Subscribing to Support updates

To stay informed of important information about the IBM® products that you use, you can subscribe to updates.

About this task

By subscribing to receive updates, you can receive important technical information and updates for specific IBM® Support tools and resources. You can subscribe to updates by using the following approaches:

RSS feeds
The following RSS feeds are available:

For general information about RSS, including steps for getting started and a list of RSS-enabled IBM® web pages, see IBM® Software Support RSS feeds site.

My Notifications
With My Notifications, you can subscribe to Support updates for any IBM® product. With My Notifications, you can specify that you want to receive daily or weekly email announcements. You can specify what type of information you want to receive (such as publications, hints, and tips, product flashes (also known as alerts), downloads, and drivers). My Notifications lets you customize and categorize the products about which you want to be informed and the delivery methods that best suit your needs.

Procedure

Subscribe to Support updates.
  1. To subscribe to My Notifications, go to the IBM® Support Portal and click Manage all my subscriptions in the Notifications portlet.
  2. Sign in using your IBM ID and password, and click Submit.
  3. Follow the prompts to identify what products you want to subscribe to and how you want to receive updates.

Results

Until you modify your RSS feeds and My Notifications preferences, you receive notifications of updates that you request. You can modify your preferences when needed (for example, if you stop using one product and begin using another product).