Deprecations and removals
You can find the features or capabilities announced as deprecated and the features or capabilities that are removed in HCL DevOps Deploy (Deploy). HCL DevOps Deploy is the new name of HCL Launch from 8.0.0 onwards.
Product features or capabilities
When features or capabilities are announced as deprecated, they continue to be supported although such features or capabilities are no longer enhanced and might be removed in a subsequent release. If you use a deprecated feature, you must migrate to the alternate feature, if applicable, before the deprecated feature is removed.
The removed features will not be available in the product version in which they are removed.
You can find information about the features or capabilities of Deploy that are announced as deprecated in an earlier version, and the version in which they are removed.
The features removed in this version are listed first, followed by the features deprecated. The features removed or deprecated in earlier versions are listed later in the table.
| Feature or capability | Feature deprecated in version | Alternate feature, if applicable | Feature removed in version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keytools package in Help menu | - | Keytools are available in server/bin directory | 8.0.0 |
| Prompt on value option | - | 8.0.0 | |
| Agent $productName/java.home property | - | 7.2.3 | |
| Agent relay agentrelay.http_proxy.use_rabbit=true property | - | 7.2.2 | |
| IBM Java bundle | 7.2.1 | ||
| JMS agents | 7.1.1 | Web agents | 7.2.0 |
| Process Designer Explorer mode | - | 7.1.1.1 | |
| Show Inactive option | 7.0.5 | The Active field is still included in the JSON representation of objects and now reflects whether or not the object has been deleted. | 7.1.0 |
Dependent software
You can find information about the dependent software that were announced as deprecated in an earlier version and the version in which they were removed. Dependent software can include the operating systems, license servers, applications, or software required for using Deploy.
- The features removed in this version are listed first, followed by the features deprecated. The features removed or deprecated in earlier versions are listed later in the table.
- Starting from version 8.2.1, container support is removed for IBM Power and IBM Z Kubernetes worker nodes. However, support for AMD64 worker nodes remains available.
| Dependent software | Deprecated in version | Alternate OS or software, if applicable | Support removed in version |
|---|---|---|---|
| IBM Power | - | See Containers | 8.2.1 |
| IBM Z Kubernetes | - | See Containers | 8.2.1 |
| DB2 Enterprise Server Edition | - | See Databases. | 8.2.1 |
| IBM DB2 Advanced Enterprise Server Edition | - | See Databases. | 8.2.1 |
| Debian 11 | - | See Operating systems | 8.2.1 |
| Java 11 | 8.0.1 | See Prerequisite software | 8.2.0 |
| Windows 10 Pro | - | See Operating systems | 8.2.0 |
| Solaris | - | See Hardware | 8.2.0 |
| z/OS 2.4 | - | See Operating systems | 8.2.0 |
| Red Hat Universal Minimal Base image (UBI) 9 | - | Red Hat Universal Minimal Base image (UBI)10 | 8.2.0 |
| MariaDB Enterprise 10.5 | 8.1.2 | See Databases. | 8.2.0 |
| Apache Derby | - | See Databases. | 8.1.0 |
| Mac OS | - | 8.1.0 | |
| Openshift container platform 4.12 | - | Openshift container platform 4.13 and later versions | 8.1.0 |
| FlexNet licensing | 8.0.1.3 |
|
8.1.2 |
| IBMi for agents | - | 8.0.0 | |
| Java 8 | Java 11 and later versions Customers using Deploy on the z/OS platform, follow the IBM statement of direction. |
7.2.0 | |
| WINRS | 7.2.1 | 7.3.2 | |
| Dynamic Resources | - | 7.3.1 | |
| JMS protocols | - | Web protocols | 7.2.0 |
| HFS CodeStation | - | Deploy’s in-built artifact repository Codestation | 7.1.1 |
| Safari browser | - | Chrome, Firefox, and Edge | 7.1.0 |
| DB2 on z/OS | - | 7.0.4 | |
| Java 6 and 7 | - | Java 11 and later versions | 7.0.2 |