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IBM Cloud Pak for Multicloud Management Software Support Lifecycle Addendum

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IBM Cloud Pak for Multicloud Management follows the Continuous Delivery Lifecycle Policy

Overview

The Continuous Delivery Lifecycle Policy allows some product specific flexibility while still setting a consistent base expectation for support.  The following details provide additional information specific to IBM Cloud Pak for Multicloud Management. 

Important support policy details

Versioning Model
IBM Cloud Pak for Multicloud Management follows a loose semantic versioning scheme.  When the number to the right of the decimal changes (typical release indicator), it simply represents an update package.  Because of this, the lifecycle is not reset by delivery of these updates.  The update identifier, type, general availability date and the availability of fixes is shown in the table below.
Additional policy details

IBM Cloud Pak for Multicloud Management 2.x: 

  • Will provide support for a minimum of 2 years
  • Provide an option for a support extension after the end of support date for a minimum of 1 year

Please see the Continuous Delivery Lifecycle Policy for additional details.

Support and fix availability 

Update Identifier Update Type General Availability Date Fix Availability
2.3 CD Apr 30, 2021 Yes
2.2 CD Dec 11, 2020 No
2.1 CD Oct 13, 2020 No
2.0 Base Delivery Aug 07, 2020 No
Included Products
IBM Cloud Pak for Multicloud Management includes the following products. These products are developed separately, and have their own lifecycyle policies.

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Document Information

Modified date:
30 July 2021

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