Subscribing to Support updates

To stay informed of important information about the IBM products that we use, we can subscribe to updates.

By subscribing to receive updates about this product, we can receive important technical information and updates for specific IBM Support tools and resources. We can subscribe to updates by using one of two approaches:

RSS feeds and social media subscriptions

For general information about RSS, including steps for getting started and a list of RSS-enabled IBM web pages, visit the IBM Software Support RSS feeds site.

My Notifications

With My Notifications, we can subscribe to Support updates for any IBM product. (My Notifications replaces My Support, which is a similar tool that we might have used in the past.) With My Notifications, we can specify to receive daily or weekly email announcements. You can specify what type of information we want to receive (such as publications, hints, and tips, product flashes (also known as alerts), downloads, and drivers). My Notifications enable us to customize and categorize the products about which we want to be informed and the delivery methods that best suit your needs.

To subscribe to Support updates:

Steps

1. Subscribe to the RSS feeds by accessing the IBM Software Support RSS feeds site and subscribe to the product feed.
2. Subscribe to My Notifications by going to the IBM Support Portal and click My Notifications in the Notifications portlet.
3. Sign in using your IBM ID and password, and click Submit.
4. Identify what and how we want to receive updates.

   1. Click the Subscribe tab.

   2. Select the appropriate software brand or type of hardware.

   3. Select one or more products by name and click Continue.

   4. Select your preferences for how to receive updates, Whether by email, online in a designated folder, or as an RSS or Atom feed.

   5. Select the types of documentation updates that we want to receive, for example, new information about product downloads and discussion group comments.

   6. Click Submit.

Until we modify your RSS feeds and My Notifications preferences, you receive notifications of updates that you requested. We can modify your preferences when needed (for example, if you stop using one product and begin using another product).

Parent topic: Support Information

Related information

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