Keep your IBM Cloud Pak System up-to-date and safe with interim fixes for v2.3.3.6 and v2.3.3.7 releases

End of December 2023, IBM has released new interim fixes for both Intel and Power versions of IBM Cloud Pak Systems:

• For Power racks, 2.3.3.7 interim fix 1, applicable to W3700 (MT 8536) model has been released on 29th December.
• For Intel racks, 2.3.3.6 interim fix 2, applicable to W3500 (MT 8558), W3550 (MT 8564) and W4600 (MT 9568-CVM) models has been released on 26th December.

Note that, for Intel models, 2.3.3.6 interim fix 2 has been preceded by 2.3.3.6 interim fix 1 on 27th September 2023.

As you can noticed, these new releases are interim fixes, meaning they do not provide any new feature. However, these are important updates that you should consider applying because they provide updates for your workload and security fixes, some being critical, in addition to bug fixes:

• 2.3.3.6 interim fix 2 focuses on critical security vulnerabilities related to the internal VMWare vCenter instance (VMware vCenter Server Windows 6.7 Update 3t and Windows 2012 Server standard edition patch KB5031407).
• 2.3.3.6 interim fix 1 includes fixes for 30 CVEs and 8 APARs but also provides support for new versions of Java, WebSphere Application Server (both traditional and Liberty), Tivoli Monitoring, Spectrum Scale, Docker, Db2… See https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/cloud-pak-system-w4600/2.3.3?topic=planning-whats-new for details on the new supported versions.
• On Power side, 2.3.3.7 interim fix 1 fixes 82 CVEs and 2 APARs but also brings a new version of the IBM OS Image for AIX Systems (7.2 TL5 SP6) and support for new versions of Java, WebSphere Application Server (both traditional and Liberty), Tivoli Monitoring, Spectrum Scale, Db2… See https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/cloudpakw3700/2.3.3?topic=planning-whats-new for details on the new supported versions.

Note that IBM Spectrum Scale product has been rebranded to IBM Storage Scale in these releases.

So, in order to get advantage of all the new supported versions and to keep your systems secured, ask for an upgrade of your IBM Cloud Pak Systems as soon as possible. If you need guidance on how to request such an upgrade, have a look at https://www.ibm.com/community/101/cloudpaksystem/system-firmware/