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The Microsoft Host Integration Server product team has released the Cumulative Update 1 for Host Integration Server 2020.
The Cumulative Update 1 contains all released functional and security fixes for customer-reported issues for Host Integration Server 2020. Also, CU1 includes support for the following new Microsoft and IBM platforms:
- Microsoft Windows Server 2022
- Microsoft SQL Server 2022
- Microsoft Visual Studio 2022
- Microsoft Windows 11
- IBM MQ 9.2 and 9.3
While the End-of-Life Date for Host Integration Server 2016 (currently out of Mainstream support) is in 2027, the Host Integration Server 2013 End of Life Date is in 3 months, on Jan 9th, 2024. If you are NOT running HIS 2020, you must upgrade to as soon as possible to continue being supported by Microsoft.
More Information about the CU1:
This cumulative update includes all the product components. However, only those components that are currently installed on the system are updated. This CU1 includes fixes for the following areas:
- Application Integration (TI Designer, PowerShell Importer for HIDX, Host Files Designer and Parsing)
- Message Integration (BizTalk Adapter for MQ, MS MQ Client and MQSC)
- Network Integration (SNA Manager, SNA Client)
- Session Integration (Service Mapping, Responses and Emulator inputs)
- Data Integration (DB2 Client, DRDA Server)
You can obtain the software from the Microsoft Download Center, at https://aka.ms/HIS2020CU1. For more information about the HIS 2020 CU1, read the Microsoft Knowledgebase article posted to https://aka.ms/HIS2020CU1KB.
