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Status Under review
Workspace Information Server
Components DataStage
Created by Guest
Created on Aug 29, 2025

RELATED IDEAS

DataStage incorporates multiple open-source components. To ensure system stability and operational consistency, any behavioral changes resulting from updates to these bundled open-source components should be managed and absorbed by the DataStage installer. This approach prevents disruptions during system deployment and post-deployment operations.

  • Currently, there is no mention of open-source components in the Release Notes (e.g. https://www.ibm.com/docs/ja/iis/11.7.0?topic=rn-infosphere-information-server-version-1171-fix-pack-5-releasenotes) or in the installation-related information provided at the time of DataStage Fix Pack releases (e.g. https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7156676), and no prior information is available regarding the bundled open-source components."**
  • Therefore, in this case (DT196711), we were unable to identify the change in default behavior on the open-source side in advance during the compatibility check at the installation planning stage. (It seems that the default behavior changed due to a Kafka version update between IIS 11.7.1.3 and the newly built 11.7.1.5, but this change is not currently documented in the Release Notes)
  • As a result, the system was built and handed over to the application development vendor (under a separate contract), but a Disk Full issue occurred afterward, affecting application testing and significantly lowering customer satisfaction.
  • Additionally, this series of reports and countermeasures resulted in an unnecessary workload (approximately 1.0 MM in this case).
  • Such a behavioral changes in DataStage resulting from modifications to bundled open-source components should be properly managed and absorbed by the DataStage installer or equivalent mechanisms. This ensures that such changes do not impact system construction or subsequent operational processes.
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