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IBM API Connect V2018.4.1.2 is now available. This update includes important internal development and field reported fixes.
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IBM API Connect 2018.x delivers enhanced capabilities for the market-leading IBM API management solution. In addition to the ability to deploy in complex, multi-cloud topologies, this version provides enhanced experiences for developers and cloud administrators at organizations.
The API Connect 2018.4.1.2 update includes important internal development and field reported fixes.
See the "What's New" topic in the API Connect Knowledge Center for more information on new features included in API Connect v2018.4.1.2
API Connect v2018.4.1.2 contains the following field reported APARs:
| APAR | Summary |
| LI80334 | API MANAGER HAS 2 CATALOGS, THE ANALYTIC TAB DISAPPEAR AFTER FLIPPING AORUND THE CATALOG |
| LI80383 | NOTIFICATIONS AND ERRORS MESSAGES STILL IN ENGLISH WITH GERMAN LANGUAGE SETTING |
| LI80414 | INTERNAL NAMES ARE DISPLAYED IN CATALOG PRODUCT VIEW |
| LI80441 | SYSTEM FAILED TO DELETE ANALYTICS LOG WHEN OLDEST API CALL DATA KEPT IS SET TO 7 DAYS |
| LI80449 | LOCKING PROBLEM WITH SERVICE REGISTRATION FLOW |
| LI80461 | HEADING OF DEVELOPER PORTAL OVERLAP ON CONTENT |
| LI80464 | IN API MANAGER EDIT AN APPLICATION, IF USER SET A CERTIFICATE UI DOESN'T SEND IT TO BACKEND |
| LI80471 | GLOBAL PARAMETERS NOT VISIBLE IN PATH OPERATION |
| LI80472 | DEVPORTAL EXPLORER ADDING SUPPORT FOR COLLECTIONFORMAT CSV IN ARRAYS |
| LI80486 | DEVELOPER PORTALS FLOOD CONTROL FUNCTION BLOCKS THE PORTALS SERVER IP |
| LI80494 | SOME OF THE DATAPOWER GATEWAY 2018.4.1 PATCH CALLS TAKE LONGER THAN 1 MINUTE |
| LI80495 | CATALOG CANNOT BE SYNCED AFTER RE-PUBLISHING SAME PRODUCT WITH VARYING AMOUNTS OF APIS TO A SANDBOX CATALOG |
| LI80496 | EVEN IF TLS 1.0 AND 1.1 IS DISABLED FOR API CONNECT GATEWAY SERVICE, IT IS STILL ALLOWED. |
| LI80497 | CANNOT CHANGE/EDIT THE DEFAULT PLAN IN THE PRODUCT |
| LI80498 | UNABLE TO INPUT X-CLIENT-CERTIFICATE IN TRY IT TAB OF APIS |
| LI80500 | UNABLE TO DOWNLOAD A PRODUCT YAML FILE FROM MANAGER UI |
| LI80501 | API MANAGER UI - NAME OF THE PRODUCT PLAN WILL BECOME 0 |
| LI80503 | CASSANDRA POD FAILS WITH NO SPACE LEFT ON DEVICE ERROR |
| LI80504 | GENERATING OF THE OAUTH2 TOKEN FOR APPLICATION GRANT TYPE DOES NOT WORK USING THE DEVELOPER PORTAL 'TRY IT' |
| LI80507 | UNABLE TO UPDATE PRODUCT YAML PROPERLY ON UI |
| LI80508 | UNABLE TO UPDATE THE DESCRIPTION OF OPERATION IN DEVELOP TAB |
| LI80512 | UNABLE TO STAGE THE PRODUCT AFTER CREATE NEW VERSION OF API WITHOUT "SAVE" |
| LI80514 | THE DESCRIPTION OF PLANS CONTAINED IN PRODUCT YAML FILE SHOULD BE VISIBLE IN DEVELOPER PORTAL |
| LI80515 | IN DEVELOPER PORTAL, CANNOT USE TOKENS IN THE EMAIL WHEN "EMAIL SUBSCRIBERS" |
| LI80516 | OUT OF MEMORY ERROR WHEN UPGRADING WITH APICUP |
| LI80524 | THE EXAMPLE GENERATOR DOES NOT CORRECTLY HANDLE EXAMPLES FOR ALLOF PROPERTY |
| LI80527 | ACCESS TOKEN SHOULDN'T BE INCLUDED IN THE GET /ANALYTICS/INIT REQUEST |
| LI80530 | REMOVING VIEW ACCESS FOR SETTINGS FROM DEVELOPER ROLE CAUSE HTTP 403 WHILE ACCESSING CATALOGS |
| LI80531 | ON DEVELOPER PORTAL, AFTER DISABLE LANGUAGE DETECTION FOR BROWSER THE LOGIN PAGE FOR ADMIN NO LONGER WORKS |
| LI80532 | APIC 2018 MANAGEMENT NODE UPGRADE FROM 4.1.0 TO 4.1.1 DOES NOT COMPLETES IN A SINGLE NODE SETUP WITHOUT INTERNET CONNECTION |
| LI80533 | API MANAGER UI - API SECTION OF EACH OF THE PRODUCT DOES NOT DISPLAY THE API UNDER THE PRODUCT |
| LI80534 | CLI COMMAND FOR FORGOT PASSWORD MISSING |
| LI80535 | UPGRADE TO 2018.4.1.0 FAILED DUE TO OUT OF DIRECT MEMORY ISSUE IN CASSANDRA |
| LI80537 | WRONG FILE NAME EXTENSION (".WSDL" INSTEAD OF ".ZIP") SEEN IN THE DEVELOPER PORTAL FOR SOAP APIS CREATED FROM A ZIP FILE |
| LI80538 | CASSANDRA OPERATOR POD IS BEING CONSTANTLY RESTARTED DUE TO OOM |
| LI80539 | ADD DESCRIPTION IN API CHANGE SETTINGS IN PARAMETERS SECTION |
| LI80540 | PORTAL WEBHOOKS NOT WORKING |
| LI80541 | IBM API CONNECT REDIRECT TO INCORRECT PAGE AFTER CLICKING "BACK TO SIGN IN" IN RESET PASSWORD PAGE |
| LI80545 | DEVELOPER PORTAL DISPLAY ERROR "THE WEBSITE ENCOUNTERED AN UNEXPECTED ERROR..." WHEN LOGIN USING A BLOCKED ACCOUNT |
| LI80547 | EXISTING CERTIFICATE ASSOCIATED WITH APPLICATION DOES NOT DISPLAY IN DEVELOPMENT PORTAL |
| LI80549 | ERROR WHEN PUBLISHING AN API CREATED WITH ´SAVE AS A NEW VERSION´ |
| LI80551 | POP UP WITH UNSAVED CHANGES, EVERY TIME YOU COPY FROM UI |
| LI80552 | CREATING AN ACCOUNT IN PORTAL WITH MORE THAN TWO CONSECUTIVE REPEATING CHARACTERS IN PASSWORD IT FAIL THE AUTHENTICATION |
| LI80555 | VISIT DEVELOPER PORTAL WITHOUT LOGIN, CLICK SUBSCRIBE IN PUBLIC PRODUCT THE HTTP 302 "SET-COOKIE" HEADER HAS NO SECURE FLAG |
| LI80556 | API MANAGER EDIT API PAGE SHOWS BLANK PAGE WHEN "EXECUTE: []" IN THE ASSEMBLY SECTION OF THE YAML |
| LI80558 | USER PROFILE DATA DOES NOT UPDATE FOR OIDC/LDAP/AUTH URL |
| LI80559 | UNABLE TO USE API DESIGNER V2018.X FOR ON PREM. |
| LI80565 | TRYIT FEATURE DOES NOT WORK APIC 2018.3.7 |
| LI80567 | UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, RESETTING PASSWORD THROUGH API MANAGER UI RESETS IT FOR THE WRONG USER REGISTRY |
| LI80568 | EMAIL SUBSCRIBER FUNCTION TO SEND EMAILS MEMBERS DO NOT WORK PROPERLY. |
| LI80574 | BACKUP FOR CERTAIN PORTAL SITES FAILS |
| LI80575 | X-EXAMPLE IS DISPLAYED TWICE IN THE DEVELOPER PORTAL |
| LI80580 | ERRORS IN API CONNECT EXPLORER WHEN WSDL USES CIRCULAR DEFINITION |
| LI80583 | PRODUCT STATE CHANGES NOT REFLECTED IN DEVELOPER PORTAL |
| LI80590 | API CONNECT MYSQL AND DRUPAL VULNERABILITIES |
| LI80592 | CONSUMER ORGANIZATION FIELD NOT HONORED ON SIGN IN FORM AFTER ORGANIZATION OWNER INVITED |
| LI80736 | IBM API CONNECT AFFECTED BY NODE.JS VULNERABILITIES |
Database technology used in this release:
IBM API Connect relies on SQL and no-SQL database technology to provide persistent storage of objects required for the function of the product. Database technology requires fast and reliable storage and, in the case of a highly available configuration, the database must perform adequately in a clustered configuration.
GlusterFS: Testing of IBM API Connect when using GlusterFS has shown that GlusterFS does not provide the speed or reliability for any of the database technology used in IBM API Connect and thus should not be considered for use as the clustered storage facility with this product.
AWS EBS: IBM API Connect deployed on Kubernetes in EC2 instances on AWS should make use of the AWS EBS storage solution with GP2 or IO1 type.
Upgrading to 2018.4.1.2 makes changes to the underlying data structure of API Connect. It is highly recommended to have automatic backups configured in your environment and at least one successful backup complete prior to performing this upgrade.
We advise all users of prior version of API Connect v2018.x to install this update to take advantage of the fixes.
For more information about this release, see API Connect Knowledge Center: What's new in this release .
Support lifecycle policy for IBM API Connect Version 2018.4.1.2:
IBM API Connect 2018.4.1.2 is fix pack to a Long-Term Supported (LTS) release. API Connect 2018.4.1.0 is a recommended product level for which support, including defect and security updates, will be provided through cumulative, in-place Fix Packs until the effective end of service (EOS) date for IBM API Connect 2018.4.1.0. An LTS release is intended for customers that may need a longer-term deployment for their environment. For more information, see IBM API Connect v2018.x Support Lifecycle.
Downloads:
Full installation files for IBM API Connect 2018.4.1.2, as well as the IBM API Connect 2018.4.1.2 Toolkit files, can be downloaded from Fix Central :
| Description – File Name | Date Published |
| IBM API Connect Management V2018.4.1.2 Containers management-images-kubernetes_lts_v2018.4.1.2.tgz |
February 1, 2019 |
| IBM API Connect Developer Portal V2018.4.1.2 Containers portal-images-kubernetes_lts_v2018.4.1.2.tgz |
February 1, 2019 |
| IBM API Connect Analytics V2018.4.1.2 Containers analytics-images-kubernetes_lts_v2018.4.1.2.tgz |
February 1, 2019 |
| IBM API Connect Management V2018.4.1.2 for VMWare management_lts_v2018.4.1.2.ova |
February 1, 2019 |
| IBM API Connect Developer Portal V2018.4.1.2 for VMWare portal_lts_v2018.4.1.2.ova |
February 1, 2019 |
| IBM API Connect Analytics V2018.4.1.2 for VMWare analytics_lts_v2018.4.1.2.ova |
February 1, 2019 |
| IBM API Connect Install Assist V2018.4.1.2 for Linux apicup-linux_lts_v2018.4.1.2 |
February 1, 2019 |
| IBM API Connect Install Assist V2018.4.1.2 for Mac apicup-mac_lts_v2018.4.1.2 |
February 1, 2019 |
| IBM API Connect Install Assist V2018.4.1.2 for Windows apicup-windows_lts_v2018.4.1.2 |
February 1, 2019 |
| IBM API Connect Toolkit V2018.4.1.2 for Linux toolkit-linux_lts_v2018.4.1.2.tgz |
February 1, 2019 |
| IBM API Connect Toolkit V2018.4.1.2 for Mac toolkit-mac_lts_v2018.4.1.2.zip |
February 1, 2019 |
| IBM API Connect Toolkit V2018.4.1.2 for Windows toolkit-windows_lts_v2018.4.1.2.zip |
February 1, 2019 |
| IBM API Connect Toolkit Designer with Loopback V2018.4.1.2 for Linux toolkit-loopback-designer-linux_lts_v2018.4.1.2.tgz |
February 1, 2019 |
| IBM API Connect Toolkit Designer with Loopback V2018.4.1.2 for Mac toolkit-loopback-designer-mac_lts_v2018.4.1.2.zip |
February 1, 2019 |
| IBM API Connect Toolkit Designer with Loopback V2018.4.1.2 for Windows toolkit-loopback-designer-windows_lts_v2018.4.1.2.zip |
February 1, 2019 |
| IBM API Connect ICP Enterprise V2018.4.1.2 IBM_API_Connect_ICP_Enterprise_lts_v2018.4.1.2.zip |
February 1, 2019 |
| IBM API Connect ICP Professional V2018.4.1.2 IBM_API_Connect_ICP_Professional_lts_v2018.4.1.2.zip |
February 1, 2019 |
| IBM API Connect V2018.4.1.2 Analytics Repo File repo-analytics_lts_v2018.4.1.2.tgz |
February 1, 2019 |
| IBM API Connect V2018.4.1.2 Management Repo File repo-management_lts_v2018.4.1.2.tgz |
February 1, 2019 |
| IBM API Connect V2018.4.1.2 Portal Repo File repo-portal_lts_v2018.4.1.2.tgz |
February 1, 2019 |
| IBM DataPower Gateway for Docker Production Edition v2018.4.1.2 idg_dk2018412.lts.prod.tar.gz |
February 1, 2019 |
| IBM DataPower Gateway for Docker Non-Production Edition v2018.4.1.2 idg_dk2018413.lts.nonprod.tar.gz |
February 1, 2019 |
Ensure that you have read and understood the installation instructions for OVAs and Containers before downloading and using the installation files. You can find detailed installation instructions in IBM API Connect Knowledge Center -- Installing API Connect .
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06 November 2019
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