IBM Event Streams support
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Support matrix
Supported Red Hat OpenShift platforms
Operator-based releases
Note: For information about end of support (EoS) dates for the IBM Event Streams operator releases, see announcement letter.
| Event Streams operand version | Operator version | Kafka version shipped | Container platform | Systems | Data storage | EoS date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10.4.0 | 2.4.0 | 2.8.0 | Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform - 4.8.0 or later fix levels - 4.7.0 or later fix levels - 4.6.8 or later fix levels |
- Linux® 64-bit (x86_64) systems - Linux on IBM® z13 or later systems - Microsoft Azure (IaaS) - Amazon Web Services (IaaS) |
If you want to set up persistent storage, Event Streams requires block storage configured to use the XFS or ext4 file system. The use of file storage (for example, NFS) is not recommended. For example, you can use one of the following systems: - Kubernetes local volumes - Amazon Elastic Block Store (EBS) - Rook Ceph - Red Hat OpenShift Container Storage |
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| 10.3.1 | 2.3.1 | 2.6.2 | Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform - 4.8.0 or later fix levels - 4.7.0 or later fix levels - 4.6.8 or later fix levels |
- Linux® 64-bit (x86_64) systems - Linux on IBM® z13 or later systems - Microsoft Azure (IaaS) - Amazon Web Services (IaaS) |
31 March 2023 | |
| 10.3.0 | 2.3.0 | 2.6.0 | Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform - 4.7.0 or later fix levels - 4.6.8 or later fix levels |
- Linux® 64-bit (x86_64) systems - Linux on IBM® z13 or later systems - Microsoft Azure (IaaS) - Amazon Web Services (IaaS) |
31 March 2023 | |
| 10.2.1-eus (Event Streams product version 10.2.1) |
2.2.1 | 2.6.2 | Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.6 only (any fix level) |
- Linux® 64-bit (x86_64) systems - Linux on IBM® z13 or later systems - Microsoft Azure (IaaS) - Amazon Web Services (IaaS) |
31 March 2023 | |
| 10.2.0-eus (Event Streams product version 10.2.0) |
2.2.0 | 2.6.0 | Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.6 only (any fix level) |
- Linux® 64-bit (x86_64) systems - Linux on IBM® z13 or later systems - Microsoft Azure (IaaS) - Amazon Web Services (IaaS) |
31 March 2023 | |
| 10.1.0 | 2.1.0 | 2.6.0 | Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform - 4.5.6 or later fix levels - 4.4.4 or later fix levels - 4.3.22 or later fix levels |
- Linux® 64-bit (x86_64) systems - Linux on IBM® z13 or later systems - Microsoft Azure (IaaS) - Amazon Web Services (IaaS) |
31 March 2023 | |
| 10.0.0 | 2.0.1 2.0.0 |
2.5.0 | Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform - 4.5.4 or later fix levels - 4.4.4 or later fix levels - 4.3.22 or later fix levels |
- Linux® 64-bit (x86_64) systems - Microsoft Azure (IaaS) - Amazon Web Services (IaaS) |
31 March 2023 |
Helm-based releases
Important: The end of support (EoS) date for the latest IBM Event Streams Helm release is 30 April 2022. For more information, see announcement letter.
| Event Streams version | Helm chart version | Kafka version shipped | Container platform | Systems | Data storage | EoS date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019.4.4 Note: Only available through Fix Central. |
1.4.3 | 2.3.1 | Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11 with IBM cloud foundational services 3.2.1 | - Linux® 64-bit (x86_64) systems - Microsoft Azure (IaaS) - Amazon Web Services (IaaS) |
- NFS version 4 - GlusterFS version 3.10.1 - IBM Spectrum Scale version 5.0.3.0 - Kubernetes local volumes - Amazon Elastic Block Store (EBS) |
30 April 2022 |
| 2019.4.3 in IBM Cloud Pak for Integration | 1.4.2 | 2.3.1 | Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.2 and 4.3 | - Linux® 64-bit (x86_64) systems - Microsoft Azure (IaaS) - Amazon Web Services (IaaS) |
- NFS version 4 - GlusterFS version 3.10.1 - IBM Spectrum Scale version 5.0.3.0 - Kubernetes local volumes - Amazon Elastic Block Store (EBS) |
30 April 2022 |
| 2019.4.3 Note: Only available through Fix Central. |
1.4.2 | 2.3.1 | Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11 with IBM cloud foundational services 3.2.1 | - NFS version 4 - GlusterFS version 3.10.1 - IBM Spectrum Scale version 5.0.3.0 - Kubernetes local volumes - Amazon Elastic Block Store (EBS) |
30 April 2022 | |
| 2019.4.2 in IBM Cloud Pak for Integration | 1.4.1 | 2.3.1 | Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.2 and 4.3 | - Linux® 64-bit (x86_64) systems - Microsoft Azure (IaaS) - Amazon Web Services (IaaS) |
- NFS version 4 - GlusterFS version 3.10.1 - IBM Spectrum Scale version 5.0.3.0 - Kubernetes local volumes - Amazon Elastic Block Store (EBS) |
30 April 2022 |
| 2019.4.2 Note: Only available through Fix Central. |
1.4.1 | 2.3.1 | Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11 with IBM cloud foundational services 3.2.1 | - NFS version 4 - GlusterFS version 3.10.1 - IBM Spectrum Scale version 5.0.3.0 - Kubernetes local volumes - Amazon Elastic Block Store (EBS) |
30 April 2022 | |
| 2019.4.1 in IBM Cloud Pak for Integration | 1.4.0 | 2.3.0 | Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.2 | - NFS version 4 - GlusterFS version 3.10.1 - IBM Spectrum Scale version 5.0.3.0 - Kubernetes local volumes - Amazon Elastic Block Store (EBS) |
30 April 2022 | |
| 2019.4.1 | 1.4.0 | 2.3.0 | Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11 with IBM cloud foundational services 3.2.1 | - NFS version 4 - GlusterFS version 3.10.1 - IBM Spectrum Scale version 5.0.3.0 - Kubernetes local volumes - Amazon Elastic Block Store (EBS) |
30 April 2022 |
Other Kubernetes platforms
| Event Streams version | Helm chart version | Kafka version shipped | Container platform | Systems | Data storage | EoS date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019.4.4 Note: Only available through Fix Central. |
1.4.3 | 2.3.1 | IBM Cloud Private 3.2.1 | - Linux® 64-bit (x86_64) systems - Linux on IBM® z13 or later systems - Microsoft Azure (IaaS) - Amazon Web Services (IaaS) |
- NFS version 4 - GlusterFS version 3.10.1 - IBM Spectrum Scale version 5.0.3.0 - Kubernetes local volumes - Amazon Elastic Block Store (EBS) |
30 April 2022 |
| 2019.4.3 Note: Only available through Fix Central. |
1.4.2 | 2.3.1 | IBM Cloud Private 3.2.1 | - Linux® 64-bit (x86_64) systems - Linux on IBM® z13 or later systems - Microsoft Azure (IaaS) - Amazon Web Services (IaaS) |
- NFS version 4 - GlusterFS version 3.10.1 - IBM Spectrum Scale version 5.0.3.0 - Kubernetes local volumes - Amazon Elastic Block Store (EBS) |
30 April 2022 |
| 2019.4.2 Note: Only available through Fix Central. |
1.4.1 | 2.3.1 | IBM Cloud Private 3.2.1 | - Linux® 64-bit (x86_64) systems - Linux on IBM® z13 or later systems - Microsoft Azure (IaaS) - Amazon Web Services (IaaS) |
- NFS version 4 - GlusterFS version 3.10.1 - IBM Spectrum Scale version 5.0.3.0 - Kubernetes local volumes - Amazon Elastic Block Store (EBS) |
30 April 2022 |
| 2019.4.1 | 1.4.0 | 2.3.0 | IBM Cloud Private 3.2.1 | - Linux® 64-bit (x86_64) systems - Linux on IBM® z13 or later systems - Microsoft Azure (IaaS) - Amazon Web Services (IaaS) |
- NFS version 4 - GlusterFS version 3.10.1 - IBM Spectrum Scale version 5.0.3.0 - Kubernetes local volumes - Amazon Elastic Block Store (EBS) |
30 April 2022 |
End of support versions
The following IBM Event Streams versions are no longer supported.
Red Hat OpenShift platforms
| Event Streams version | Helm chart version | Kafka version shipped | Container platform | Systems | Data storage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019.2.3 Note: Only available in IBM Cloud Pak for Integration. |
1.3.2 | 2.2.0 | Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11 with IBM cloud foundational services 3.2.0.1907 (or later fix pack) | - Linux® 64-bit (x86_64) system - Linux on IBM® z13 or later systems - Microsoft Azure (IaaS) - Amazon Web Services (IaaS) |
- NFS version 4 - GlusterFS version 3.10.1 - IBM Spectrum Scale version 5.0.3.0 |
| 2019.2.2 Note: Only available in IBM Cloud Pak for Integration. |
1.3.1 | 2.2.0 | Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11 with IBM cloud foundational services 3.2.0.1907 (or later fix pack) | - Linux® 64-bit (x86_64) system - Linux on IBM® z13 or later systems - Microsoft Azure (IaaS) - Amazon Web Services (IaaS) |
- NFS version 4 - GlusterFS version 3.10.1 - IBM Spectrum Scale version 5.0.3.0 |
| 2019.2.1 | 1.3.0 | 2.2.0 | Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11 with IBM cloud foundational services 3.2.0.1907 (or later fix pack) and 3.2.1 | - Linux® 64-bit (x86_64) systems - Linux on IBM® z13 or later systems - Microsoft Azure (IaaS) - Amazon Web Services (IaaS) |
- NFS version 4 - GlusterFS version 3.10.1 - IBM Spectrum Scale version 5.0.3.0 |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.10 with IBM cloud foundational services 3.1.2 | |||||
| 2019.1.1 | 1.2.0 | 2.1.1 | Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.9 and 3.10 with IBM cloud foundational services 3.1.2 | - Linux® 64-bit (x86_64) systems - Linux on IBM® Z systems |
- NFS version 4 - GlusterFS version 3.10.1 |
Other Kubernetes platforms
| Event Streams version | Helm chart version | Kafka version shipped | Container platform | Systems | Data storage | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019.2.3 Note: Only available in IBM Cloud Pak for Integration. |
1.3.2 | 2.2.0 | IBM Cloud Private 3.2.0.1907 (or later fix pack) | - Linux® 64-bit (x86_64) system - Linux on IBM® z13 or later systems - Microsoft Azure (IaaS) - Amazon Web Services (IaaS) |
- NFS version 4 - GlusterFS version 3.10.1 - IBM Spectrum Scale version 5.0.3.0 |
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| 2019.2.2 Note: Only available in IBM Cloud Pak for Integration. |
1.3.1 | 2.2.0 | IBM Cloud Private 3.2.0.1907 (or later fix pack) | - Linux® 64-bit (x86_64) system - Linux on IBM® z13 or later systems - Microsoft Azure (IaaS) - Amazon Web Services (IaaS) |
- NFS version 4 - GlusterFS version 3.10.1 - IBM Spectrum Scale version 5.0.3.0 |
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| 2019.2.1 | 1.3.0 | 2.2.0 | IBM Cloud Private 3.1.2, 3.2.0.1907 (or later fix pack), and 3.2.1 | - Linux® 64-bit (x86_64) systems - Linux on IBM® z13 or later systems - Microsoft Azure (IaaS) - Amazon Web Services (IaaS) |
- NFS version 4 - GlusterFS version 3.10.1 - IBM Spectrum Scale version 5.0.3.0 |
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| 2019.1.1 | 1.2.0 | 2.1.1 | IBM Cloud Private 3.1.1, 3.1.2, and 3.2.0.1907 (or later fix pack) | - Linux® 64-bit (x86_64) systems - Linux on IBM® Z systems |
- NFS version 4 - GlusterFS version 3.10.1 |
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| IBM Cloud Private 3.1.2 | - Microsoft Azure (IaaS) - Amazon Web Services (IaaS) |
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| 2018.3.1 | 1.1.0 | 2.0.1 | IBM Cloud Private 3.1.1 and 3.1.2 | - Linux® 64-bit (x86_64) systems - Linux on IBM® Z systems |
- NFS version 4 - GlusterFS version 3.10.1 |
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| IBM Cloud Private 3.1.0 | Linux® 64-bit (x86_64) systems | ||||||
| 2018.3.0 | 1.0.0 | 2.0 | IBM Cloud Private 3.1.0 | Linux® 64-bit (x86_64) systems | - NFS version 4 - GlusterFS version 3.10.1 |
Support policy
IBM Event Streams incorporates both IBM proprietary and open source components, including Apache Kafka. In case of a problem with any of these components, IBM will investigate, identify, and provide a fix when possible. Where the fix applies to an open source component, IBM will work with the open source community to contribute the fix to the open source project as appropriate.
If you encounter client-side issues when using Event Streams with clients that are not provided by IBM, IBM can assist you in working with the open source community to resolve those issues.
Continuous Delivery (CD) support model
IBM Event Streams uses the continuous delivery (CD) support model.
Ensure you stay current with the installation of CD update packages, as described in the continuous delivery life cycle policy. Product defect fixes and security updates are only available for the two most current CD update packages.