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Planning to upgrade to IBM i 7.5 (Software)
Software planning
The following products and functions are not supported on IBM i 7.5. Plans should be made to replace or discontinue use of these products and functions prior to upgrading to IBM i 7.5. Please review prior release planning pages, as appropriate, for products/functions not supported in those releases that will also not be supported on IBM i 7.5.
| Software | Suggested replacement |
|---|---|
| Samba RPM package for PASE open source environment | IBM will no longer deliver a Samba RPM package with the IBM i operating system (5770-SS1). Customers who require a Server Message Block (SMB) client or server can use the native IBM i NetClient file system (QNTC) or IBM i NetServer. |
| 5722-WE2 Web Enablement for i | 5733-WE3 Web Enablement for i |
| 5733-D10 IBM Domino 10 for i | This product has been divested to HCL. Clients should order the replacement HCL Domino product. |
| 5733-WQX IBM DB2 Web Query for i V2.2 | IBM Web Query V2.2 is going out of service in October 2023. Upgrade to IBM Web Query 2.3.0 or later. |
| 5733-XT2 IBM XML Toolkit for i | 5733-XT2 options 1-5 are not supported on IBM i 7.5. Existing ILE code will continue to work, but should be updated to a new supported version of XML parsing. Options 6-7 are going out of service September 2023. Among the replacement products for XML Toolkit for i are IBM Db2 for i support for XML, noxDB, and eXpat. Other companies may also offer function which replaces XML Toolkit for i. |
| 5761-CM1 IBM Communications Utilities for i | 5761-CM1 is going out of service in September 2023. No replacement. |
| 5761-DB1 IBM S/38 Utilities for i | 5761-DB1 is going out of service in September 2023. No replacement. |
| 5770-AMT IBM Rational Application Management Toolset for i | 5770-AMT is going out of service in September 2023. Among the replacement products are:
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| 5770-JV1 IBM Developer Kit for Java, Options 14 & 15 | Upgrade to a newer Java level using one of the following options of IBM Developer Kit for Java:
|
| 5770-MG1 IBM Managed System Services for i | None. |
| 5770-SM1 IBM System Manager for i |
This product is not supported on IBM i 7.5, however, a subset of the commands has been moved to the operating system. Refer to the IBM i 7.5 Memo to Users for the complete list.
|
| IBM Navigator for i: heritage version only | 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 is not shipped with TLS enabled by default. Users can configure TLS using the instructions found at this link: IBM Navigator for i - TLS Encryption. |
| 5770-SS1 (Option 29) Integrated Server Support | The IBM i Integrated Server solution is going out of service in December 2023. No replacement. |
| 5770-XH2 IBM Access for Web | IBM i Access for Web is not supported on IBM i 7.5. |
Additional resources
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