80 IBM WebSphere Application Server V8.0 Migrate to IBM WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5 or higher.  Older versions of WebSphere Application Server require Java 6 which will be going out of service in December 2017.
5722-BZ1 IBM Business Solutions None
5770-DE1 IBM DB2 Extenders Version 9.5 for i Replaced by new integrated XML features in IBM DB2 for i, which is included in IBM i V7.1 and later.
5733-FXD IBM Integrated Domino Fax for i5/OS None

5761-JV1 IBM Developer Kit for Java, Option 8 J2SE 5.0 32


Note: Java 5.0 is no longer in support(as of May 2015).

 Upgrade to newer Java level using option 14 or 15 of IBM Developer Kit for Java

- option 14 Java SE 7 32 bit

- option 15 Java SE 7 64 bit

5761-JV1 IBM Developer Kit for Java, Option 9 J2SE 5.0 64 bit 


Note: Java 5.0 is no longer in support (as of May 2015).

 Upgrade to newer Java level using option 14 or 15 of IBM Developer Kit for Java

- option 14 Java SE 7 32 bit

- option 15 Java SE 7 64 bit

5761-JV1 IBM Developer Kit for Java , Option 13 J2SE 1.4 64 bit


Note: Java 1.4 is no longer in support.

 Upgrade to newer Java level using option 14 or higher of IBM Developer Kit for Java

- option 14 Java SE 7 32 bit

- option 15 Java SE 7 64 bit

5761-JV1 Developer Kit for Java Option 10 Java SE Development Kit 6

Note: Java 6.0 will go out of support in December 2017.

 Note: Options 11 & 12 of Developer Kit for Java (5761-JV1) are going out of service in April 2018.  Upgrade to a newer level of Java using Options 14 or higher.
5733-OAR IBM Rational Open Access RPG Edition This function is now part of 5770-WDS IBM Rational Development Studio for i. V7.2
5733-OPS IBM i Open Source Solutions

IBM i Open Source Solutions packages are now delivered via RPMs rather than via 5733-OPS Licensed Program Product (LPP) options.  For more information on how to acquire the software via RPMs, refer to the documentation at http://ibm.biz/ibmi-rpms

Effective September 24, 2018, the following options no longer receive support or fixes:

  • Option 1 (Node.js beta release)
  • Option 3 (chroot and compiler enablement)
  • Option 5 (Node.js version 4)
  • Option 8 (Eclipse Orion)

The remaining options will no longer receive support or fixes beyond the following dates:

  • Option 2 (Python 3.4): February 28, 2019
  • Option 10 (Node.js version 6): April 4, 2019
  • Options 4, 6, 7, 9, and 11: December 15, 2019

All future open source packages are delivered via RPM only.
5733-QU2 IBM DB2 Web Query for i Replacement product is IBM DB2 Web Query for i (Express Edition is 5733-WQE, Standard Edition is 5733-WQS).  Refer to http://www.ibm.com/systems/power/software/i/db2/webquery/.
5733-QU3 IBM DB2 Web Query Report Broker Replacement product is IBM DB2 Web Query for i (Express Edition is 5733-WQE, Standard Edition is 5733-WQS).  Refer to http://www.ibm.com/systems/power/software/i/db2/webquery/.
5733-QU4 IBM DB2 Web Query Software Development Kit Replacement product is IBM DB2 Web Query for i (Express Edition is 5733-WQE, Standard Edition is 5733-WQS).  Refer to http://www.ibm.com/systems/power/software/i/db2/webquery/. 
5770-RD1 IBM Content Manager OnDemand for i, Option 10 OnDemand Common Server Feature This function is integrated into the base 5770-RD1 IBM Content Manager OnDemand for i, V7.2
5770-RD1 IBM Content Manager OnDemand for i, Option 11 OnDemand Web Enablement Kit This function is integrated into the base 5770-RD1 IBM Content Manager OnDemand for i, V7.2
5733-SO1 IBM Express Runtime Web Environments for i For IBM i V7.1 and earlier, IBM Express Runtime Web Environments provided an integrated package of products and an installation wizard to facilitate installation and configuration of the products on IBM i.  Now IBM i 7.2 clients will manually install and configure the required products in their environments.      
5733-W61 IBM WebSphere Application Server, V6.1 Upgrade to IBM WebSphere Application Server, V8.0 or later.
5733-W70 IBM WebSphere Application Server, V7.0 Upgrade to IBM WebSphere Application Server, V8.0 or later.
5770-XE1 IBM i Access for Windows Effective April 30, 2019, IBM has withdrawn support for IBM i Access for Windows (5770-XE1).  Replacement product is IBM i Access Client Solutions (5733-XJ1).  Refer to https://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg3T1026805 for more information.
5770-XL1 IBM i Access for Linux Replacement product is IBM i Access Client Solutions.  Refer to http://www.ibm.com/systems/power/software/i/access/solutions.html" >http://www.ibm.com/systems/power/software/i/access/solutions.html

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Modified date:
28 April 2022

UID

nas8N1022039

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