December 2021

To:            TPX Customers

From:       Broadcom’s TPX Product Team

Subject:   General Availability Announcement for TPX 5.4 S2111 Service Update

On behalf of CA Technologies, a Broadcom Company, we appreciate your business and the opportunity to provide you with high-quality, innovative software and services.  As part of our ongoing commitment to customer success, we regularly release updated versions of our products. Today, we are pleased to announce that TPX 5.4 S2111 is now available. This Service Update includes TPX base, and all maintenance and new feature PTFs through CA Recommended Service (CA RS) 2111, totaling about 120 PTFs.  The Service Update pax file simplifies the installation process, making it easy to receive and apply all maintenance and new feature PTFs through CA RS 2111.  By installing this Service Update, you ensure that your systems are current on maintenance for TPX 5.4.

New Installations: If you are performing a new TPX Release 5.4 installation, install the Service Update pax file, TPX 5.4 S2111, and any additional maintenance that was published after CA RS 2111.

Existing Installations: Existing customers are not required to install the Service Update pax file. To run the Service Update-equivalent product, verify that you are current with all product maintenance.

For detailed information concerning this Service Update, current support information, and the latest technical bulletins, please visit Support and Tech Docs.

You can download your copy of TPX 5.4 S2111 online where you can also utilize CA’s case management system. To install your product, follow the installation procedures for your product at Tech Docs.   If you have any questions or require assistance, contact support.

Should you need any assistance in understanding these new features, or implementing this latest release, our implementation services partners can help.  Please contact your local account representative for more information on how they can help. To connect, learn, and share with other customers, join and participate in our TPX Community here.

For a list of Mainframe Education courses recommended by role, please visit the Learning Paths and select the desired product. We update courses based on functional impact as well as high-demand; therefore, courses created from previous releases may apply to the current release.

Please review our End of Service / End of Life Policy within the “Broadcom Software Maintenance Policy Handbook” located here.

Thank you again for your business.