IBM InfoSphere Information Server, Version 11.7.1 Fix Pack 3 release notes

These release notes contain information to ensure the successful installation and operation of IBM® InfoSphere® Information Server, Version 11.7.1, Fix Pack 3. Last updated 22 October 2021.

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Description

InfoSphere Information Server, Version 11.7.1, Fix Pack 3, includes updates to the following products, components, or features:
  • IBM InfoSphere DataStage®
  • IBM InfoSphere Information Analyzer
  • IBM InfoSphere Information Governance Catalog New
  • InfoSphere ISALite
  • Connectivity

New in this release

  • Support for the GCCv8 compiler.
  • Support for SELinux enabled in permissive mode.
  • Windows 2019 Server Support
  • Red Hat® Enterprise Linux® 8.x for all Server platforms including IBM z Systems®
  • DB2® 11.5.6.0 Support for the metadata repository (XMETA)
  • Support for DataStage: Google Pub/Sub Connector
  • Support fail on error properties for Before/After SQL statements in BigQuery CC
  • Log merge breakdown statistics in BigQuery connector
  • Support skipping AfterSQL on job failure in BigQuery connector
  • Support of Key Pair Authentication mechanism in the Snowflake Connector
  • Support of Avrostream in the AmazonS3 Connector
  • Salesforce Connector support for Salesforce API version 52.0
  • JDBC Connector Support for MySQL and Greenplum
  • Amazon Redshift Certification
  • Partition table testing for hive source

Deprecated features and services

In an effort to improve our offerings for the future, we are deprecating the following feature:
  • InfoSphere Information Governance Dashboard
We will continue to support these features, but will not accept enhancements requests. In addition, some of these features may be removed from a future release.

System requirements

The Version 11.7.1 Fix Pack 3 installation program runs a system requirements check and provides a report on the status of your computer.

See Detailed system requirements, then choose your operating system.

Fix lists

For a summary list of fixes that are included in Version 11.7.1, Fix Pack 3, see the fix list document.

Installing Version 11.7.1 Fix Pack 3

Version 11.7.1 Fix Pack 3 is available to install as a full suite or as an upgrade.

Known problems

To review the most current known problems in detail, see Known problems and limitations in InfoSphere Information Server, Version 11.7.1.3. By searching the knowledge base, you can quickly find workarounds or solutions to problems.

To view additional known problems in the Support knowledge base, see View APARs for all supported versions of InfoSphere Information Server