Extended Update Support (EUS) for IBM Cloud Pak foundational services

IBM Cloud Pak foundational services version 3.6 is an EUS release that offers extended support that follows the Red Hat® OpenShift® Container Platform version 4.6 EUS model. The extended support is available to Cloud Paks adopting the EUS policy. Changes are limited to security vulnerability and critical fixes. For new features, Cloud Paks must adopt the IBM Cloud Pak foundational services continuous delivery release stream.

Note: Do not install EUS and non-EUS IBM Cloud Paks on the same Red Hat® OpenShift® Container Platform cluster.

Unsupported services

Table 1. Services not supported for the life of the EUS
Component EUS maintained Description
Logging No The deprecated IBM Cloud Pak foundational services logging service is removed in version 3.7.x. The Red Hat® OpenShift® Container Platform offers a logging service that can be used as a replacement solution.
Monitoring No The IBM Cloud Pak foundational services monitoring service is deprecated in version 3.6 and will be removed in a future release. The Red Hat® OpenShift® Container Platform offers an application monitoring service in Red Hat® OpenShift® Container Platform version 4.6 that can be used as a replacement monitoring solution.
Metering No The deprecated IBM Cloud Pak foundational services metering service is removed in version 3.7.x. The service will be replaced by a Red Hat Marketplace Metering service in a future release.