Archive of 2025 What’s new

Announcements from previous 2025 releases.

Contents

August 2025

The August 2025 release included:

IBM Power 10 in more regions

Skytap has expanded IBM Power 10 to the following additional regions:

  • CN-HongKong-M-1 (hkm1r1)
  • SG-Singapore-M-1 (sgm1r1)
  • US-Virginia-M-2 (vgm1r1)

In addition to the increased performance of the Power 10 platform, the Skytap Power 10 offering provides new capabilities, including:

  • Support for more memory and processors per LPAR.
  • Dual VIOS.
  • Support for IBM i 7.6.

For specific details about Power 10 availability, see Skytap service limits.

IBM i Hardware Settings

Replacement of IP addresses for Skytap and US-West region

On August 17, 2025, Skytap updated the IP addresses for the US-West region and the Skytap web interface. All existing domain names should resolve normally but if you currently have network firewall rules that specifically allow Skytap IP addresses, you must update the firewall rules to permit access to the new IP addresses.

For further details, see What IP addresses and port ranges does Skytap use?.

July 2025

The July 2025 release included:

IBM Power 10 in Amsterdam

Skytap now offers IBM Power 10 in the Amsterdam region (NL-Amsterdam-M-1).

In addition to the increased performance of the Power 10 platform, the Skytap Power 10 offering provides new capabilities, including:

  • Support for more memory and processors per LPAR.
  • Dual VIOS.
  • Support for IBM i 7.6.

For specific details about Power 10 availability, see Skytap service limits.

IBM i Hardware Settings

Replacement of IP addresses for Skytap and US-West region

On August 17, 2025, Skytap will update the IP addresses for the US-West region and the Skytap web interface. All of the existing domain names will resolve normally but if you currently have network firewall rules that specifically allow Skytap IP addresses, you will need to update the allow lists to permit access to the new IP addresses.

For further details, see What IP addresses and port ranges does Skytap use?.

For 2024 Skytap release notes, visit Archive of 2024 What’s new. For older release notes dating back to 2011, contact support@skytap.com.