Originally posted by: lisa_wu

Big news! IBM Spectrum Symphony 7.2.0.2 has just released!

Available on all supported platforms: Windows, Linux (including Linux on POWER), and Solaris. Available on all editions: Developer, Standard, and Advanced.

Version 7.2.0.2 is a refreshed offering of the IBM Spectrum Symphony 7.2 and 7.2.0.1 packages. If you want to upgrade from IBM Spectrum Symphony 7.1.2, 7.2, or 7.2.0.1; or if you want to install the latest version of IBM Spectrum Symphony, version 7.2.0.2 is for you.

Get full details:

• In our release notes: https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSZUMP_7.2.0/sym_release_notes/updates2.dita
• In IBM Knowledge Center: https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSZUMP_7.2.0/sym_kc_welcome.html (IBM Knowledge Center content for IBM Spectrum Symphony 7.2 has been updated for IBM Spectrum Symphony 7.2.0.2, using this 7.2.0.2 icon:

Look for this icon to easily identify 7.2.0.2-specific information.

Highlights of version 7.2.0.2:

• Includes all the contents of IBM Spectrum Symphony 7.2.0.1 for Windows!
• New GUI page for all installed and active software components ... see the IBM Spectrum Computing components and versions installed, and the active version of each -- all on one page!
• New type of report: Explorer reports ... leverages Elasticsearch to show aggregated data in the form of charts, which you can customize.
• New REST-based workload submission from clients ... now submit and manage client workload, from IBM Spectrum Symphony clients to your cluster, through RESTful APIs.
• Host factory framework for cloud bursting enhancements ... now also provision compute hosts from Microsoft Azure, submit resource requests in REST mode, leverage SSL authentication and new permissions for access control, use host factory on Linux on POWER, and more!
• IBM Spectrum Symphony multicluster enhancements ... enhanced GUI: manage service packages, and configure workload placement policy filter rules using the console. Failover now supports session failover and task recovery.
• Security enhancements ... built-in self-signed certificate for cluster-level SSL configuration, new support for SSL connections on Windows, and extended Kerberos authentication!
• Performance enhancements ... memory optimization, robust performance logging for the SD, and optimization of task history file operations.
• And more!

Download version 7.2.0.2:

Download the IBM Spectrum Symphony 7.2.0.2 installation packages from these locations:

• If you are new to IBM Spectrum Symphony, go to IBM Passport Advantage: www.ibm.com/software/howtobuy/passportadvantage
• If you are an existing IBM Spectrum Symphony customer, go to IBM Fix Center: http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral

Read more about it!
IBM Spectrum Symphony on IBM Knowledge Center: http://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSZUMP
IBM Spectrum Symphony technical computing community: https://developer.ibm.com/storage/products/ibm-spectrum-symphony

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