New and changed features
This section provides high-level and detailed views of what is new in the product or this documentation. Descriptions of changes include changes to default values and statements about deprecation, stabilization, or removal of various features with suggested migration actions.
For 8.5.5.13 and later, this WebSphere® Application Server documentation no longer has detailed information
about Liberty. This documentation focuses on the WebSphere Application Server
full profile. For information about Liberty, see the Liberty
documentation in IBM documentation and the Open Liberty website.
If you are licensed for both the WebSphere Application Server 8.5 and 9.0
product versions, it is recommended that you use the unversioned Liberty. The
unversioned Liberty is the focus of the Liberty documentation in IBM documentation and the Open
Liberty website. The Installation Manager offering for the unversioned Liberty is
com.ibm.websphere.liberty.edition
.
If you are licensed for WebSphere Application Server 8.5 only, you can
continue to use the versioned (8.5) Liberty; fix packs for the versioned and
unversioned Liberty deliver the same content. The Installation Manager offering for the versioned
Liberty is com.ibm.websphere.liberty.edition.v85
. Depending on
the terms of your license, you also might be able to migrate to WebSphere Application Server 9.0 and use the unversioned Liberty at no additional
charge. It is recommended that you migrate to the unversioned Liberty eventually.