Deprecated and Discontinued Features
The following tables list the Control-M features and capabilities that were discontinued or are planned to be deprecated.
Discontinued Features
The features and capabilities listed below are discontinued in Control-M.
| Product | Feature or Capability | Description | Announcement Date | Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Control-M Agent Control-M Application Integrator Control-M for Advanced File Transfer Control-M for Airflow Control-M for AWS Control-M for Azure Control-M for Databases Control-M for PeopleSoft Control-M for SAP Control-M for Web Services, Java and Messaging Control-M for Backup Control-M for Cloud Control-M for Hadoop Control-M for IBM Cognos Control-M for IBM InfoSphere DataStage Control-M for Informatica Control-M for Oracle E-Business Suite Control-M Integrations | Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | BMC will no longer support Control-M/Agent and Control-M plug-ins 9.0.20.xxx and 9.0.21.xxx, or the upcoming 9.0.22, that are installed on Ubuntu 20.04. BMC recommends that you upgrade to Ubuntu 22.04 LTS or switch to a different supported Linux flavor. | 5 May 2025 | 9.0.20.xx 9.0.21.xx 9.0.22 |
Control-M for Web Services, Java, and Messaging End of Support | Control-M for Web Services, Java, and Messaging End of Support | BMC will no longer support Control-M for Web Services, Java, and Messaging (Control-M for WJM), effective 1 May 2027. This product is now in limited support. Control-M for WJM 9.0.00 is the last version that is available. It is no longer enhanced, and BMC will handle only critical bugs. | 27 March 2025 | 9.0.00 |
| Control-M/Agent | ctmag Utility | BMC no longer supports the ctmag Agent configuration utility, and will no longer provide technical support, software updates, or security patches for this utility. BMC recommends that you use the ctmagcfg, ctmunixcfg, and ctmwincfg utilities. The ctmagcfg utility enables you to configure Agents, and the ctmunixcfg and ctmwincfg utilities enable you to view and modify plug-in configuration parameters on UNIX and Windows Agents. Together, these utilities perform the same functions as the ctmag utility. | 25 March 2025 | 9.0.22 |
Control-M/EM | AIX 7.1 | BMC no longer supports the AIX 7.1 platform on all components as it is no longer supported by the vendor. |
| 9.0.21.100 |
Control-M for Oracle E-Business Suite | Oracle Solaris | The Control-M for Oracle E-Business Suite (OEBS) plug-in no longer supports the Oracle Solaris platform. | May 2023 | 9.0.21 |
Control-M for PeopleSoft | Oracle Solaris | The Control-M for PeopleSoft plug-in no longer supports the Oracle Solaris platform. | May 2023 | 9.0.21 |
Control-M for Databases | Sybase 15 | Control-M for Databases will no longer support Sybase 15 as it is no longer supported by the vendor. | June 2022 | 9.0.21 |
Control-M/EM | XML utilities for import/export site standards | You can no longer import and export Site Standards in XML format with the emdef utility. Instead, you can import and export Site Standards in JSON format with Automation API. | April 2022 | 9.0.21 |
Control-M/EM, Control-M Self Service, and Control-M Workload Change Manager | User/Role privileges | Control-M Self Service and Control-M Workload Change Manager privileges are no longer available. Both have been incorporated into Control-M Web. The behavior when you upgrade from Control-M version 9.0.20 to 9.0.21 is as follows:
You can disable the Monitoring and Planning domains with User Views. | April 2022 | 9.0.21 |
Control-M/EM, Control-M/Workload Archiving, Control-M/Server, Control-M for OEBS, and Control-M MFT | Oracle 12C and 18C | BMC no longer supports Oracle database versions 12C and 18C for Control-M/EM, Control-M/Server, Control-M Workload Archiving, and Control-M for OEBS, since these third-party software versions are no longer supported. Installation and upgrades from releases prior to Control-M version 9.0.21 require the external Control-M database to be moved to the supported database version. Control-M version 9.0.21 allows you to upgrade with Oracle 12.C/18C. However, the database must be updated before you start using Control-M. | March 2022 | 9.0.21 |
Control-M/EM | Kerberos SSO | As of version 9.0.21, Control-M allows you to authenticate with an Identity Provider (IdP) based on SAML 2.0, allowing SSO and multi-factor authentication. BMC recommends that you implement this authentication for all Control-M users. For more information, see Configuring Authentication with an IdP. Therefore, from Control-M version 9.0.21.200, Active Directory Kerberos SSO Authentication for Control-M Desktop and CCM is deprecated; support will be discontinued in Control-M 9.0.22. | March 2022 | 9.0.21 |
Control-M/EM | Control-M Reporting Facility | The Control-M Reporting Facility is no longer supported and the Control-M Report job type is no longer available. Note: The Control-M Reporting Facility was replaced by Control-M Reports in version 9.0.18. | January 2022 | 9.0.21 |
Control-M/EM | ccmcli | The Control-M/Agent, Application Pack, and MFT Deploy features are not available from the ccmcli utility. The ccmcli utility remains available for command line usage from the Control-M CLI used by Control-M Automation API. | August 2021 | 9.0.21 |
Control-M/EM | Login authentication | BMC no longer supports RSA key authentication when you login to the Control-M client. Instead, Identity Providers (IdP) that use SAML 2.0 are supported. | July 2021 | 9.0.21 |
Control-M/EM, Control-M/Workload Archiving, and Control-M/Server | PostgreSQL database | BMC no longer supports PostgreSQL database versions 9.2.8, 9.4, 9.5.5, and 10 for Control-M/EM, Control-M/Server, and Control-M Workload Archiving. The change is necessary since these third-party software versions are no longer supported. If you are using Control-M/EM or Control-M/Server with PostgreSQL database versions 9.2.8, 9.4, 9.5.5, or 10, you must upgrade the PostgreSQL database before upgrading to Control-M version 9.0.21. For more information, see Upgrading the PostgreSQL database server. If you are using Control-M Workload Archiving with PostgreSQL database versions 9.2.8, 9.4, 9.5.5, or 10 you must perform a new installation of Control-M Workload Archiving 9.0.21 and migrate the archived data. For more information, see Migrating Control-M Workload Archiving. BMC recommends upgrading your PostgreSQL database server to the latest supported version. | July 2021 | 9.0.21 |
Control-M/Agent | Remote host | You can no longer define a Remote Host profile with SSH using Blowfish or DES encryption on Control-M/Agent. This change is necessary to align with security best practices. User profiles defined with Blowfish or DES for SSH encryption are automatically promoted to a higher level of encryption. This will occur only if the SSH daemon can negotiate to a higher level of encryption, such as AES. If a higher level of encryption is not supported by the SSH daemon, jobs on the remote host will fail to submit. To enable higher levels of encryption algorithms, contact your System Administrator. | July 2021 | 9.0.21 |
Control-M/EM | SSO | Configuring SSO authentication for Control-M Web that uses a Tomcat valve plug-in or Tomcat filter is no longer available. This functionality is replaced with the use of native IdP support via SAML 2.0. | June 2021 | 9.0.21 |
Control-M/EM, Control-M/Agent, and Control-M/Server | SSL | Control-M/EM, Control-M/Agent, and Control-M/Server do not support SSL V3, TLS1.0, and TLS 1.1 for new installations or upgrades, as they are considered unsecured. | February 2021 | 9.0.21 |
Control-M for Oracle Retail | Oracle Retail 8.0.00 | The Control-M for Oracle Retail plug-in is no longer supported. Note: When you upgrade Control-M, delete any promotion rules that involve changes to fields in this plug-in. | April 2020 | 9.0.21 |
Control-M for Oracle Business Intelligence | Oracle Business Intelligence 7.0.00 | The Control-M for Oracle Business Intelligence plug-in is no longer supported. Note: When you upgrade Control-M, delete any promotion rules that involve changes to fields in this plug-in. | April 2020 | 9.0.21 |
Control-M for SAP Business Objects | SAP Business Objects | The SAP Business Objects (BO) application plugin reached end of support on April 1, 2020. Existing customers that downloaded or used Control-M for SAP Business Objects prior to April 1, 2020, and remain eligible for limited support until 31 December 2023. Note: When you upgrade Control-M, delete any promotion rules that involve changes to fields in this plug-in. | December 2020 | 9.0.21 |
Control-M Application Pack | Control-M Application Integrator | Control-M Application Pack no longer includes Control-M Application Integrator. Control-M Application Integrator is now part of Control-M/Agent. |
| 9.0.21 |
Control-M/EM | Control-M Configuration Management | Control-M Configuration Management no longer supports non-admin privilege access to manage plug-ins using cm_admin.xml file. Plug-ins, connection profiles, and Agents can be managed using Role Based Administration capability from Control-M Web. |
| 9.0.21 |
Control-M/EM | User Management | New user definitions allow setting authorizations only by associating to a Role (group) and not to a User. |
| 9.0.21 |
Control-M and Control-M/Server | Control-M/Server Elevate | The Control-M/Server Elevate option is no longer available in the CCM. |
| 9.0.21 |
Control-M | Microsoft Internet Explorer | Control-M no longer supports Microsoft Internet Explorer. BMC recommends customers use Google Chrome/Microsoft Edge and other supported Web browsers, as described in Product Availability & Compatibility. | June 2022 | 9.0.20 |
Control-M/EM, Control-M/Agent, and Control-M/Server | Red Hat Enterprise 5.x-6.x, Microsoft Windows Server 2012 and Oracle Linux 5.x | Control-M/EM, Control-M Agent, and Control-M/Server no longer support Red Hat Enterprise 5, 6, Microsoft Windows 2012, and Oracle Linux 5.x operating systems. | September 2021 | 9.0.20 |
Control-M/Agent, Control-M/Server, and Control-M/EM | Java | Control-M/Enterprise Manager, Control-M/Server and Control-M/Agent now use a new environment variable instead of BMC_JAVA_HOME, as follows:
For more information about how to configure an external JRE, see Control-M documentation: | August 2020 | 9.0.20 |
Control-M for Cloud | BladeLogic job type 9.0.00 EC2 job type 9.0.00 | Control-M/EM no longer supports BladeLogic and EC2 job types. Note: When you upgrade Control-M, delete any promotion rules that involve changes to fields in these job types. | April 2020 | 9.0.21 |
Control-M/Agent | IBM zSeries hardware (Zlinux) | Control-M/Agent no longer supports 32-bit Linux on IBM Z series (Zlinux) operating systems. | April 2020 | 9.0.21 |
Control-M Workload Archiving | arc_configure_ssl script | Control-M/EM no longer supports the arc_configure_ssl script, after moving archive communication to Thrift. | March 2020 | 9.0.20 |
Control-M MFT | Microsoft Windows Server 2008 | Control-MFT no longer supports Microsoft Windows 2008 operating systems. | June 2019 | 9.0.20 |
Control-M/EM and Control-M/Agent | Microsoft Windows | Control-M/Agent no longer supports 32-bit Microsoft Windows, Windows 7, and Windows 8.1 operating systems. | May 2019 | 9.0.20 |
Control-M for Backup | Tivoli Storage Management (TSM) plug-in | Control-M for Backup plug-in no longer supports the Tivoli Storage Management (TSM) jobs. Note: When you upgrade Control-M, delete any promotion rules that involve changes to fields in this job type. | April 2019 | 9.0.20 |
Control-M for SAP Process Integration | SAP Process Integration | The Control-M for SAP Process Integration plug-in is no longer supported. Note: When you upgrade Control-M, delete any promotion rules that involve changes to fields in this plug-in. | April 2019 | 9.0.21 |
Control-M Server | Database mirroring | Control-M/Server database no longer supports the database mirroring capability. BMC strongly recommends that you use fault tolerant database servers and Control-M High Availability. | March 2019
| 9.0.19 |
Control-M/EM, Control-M/Agent, Control-M Managed File Transfer, and Control-M Application Integrator | Oracle Solaris 10 | Control-M/EM, Control-M/Agent, Control-M Managed File Transfer, and Control-M Application Integrator no longer support Oracle Solaris 10 operating systems. | March 2019 | 9.0.20 |
Control-M | Migration | Control-M/EM and Control-M/Server allows a migration path only from the same version (9.0.20 to 9.0.20) for hardware update scenarios. Any migration flow also includes an in-place upgrade. Users can migrate to a new account using one of the options below (option 1 is preferable): Option 1:
Option 2:
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| 9.0.20 |
Control-M/Agent | Ubuntu | Control-M/Agent no longer supports Ubuntu 14 operating systems. | June 2019 | 9.0.19 |
Control-M/Agent, Control-M/Server, and Control-M/EM | SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 (SP4) | Control-M/Agent, Control-M/Server, and Control-M/EM no longer support SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 (SP4). | December 2019 | 9.0.20 |
Control-M for Databases | import_certificate | BMC no longer supports the import_certificate capability. This utility is replaced by the $JAVA_HOME/bin/keytool. |
| 9.0.19 |
Control-M Application Integrator | PowerPC | Control-M Application Integrator no longer supports PowerPC systems. |
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Deprecated Features
The following table list features that are currently deprecated in Control-M.
| Product | Feature or Capability | Description | Announcement Date | Version |
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Control-M/EM | cli Utility | BMC plans to deprecate the cli utility starting with Control-M/EM version 9.0.22 and discontinue this utility in Control-M 9.0.22.200. BMC recommends that you use the Control-M Automation API instead and migrate existing flows that use the cli utility to Automation API. For more details on the equivalent Automation API commands, see cli Utility. | 23 September 2024 | 9.0.22 |
Control-M/Agent | Tandem Guardian | BMC plans to end support for Control-M/Agent for Tandem Guardian on June 30, 2028. | 11 July 2024 | 9.0.21 |
Control-M/Agent | UNISYS 2200 | BMC is announcing the end of support for Control-M/Agent for UNISYS 2200 on June 30, 2028. | 11 July 2024 | 9.0.21 |
Control-M/EM, Control-M/Server, Control-M/Agent, Control-M Plug-ins, and Control-M Automation API | Java 11 (LTS) | BMC is announcing the end of support for Java 11 (LTS) on Control-M/EM, Control-M/Server, Control-M/Agent, and Control-M Plug-ins from version 9.0.22. In Control-M Automation API, end of support for Java 11 is planned for version 9.0.21.325, monthly release of October 2024. To increase security, several third-party libraries will be upgraded, which requires that these components use Java 17 or higher. | 4 April 2024 | 9.0.22 |
Control-M/EM and Control-M/Server | Amazon Linux 2 | BMC is announcing the end support for Amazon Linux 2 on Control-M/EM and Control-M/Server from version 9.0.21.300. To increase security, Linux compilers will be upgraded in Control-M 9.0.21.300. This eliminates the possibility of support for Amazon Linux 2 on these components. | 4 April 2024 | 9.0.21.300 |
Control-M/Agent | Red Hat 6 | From 1 July 2024, you can no longer upgrade Control-M/Agent on Red Hat 6, as this version will no longer be supported by the vendor. | 06 February 2024 |
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Control-M/EM, Control-M/Server, Control-M/Agent | SuSE Enterprise Server 2012 | Support for Control-M 9.0.20.xx and Control-M 9.0.21.xx, including all related components, on SuSE Enterprise Server 2012, ends on 31 October 2024 as it has reached the end of general support by the vendor. | 14 January 2024 |
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Control-M/EM, Control-M/Server, Control-M/Agent | CentOS 7, Red Hat 7, and Oracle Linux 7 | Control-M 9.0.21.300 planned for August 2024, including all related components, will not support the following platforms as they will no longer be supported by the vendor.
Support for Control-M 9.0.19.xx, 9.0.20.xx, and Control-M 9.0.21.xx, including all related components, on the following platforms ends on 30 June 2024 as they have reached the end of support by the vendor:
Support for Control-M 9.0.19.xx, 9.0.20.xx, and Control-M 9.0.21.xx, including all related components, on Oracle Linux 7 ends on 1 December 2024.
| 30 October 2023 | 9.0.21.300 |
Control-M/EM | Control-M/EM API | Control-M/EM API has been in deprecated mode since Control-M 9.0.19.100 and will be discontinued in 9.0.22. BMC recommends that you use the Control-M Automation API instead and migrate existing flows to Automation API. | 25 January 2024 | 9.0.19.100 |
Control-M Web Services, Java, and Messaging | Control-M Web Services and Messaging API Deprecation | Control-M Web Services and Messaging API is deprecated. However, there are a number of Control-M Automation API equivalents, as described in Control-M Web Services and Messaging API Deprecation. | 5 October 2023 |
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Control-M/Agent for Mapper | Job Type | From Control-M 9.0.21.200, the Control-M/Agent for Mapper job type is no longer available in the Control-M Desktop client. | August 7, 2023 | 9.0.21.200 |
Control-M/EM and Control/M Agent | Control-M Automation API Command Line Interface (CLI) on Red Hat 7, Oracle Linux 7 and CentOS 7 | From Control-M 9.0.21.200, Control-M Automation API Command Line Interface (CLI) will not be available on Red Hat 7, Oracle Linux 7, and CentOS 7 due to security issues. If you are using Control-M Automation API Command Line Interface (CLI) on Red Hat 7, Oracle Linux 7, and CentOS 7, BMC recommends that you move to a different operating system to continue to use Control-M Automation API CLI for automation purposes. | March 2023 | 9.0.21.200 |
Control-M/EM | emapi_cli | The emapi_cli utility is no longer supported. BMC recommends using Control-M Automation API, which supports similar capabilities via REST calls and command line. | August 2021 | 9.0.21 |
Control-M for Azure | Azure services | From Control-M 9.0.21.200, BMC will no longer support the Control-M for Azure plug-in, and will no longer provide technical support, software updates, or security patches for this plug-in. Older versions will continue to be supported until their end of life, for migration support purposes only. Note: When you upgrade Control-M, delete any promotion rules that involve changes to fields in this plug-in. We encourage all our customers to begin using the new and improved Integration plug-ins that we provide for a variety of Azure services. These plug-ins use enhanced authentication methods, based on Azure best practices (as opposed to the old plug-in, which offered limited authentication capabilities). At this time, the new collection of Azure plug-ins includes the following plug-ins:
For more information, see Control-M Integrations Home. | March 2023 | 9.0.21.200 |
Control-M for SAP | Oracle Solaris and PowerPC on Linux | From Control-M 9.0.21.200, BMC will no longer support the following platforms for Control-M for SAP:
BMC recommends that you use one of the supported platforms planned for Control-M 9.0.21.200:
Control-M for SAP 9.0.21 and earlier still support PowerPC and Solaris. | January 2022 | 9.0.21.200 |
Control-M/Agent | Oracle Solaris 11 | From Control-M 9.0.22 BMC will no longer support Control-M/Agent on Oracle Solaris 11. | August 2023 | 9.0.22 |
Control-M/Agent | ag_change_password utility | The ag_change_password utility, which enables you to automate password changes of Application Plug-in connection profiles, will be deprecated in Control-M version 9.0.21.100. To automate password changes, you can deploy connection profiles through Control-M Automation API, using the Deploy service. Note: Control-M for Cognos, Control-M for Datastage, Control-M for Cloud, and Control-M for Backup connection profiles are currently not supported via Control-M Automation API. | February 2023 | 9.0.21.100 |
Control-M/EM | emdef Utility Suite | From version 9.0.21.100—with the exception of importpromotionrule and exportimportionrule—the emdef utility suite is deprecated. The emdef utility suite is no longer enhanced, but it is fully supported until version 9.0.22 (released no earlier than February 2025). For more information, see emdef Utility Suite Deprecation. | May 2023 | 9.0.21.100 |
Control-M for Automation API | XML Definition Files | Control-M Automation API currently supports definition files in XML and JSON format for folders and jobs. From version 9.0.21.100, XML-formatted definition files are deprecated. This feature is no longer enhanced, but it is fully supported until version 9.0.22 (released no earlier than February 2025). Support is discontinued in version 9.0.22. Bugs are no longer fixed, and this feature might be partially or fully removed from future releases. | May 2023 | 9.0.21.100 |
Control-M/EM | ccmcli | From version 9.0.21.200, High Availability (HA) options for Control-M/EM are deprecated in the ccmcli utility. New API commands are now available for configuration of a High Availability environment for the Control-M/EM, replacing the use of the ccmcli utility. For more information, see High Availability Configuration in the Control-M Automation API documentation. | October 2023 | 9.0.21.200 |