Contacting IBM WebSphere Appliance Support

Report a problem using the SR tool

Authorization for the SR tool involves two steps:

1. Registering on our software support site. See the Register button near the top right-hand corner of this site to access the registration form. If you have already registered, you do not need to register again.
2. Submitting a self-nomination form to get associated with your organization's maintenance agreement. You will need the machine type and serial number details of your appliance. To access our self-nomination form, see Service Request (SR) problem submission tool. Sign in with your IBM ID and password that you created when you registered. If you have already been approved, you will see the SR Welcome page. If you have not yet been approved, use the self-nomination form link to contact IBM:
   1. Choose the Request to be added as an authorized user radio button and press Continue.
   2. Identify your organization by choosing the By machine type and serial number radio button. For example, "9235" is a machine type. Enter the appropriate details in the required fields and press Submit. On the Verify platform and IBM profile information screen, select the Other checkbox, verify your profile details and press Continue. If you need assistance with this self-nomination step, contact our SR tool help desk through this form.

Note: Once you have SR tool access, if you wish to be notified through email when your service requests are updated, make sure you indicate this preference in your SR profile. In My profile > Notification preferences, be sure the Send notifications by email also option is checked.

Report a problem using the telephone

1. Refer to this Directory of worldwide contacts for the appropriate phone number to call.
2. Select the software support number and choices to open a software problem report. For example: in the US and Canada, call 1–800–IBM-SERV (1–800–426–7378) and select option 2 for software.
3. Depending on your country of residence, you might be prompted for an IBM product family. If prompted, choose WebSphere.
4. Let the person answering the phone know you would like to open a "Software" problem report.
5. Provide this information to the person helping you:
   • appliance serial number
   • product name for example : "IBM WebSphere DataPower"
   • state "firmware" as the operating system / platform.

Note: Do not send any confidential or proprietary information from your company

If you believe the problem is related to the IBM WebSphere DataPower Integration Blade XI50B 4195 hardware, contact IBM hardware support by using a phone number on this worldwide contacts page, or contact the IBM DataPower appliance support team

Report a problem using the SR tool

Authorization for the SR tool involves two steps:

1. Registering on our software support site. See the Register button near the top right-hand corner of this site to access the registration form. If you have already registered, you do not need to register again.
2. Submitting a self-nomination form to get associated with your organization's maintenance agreement. You will need the machine type and serial number details of your appliance. To access our self-nomination form, see Service Request (SR) problem submission tool. Sign in with your IBM ID and password that you created when you registered. If you have already been approved, you will see the SR Welcome page. If you have not yet been approved, use the self-nomination form link to contact IBM:
   1. Choose the Request to be added as an authorized user radio button and press Continue.
   2. Identify your organization by choosing the By machine type and serial number radio button. For example, "9235" is a machine type. Enter the appropriate details in the required fields and press Submit. On the Verify platform and IBM profile information screen, select the Other checkbox, verify your profile details and press Continue. If you need assistance with this self-nomination step, contact our SR tool help desk through this form.

Note: Once you have SR tool access, if you wish to be notified through email when your service requests are updated, make sure you indicate this preference in your SR profile. In My profile > Notification preferences, be sure the Send notifications by email also option is checked.

Report a problem using the telephone

Refer to this Directory of worldwide contacts for the appropriate phone number to call.

1. Select the software support number and choices to open a software problem report.
   For example: in the US and Canada, call 1–800–IBM-SERV (1–800–426–7378) and select option 2 for software.
2. If prompted, choose WebSphere.
3. Let the person answering the phone know you would like to open a "Software" problem report.
4. Provide this information to the person helping you:
   • Appliance serial number (customer number and serial number must match)
   • Product name: "IBM WebSphere DataPower"
   • Component id: "DPBLADE01".
   • Platform: state "Firmware" as the operating system / platform.

If your appliance is a Blade in IBM Blade Center the machine type is M/T 4195
For DataPower SOA appliances, to determine your machine type, select Administration > System Settings. Check the product id.

Product Id	Machine Type.
9004	M/T 9235
41954BX	M/T 4195 which is a Blade appliance in a IBM Blade Center
9005	M/T 7199 or 7198

Use this table if you have one if these appliances:

Appliance Product Name	Machine Type
IBM WebSphere Cast Iron Appliances	9235 or 7198 (same instructions)
IBM Cloud Burst Appliance	9235
IBM DataPower XC10 Appliance	9235
IBM DataPower Edge Appliance XE82	7199
IBM Work Load Deployer	7199

For help defining the problem, gather background information, and determine the severity of the problem, refer to the Software Support Handbook. This document is available in HTML format or PDF.

For DataPower appliances, this MustGather document will provide details on the data to collect that will assist IBM Support in troubleshooting and resolving the issue.

Note: Do not send any confidential or proprietary information from your company