Infor LX & BPCS Tip: System i Workspace AnyWhere information and Important Support Dates for IBM and Microsoft Products
System i Workspace AnyWhere is a web application framework that provides a common user interface for Infor’s IBM i products.
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Latest Updates
System i Workspace AnyWhere - Feature Pack 22 is now available - see the Update History section below (as of January 4, 2024)
- Tomcat 9.0.80 Upgrade Installer Released - see the Update History section below (October 9, 2023)
- Installer Hotfixes - affects both Silver Copy and Tomcat Upgrade Installers (August 17, 2023)
- Removed Support for Microsoft Windows 8.1 (January 11, 2023)
- System i Workspace AnyWhere - Silver Copy Build 220930 FP17 (Microsoft Windows 2016/2019/2022 Server - Tomcat 9) has been released (October 6, 2022)
- System i Workspace AnyWhere - Silver Copy Build 220930 FP17 (IBM i OS/400 - WebSphere Application Server 9) has been released (October 6, 2022)
- Added support for IBM OS/400 V7R5 (October 6, 2022)
- Removed Support for Internet Explorer (January 11, 2022)
- Removed Support for the System i Emulator and Update Manager (January 11, 2022)
- Removed support for IBM OS/400 V7R2 (July 16, 2021)
- Removed support for Mozilla Firefox web browser (March 30, 2021)
- Added support for Microsoft Windows Server 2019 (May 18, 2020)
- Added support for IBM OS/400 V7R4 (November 28, 2019)
Documentation
- System i Workspace AnyWhere - Installation & Admin Guide (December 15, 2023)
- System i Workspace AnyWhere - FAQ (December 4, 2023)
- System i Workspace AnyWhere - Feature Pack Release Summary (December 4, 2023)
- System i Workspace AnyWhere - Product Guide (August 30, 2023)
- System i Workspace AnyWhere - InforOS Integration Guide for System21 (August 31, 2023)
- System i Workspace AnyWhere - Quick Install Guide (September 13, 2022)
- System i Workspace AnyWhere (IBM i) - Quick Install Guide (August 25, 2022)
- System i Workspace AnyWhere - Release Summary (March 3, 2023)
- System i Workspace AnyWhere - SSO MustGather & Troubleshooting (March 3, 2023)
- System i Workspace AnyWhere - Load Balancing Guide (August 31, 2023)
- System i Workspace AnyWhere - 5250 AnyWhere Emulator Designer Guide (December 4, 2023)
- System i Workspace AnyWhere - 5250 AnyWhere Emulator Extensions Guide (June 6, 2023)
- System i Workspace AnyWhere - Drillback Guide (August 31, 2023)
Release Notes
Withdrawal of support for legacy Operating Systems and Products from IBM and Microsoft
Support for the following Operating Systems with System i Workspace AnyWhere has now been withdrawn...
- IBM OS/400 V7R2 (support ended by IBM on 04/30/2021)
- Microsoft Windows 8.1 (extended support ended by Microsoft on 10/01/2023)
The System i Workspace AnyWhere documentation has been updated to reflect the removal of support for these Operating Systems.
Advance Notice of 3rd party vendor end-of-life (EOL) dates:
- Microsoft's retirement date for Windows 10 is 10/14/2025
- Microsoft's extended support for Windows Server 2016 will end on 12/01/2027
- IBM's standard program support for IBM i 7.3 ended on 09/30/2023 (extended support available until 09/30/2026)
Note: An official statement from Infor in relation to our support will be made nearer the EOL date of each product.