IBM Cloud Pak System 2.3.4.0 is now available
IBM Cloud Pak System 2.3.4.0 was released on July 31, 2024. This release is now available for Intel based models W4600 and W3500. It follows the 2.3.3.6 ifix2 release from December 2023. The 2.3.4.0 release brings a number of significant feature updates and enhancements.
2.3.4.0 brings major updates to a number of components including:
- vCenter upgrade to 7.0.3
- Compute Node upgrade to VMware ESXi 7U3n
- Java version upgrade to 8.0.8.20
- VMware ESXi 7U3k on Platform System Manager (PSM) management nodes
- p-type currency upgrades
For more details on What’s new in 2.3.4.0 refer the Knowledge Center documentation
https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/cloud-pak-system-w4600/2.3.4?topic=planning-whats-new
Enhancements
- IBM shared-service ‘Red Hat Satellite Six Service’ using Red Hat Global Registration Template to register RHEL VM’s on CPS.
Applicable IBM Idea: PRA-I-187
Users are now able to use the Global Registration Template method (Red Hat Global Registration Template) to register new as well their existing hosts. This registration method provides a means to register hosts to Red Hat Satellite by generating a curl command on Red Hat Satellite using the global registration template and running this command on hosts. It also allows to deploy Satellite SSH keys to hosts during registration to Red Hat Satellite to enable hosts for remote execution jobs. The hosts can also be configured with Red Hat Insights during registration to Red Hat Satellite.
2. Migration instances from a Multi-cloud system to another Multi-cloud system. Applicable IBM Idea: PRA-I-184 :
Users will now be able to migrate their Virtual System Instances from a source Multi-cloud system to target Multi-cloud system. This will enable migration in a multi-system setup. The Workload Mobility feature for Single Systems with Single Cloud Groups was delivered with the 2.3.3.3 Interim Fix 1 release (here)
More details can be found in the product documentation here:
https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/cloud-pak-system-w4600/2.3.4?topic=system-migrating-instances and in article “Move your existing workloads between multiple IBM Cloud Pak Systems”.
We look forward to continue working with our clients to deliver even more value in future.
List of APARs included in 2.3.4.0 : You can refer the link provided for the list of APARs and CVEs included in the release.
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/ibm-cloud-pak-system-version-234
Deprecations as part of 2.3.4.0 :
As of June 30, 2024, with version 2.3.4.0, RHEL 7.x is now deprecated. Users are advised to migrate their workloads to RHEL 8.8. This deprecation aligns with Red Hat’s announcement regarding the end of support for RHEL 7.x, and no further support will be provided (Red Hat Enterprise Linux Life Cycle)
Also, IBM Cloud Pak System Software for Intel on BYOH is deprecated with 2.3.4.0
For further details : https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/cloud-pak-system-w4600/2.3.4?topic=planning-deprecated-functions-replacements
Appliance W3550 reached its end of life (EOL) on June 30, 2024 (Announcement). As a result, version 2.3.4.0 is now supported only on W3500 and W4600 appliance models. Please be aware that the EOL for the W3500 has been announced for September 30, 2024, as detailed here.
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