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Version information
This release relates to IBM® App Connect Operator 5.0.18.
The support requirements for IBM App Connect Operator 5.0.18 are as follows:
Option | Supported requirement |
---|---|
Deployment platforms | Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.12 and 4.14 (More information) |
Certified container | Based on IBM App Connect Enterprise certified container 8.0.18 |
Image | Contains an image of IBM App Connect Enterprise 12.0.12.2 |
Installation |
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New features and enhancements
- Support for new custom resource (or operand) channels, versions, and licenses
-
All LTS releases of IBM App Connect Operator 5.0.x are delivered on the
v5.0-lts
Operator channel.IBM App Connect Operator 5.0.18 provides a new version, and accompanying licenses for the App Connect Dashboard, App Connect Designer Authoring, Switch Server, and Integration Server custom resources (or operands). To create an instance of, or upgrade to, a 5.0.18-specific version of a custom resource, you must choose both of these options:- Subscribe to the
12.0-lts
or12.0.12-lts
channel for custom resources, or specify a fully qualified version of12.0.12.2-r1-lts
. - Select a 5.0.18-specific license for approval.
In an IBM App Connect Operator 5.0.18 LTS deployment, only the deployed custom resources (or instances) at a version that resolves to
12.0.M.0-rX-lts
qualify for Long Term Support. The IBM Cloud Pak foundational services Operator, which is installed as a dependency of the IBM App Connect Operator, must also be at version 3.19.x to qualify for Long Term Support. - Subscribe to the
- Ongoing support for Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.12 and 4.14
-
Red Hat OpenShift 4.12 and 4.14 are supported for installing IBM App Connect Operator 5.0.18. The following implications apply for the operand versions that are supported after you install the Operator:
- On a Red Hat
OpenShift 4.12 cluster, you can create App Connect Dashboard, App Connect Designer Authoring,
Switch Server, and Integration Server instances at version
12.0.7.0-r2-lts
or later only. - On a Red Hat
OpenShift 4.14 cluster, you can create instances at version
12.0.10.0-r2-lts
or later only.
Red Hat OpenShift 4.12 and 4.14 are also supported for upgrading from an earlier IBM App Connect Operator version to version 5.0.18. The following implications apply for the operand versions that are supported after you upgrade the Operator:
- On a Red Hat
OpenShift 4.12 cluster, you must upgrade all your existing
App Connect Dashboard, App Connect Designer Authoring,
Switch Server, and Integration Server instances to version
12.0.7.0-r2-lts
or later. - On a Red Hat
OpenShift 4.14 cluster, you must upgrade all your existing
instances to version
12.0.10.0-r2-lts
or later.
More information: - On a Red Hat
OpenShift 4.12 cluster, you can create App Connect Dashboard, App Connect Designer Authoring,
Switch Server, and Integration Server instances at version