Support for IBM i 7.2 has been out of support for...
IBM i 7.1 has been out of support for...
Don't worry, you can still upgrade to IBM i 7.3 or better yet IBM i 7.4!
- Download a new, supported version of IBM i from the IBM ESS website.
- Check out what's new for IBM i 7.4 here and read the IBM i 7.4 Memo To Users.
- Check out what's new for IBM i 7.3 here and read the IBM i 7.3 Memo To Users.
- Read the official 7.2 withdrawal announcement from IBM.
- Read the official 7.1 withdrawal announcement from IBM.
Reasons to upgrade from IBM i 7.2
- If you remain on IBM i 7.2, IBM Software Maintenance will cost much more with an added Extended Support charge after April 30th, 2021.
Reasons to upgrade from IBM i 7.1
- Remaining on IBM i 7.1, IBM Software Maintenance costs much more with an added Extended Support charge.
- The IBM HTTP Server that shipped with IBM i 7.1 (Apache 2.2) has gone out of support as of December 31st, 2017. This means that IBM i 7.1 will no longer be PCI compliant from a HTTP perspective. IBM HTTP Server has been upgraded to Apache 2.4 in IBM i releases 7.2 and 7.3.
- The default Java version on IBM i 7.1 is version 6. This has already reached end of support on December 31st, 2017 as well. It's recommended you upgrade to Java 7 or 8 no matter what version of IBM i you have. There will be no more fix packs for Java 6.
- 75% of ciphers offered in IBM i 7.1 are not deemed secure. If securing your system is a priority to you, consider upgrading to IBM i 7.3, which offers far more secure cipher suites.
Still not convinced?
Read more on the 7.4 and 7.3 Base Enhancements!
