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IBM API Connect V2018.4.1.4 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 2018.4.1.4 update includes important internal development and field reported fixes.
A special note on upgrades from prior versions of API Connect v2018.4.1.x: API Connect v2018.4.1.3 is now a pre-requisite for API Connect v2018.4.1.4 for VMWare (.OVA) deployments. You may not upgrade your API Connect topology to 2018.4.1.4 without first being at the v2018.4.1.3 level. Again, this restriction applies to VMWare (.OVA) deployments only of IBM API Connect v2018.4.1.4. This is due to the level of kubernetes deployed with the VMWare (.OVA) installation of IBM API Connect v2018.4.1.4 and restrictions around skipping levels of kubernetes when upgrading.
See the "What's New" topic in the API Connect Knowledge Center for more information on new features included in API Connect v2018.4.1.4
API Connect v2018.4.1.4 contains the following field reported APARs:
| APAR | Summary |
| LI80450 | THE PRODUCT / API YAML FILE DOWNLOADED FROM API MANAGER UI FAILS TO PUBLISH |
| LI80617 | "MY ORGANIZATION" IS NOT ACCESSIBLE AFTER AN UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPT TO DELETE A CONSUMER ORG USER USING THE TOOLKIT |
| LI80620 | CIRCULAR REFERENCES IN A JSON SCHEMA CAUSE THE VALIDATE POLICY TO FAIL |
| LI80622 | UNABLE TO DELETE AUTO PRODUCT AFTER RENAMING ITS API |
| LI80634 | APICUP INSTALLER DOES NOT VERIFY VERSION |
| LI80638 | PROBLEM ACTIVATING A DEVELOPER PORTAL USER AFTER SIGNING UP THE USER USING THE CONSUMER REST API |
| LI80641 | PORTAL APPEARANCE SETTINGS PAGE SHOWS UNEXPECTED ERROR |
| LI80642 | CREATING AN API BASED ON A WSDL FAILS WITH AN UNDEFINED NAMESPACE |
| LI80653 | GETVARIABLE FUNCTION DOES NOT ALWAYS WORK WITH REQUEST PARAMETERS |
| LI80654 | INVALID LINK IN EMAIL NOTIFICATION WHEN USER DISABLE AND ENABLE APPLICATIONS IN API MANAGER |
| LI80656 | USER INTERFACE PERFORMANCE LATENCY CAN BE SEEN WHEN TYPING IN FIELD TEXT BOXES OF THE API MANAGER |
| LI80657 | SOAP API CREATION FROM THE API CONNECT TOOLKIT FAILS IF THE ENCODING OF THE FILE DOES NOT MATCH THE ENCODING OF THE XML DIRECTIVE |
| LI80658 | PUTTING X-IBM-LANGUAGES IN PRODUCT CAUSE THE PRODUCT FAILED TO PUBLISH |
| LI80659 | UI OPERATION/RESPONSES NOT DISPLAYED CORRECTLY AND CANNOT BE EDITED FOR APIS CREATED FROM A WSDL FILE |
| LI80660 | NOT ALL SITES MAY BE BACKED UP DURING THE SCHEDULED PORTAL BACKUP PROCESS |
| LI80663 | CANNOT PUBLISH AUTOGEN PRODUCT TO SANDBOX WHEN HOST VALUE DELETED |
| LI80665 | WWW POD ADMIN CONTAINER FAILS TO START AFTER PORTAL UPGRADE |
| LI80667 | EXCESSIVE LOGGING TO SYSLOG |
| LI80668 | USING X-IBM-LANGUAGES IN PRODUCT AND API, DEVELOPER PORTAL DOESN'T DISPLAY THE MATCHING LANGUAGE'S WORDING |
| LI80671 | UPDATE TO THIRD PARTY COMPONENT IN DEVELOPER PORTAL |
| LI80676 | CREATE SOAP API FROM WSDL WITH NO EXTERNAL REFERENCES FAILING IN API CONNECT |
| LI80677 | TRIGGERING DDR MAY FAIL TO FULLY RE-SYNCHRONIZE A DATAPOWER GATEWAY |
| LI80678 | ADMIN ACCOUNT ACCESSIBLE IF LOGIN FROM EXTERNAL SYSTEM WHERE USERNAME IS ADMIN |
| LI80681 | API CONNECT 2018.4.1.3 PORTAL ADMIN USER ACTIVATION EMAIL FOR "YOUR NEW SITE" IS NOT SENT |
| LI80683 | ADD TIMESTAMP COLUMN IN PRODUCTS LIST PAGE |
| LI80686 | CANNOT CREATE CASSANDRA-OPERATOR ROLE IN THE K8 INSTALLATION WHICH RESTRICTS ACCESS TO NODE AND STORAGE CLASS |
| LI80690 | CONSUMER ORGANIZATION MEMBER INVITED AS 'DEVELOPER' IS SEEN WITH 'ADMINISTRATOR' ROLE UNTIL MEMBER INVITATION IS ACCEPTED |
| LI80694 | ONE POD DID NOT CREATE THE NEW 4.1.3 DRUPAL DIRECTORY |
| LI80696 | API CONNECT DEVELOPER PORTAL ALLOWS THE USER LANGUAGE TO BE SET TO NULL |
| LI80697 | CHANGING LANGUAGE SETTING IN PORTAL USER PROFILE RETURNS "ADDITIONAL PROPERTY PASSWORD IS NOT ALLOWED" ERROR |
| LI80699 | PORTAL TRY IT DOES NOT GENERATE FOR DATE PARAMETER |
| LI80702 | SEND BUTTON OF "TRY IT" FEATURE IN DEVELOPER PORTAL IS DISABLED |
| LI80703 | DISABLE OF FORUM MODULE DOES NOT WORK ON DEVELOPER PORTAL |
| LI80704 | UNABLE TO PUBLISH API WITH EDITED OPERATION DESCRIPTION |
| LI80709 | UNABLE TO RESET PASSWORD USING "FORGOT PASSWORD" LINK |
| LI80711 | INCREASE FS.INOTIFY.MAX_USER_WATCHES' |
| LI80712 | DEPLOYING API CONNECT ON KUBERNETES WITH INGRESS OF V0.21 OR NEWER MAY CAUSE HTTP 404 |
| LI80713 | PORTAL ACCOUNT CREATION PASSWORD CONSTRAINTS UNEXPECTED BEHAVIOR |
| LI80719 | UNABLE TO SWITCH USER REGISTRIES ON SIGN IN / UP PAGES |
| LI80722 | UPDATING AN EXISTING OIDC USER REGISTRY USING THE REST API OR THE TOOLKIT FAILS WITH INTERNAL ERROR |
| LI80729 | CONFIGURING A THIRD-PARTY OAUTH PROVIDER FAILS |
| LI80730 | APPLICATIONS UPDATE HOOK IS TRIGGERED WHEN CREATING AN APPLICATION |
| LI80731 | UNABLE TO ADD A BLOCK TO A PAGE |
| LI80743 | API CONNECT IMPACTED BY DRUPAL SA-CORE-2019-004 |
| LI80744 | SA-CONTRIB-2019-033 |
| LI80755 | MULTIPLE PHP VULNERABILITIES |
| LI80765 | KUBERNETES CVE-2019-1002100 |
| LI80766 | INFORMATION DISCLOSURE CVE-2019-4051 |
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 2018.4.1.4 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 2018.4.1.4:
IBM API Connect 2018.4.1.4 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 2018.4.1.4, the IBM API Connect 2018.4.1.4 Toolkit files, and the IBM API Connect Migrate Utility can be downloaded from Fix Central :
| Description – File Name | Date Published |
| IBM API Connect Management V2018.4.1.4 Containers management-images-kubernetes_lts_v2018.4.1.4.tgz |
April 1, 2019 |
| IBM API Connect Developer Portal V2018.4.1.4 Containers portal-images-kubernetes_lts_v2018.4.1.4.tgz |
April 1, 2019 |
| IBM API Connect Analytics V2018.4.1.4 Containers analytics-images-kubernetes_lts_v2018.4.1.4.tgz |
April 1, 2019 |
| IBM API Connect Management V2018.4.1.4 for VMWare management_lts_v2018.4.1.4.ova |
April 1, 2019 |
| IBM API Connect Developer Portal V2018.4.1.4 for VMWare portal_lts_v2018.4.1.4.ova |
April 1, 2019 |
| IBM API Connect Analytics V2018.4.1.4 for VMWare analytics_lts_v2018.4.1.4.ova |
April 1, 2019 |
| IBM API Connect Install Assist V2018.4.1.4 for Linux apicup-linux_lts_v2018.4.1.4 |
April 1, 2019 |
| IBM API Connect Install Assist V2018.4.1.4 for Mac apicup-mac_lts_v2018.4.1.4 |
April 1, 2019 |
| IBM API Connect Install Assist V2018.4.1.4 for Windows apicup-windows_lts_v2018.4.1.4 |
April 1, 2019 |
| IBM API Connect Toolkit V2018.4.1.4 for Linux toolkit-linux_lts_v2018.4.1.4.tgz |
April 1, 2019 |
| IBM API Connect Toolkit V2018.4.1.4 for Mac toolkit-mac_lts_v2018.4.1.4.zip |
April 1, 2019 |
| IBM API Connect Toolkit V2018.4.1.4 for Windows toolkit-windows_lts_v2018.4.1.4.zip |
April 1, 2019 |
| IBM API Connect Toolkit Designer with Loopback V2018.4.1.4 for Linux toolkit-loopback-designer-linux_lts_v2018.4.1.4.tgz |
April 1, 2019 |
| IBM API Connect Toolkit Designer with Loopback V2018.4.1.4 for Mac toolkit-loopback-designer-mac_lts_v2018.4.1.4.zip |
April 1, 2019 |
| IBM API Connect Toolkit Designer with Loopback V2018.4.1.4 for Windows toolkit-loopback-designer-windows_lts_v2018.4.1.4.zip |
April 1, 2019 |
| IBM API Connect V2018.4.1.4 Analytics Repo File repo-analytics_lts_v2018.4.1.4.tgz |
April 1, 2019 |
| IBM API Connect V2018.4.1.4 Management Repo File repo-management_lts_v2018.4.1.4.tgz |
April 1, 2019 |
| IBM API Connect V2018.4.1.4 Portal Repo File repo-portal_lts_v2018.4.1.4.tgz |
April 1, 2019 |
| IBM DataPower Gateway for Docker Production Edition v2018.4.1.4 idg_dk2018414.lts.prod.tar.gz |
April 1, 2019 |
| IBM DataPower Gateway for Docker Non-Production Edition v2018.4.1.4 idg_dk2018414.lts.nonprod.tar.gz |
April 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 .
Beginning with API Connect v2018.4.1.4, files for ICP Installation will be provided outside of the main fixpack availability but generally within a week of the the fixpack availability date. Please see the table below for the availability and download links from Fix Central.
ICP Installation Files for API Connect v2018.4.1.4
| Description – File Name | Date Published |
| IBM API Connect ICP Enterprise V2018.4.1.4 IBM_API_Connect_ICP_Enterprise_2018.4.1.4.zip |
April 3, 2019 |
| IBM API Connect ICP Professional V2018.4.1.4 IBM_API_Connect_ICP_Professional_2018.4.1.4.zip |
April 3, 2019 |
IBM API Connect Migrate Assist
For details on the IBM API Connect Migrate Assist, please see the Knowledge Center here for more details
| Description – File Name | Date Published |
| IBM API Connect Migrate Assist Beta apic_migrate_utility |
April 18, 2019 |
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13 May 2019
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