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Deprecated, stabilized, and removed features of WAS traditional

If we are migrating from an earlier release of WebSphere Application Server traditional, we should be aware of the various features that have been deprecated, stabilized, and removed.

Deprecated features

WAS uses the following naming scheme:

V.R.M.F

where

  • V = version
  • R = release
  • M = modification
  • F = fix pack

For example, 9.0.0.1 refers to version 9, release 0, modification 0, and fix-pack 1. It is also common to use "version" to prefix a particular release, modification, or fix pack-"version 9.0" when referring to a release, for example, or "version 9.0.0.1" when referring to a fix pack.

If a feature is listed in Deprecated features of WAS traditional as deprecated, IBM might remove this capability in a subsequent release of the product. Future investment will be focused on the strategic function listed under Recommended Migration Actions. Typically, a feature is not deprecated unless an equivalent alternative is provided. A feature is not removed until at least two major releases or three full years, whichever time period is longer, from the release in which that feature is deprecated. Looking at a sequence of releases including 6.0, 6.1, and 7.0, for example, features deprecated in release 6.0 first become eligible for removal in 7.0. In rare cases, it might become necessary to remove features sooner; such cases are indicated clearly and explicitly in the descriptions of these features in Removed features of WAS traditional.

For a list of deprecated features, see Deprecated features of WAS traditional.

Stabilized features

If a feature is listed as stabilized, IBM does not currently plan to deprecate or remove this capability in a subsequent release of the product; but future investment will be focused on the alternative function listed under Strategic Alternative in Stabilized features of WAS traditional. We do not need to change any of our existing applications and scripts that use a stabilized function; but we should consider using the strategic alternative for new applications.

For a list of stabilized features, see Stabilized features of WAS traditional.

Removed features

For a list of removed features, see Removed features of WAS traditional.


Subtopics

  • Deprecated features of WAS traditional
  • Stabilized features of WAS traditional
  • Removed features of WAS traditional