IBM InfoSphere Information Server, Version 11.7 release notes

These release notes contain information to ensure the successful installation and operation of IBM® InfoSphere® Information Server, Version 11.7. Last updated 21 December 2017.

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Description

InfoSphere Information Server, Version 11.7, includes updates to the following products, components, or features:
  • IBM InfoSphere DataStage®
  • IBM InfoSphere Information Analyzer
  • IBM InfoSphere Information Governance Catalog
  • IBM InfoSphere Metadata Asset Manager

New in this release

For information about what is new and changed in Version 11.7, read What's new in InfoSphere Information Server, Version 11.7.

Changes in this release

The IBM InfoSphere Change Data Capture (CDC) stage is deprecated. The stage will be removed after the Version 11.7 release.

Sybase, Version 12 is no longer supported by the Sybase Operator used in InfoSphere Information Server. If you use the Sybase Operator to connect to Sybase, Version 12 as a data source, you need to migrate to a newer version of Sybase before you can use the Sybase operator in InfoSphere Information Server, Version 11.7.

System requirements

The Version 11.7 installation program performs a system requirements check and provides a report on the status of your computer. The generic link to the IBM Software Product Compatibility Reports (SPCR) tool is below. You can access the tool for any product and obtain the supported operating systems, system requirements, and optional supported software for your product version.

Click this link to go to the SPCR tool: Detailed system requirements for a specific product

Then choose the following options to obtain the supported operating systems, system requirements, and optional supported software for your product version.
  1. Select the product you are installing.
  2. Select the version you are installing.
  3. Select your operating system.

Fix lists

For a summary list of fixes that are included in Version 11.7, see the fix list document.

Latest version of software

To verify that you install the latest version of the software for your installation environment, see the Knowledge Collection on the IBM Support Portal.

Installing Version 11.7

For information about installing Version 11.7, see the installation documentation.

Known problems

To review known problems for Version 11.7, see Known problems and limitations in InfoSphere Information Server, Version 11.7. As problems are discovered and resolved, the IBM Support team updates the knowledge base. By searching the knowledge base, you can quickly find workarounds or solutions to problems. View additional known problems in the form of individual technotes, techdocs, or APARs in the Support knowledge base:

More information

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