Archive for the Category: Unix

So You Secured MQ But How Do You Know It Is Secure?

October 26, 2018 Roger Lacroix

As the MQ Technical Conference V2.0.1.8 t-shirts said “MQAdmin: the superhero of middleware messaging!“. Since, you are a “superhero”, you have secured your MQ environment. You have implemented CHLAUTH and/or CONNAUTH features in IBM MQ. So, give yourself a pat on the back, a gold star or have another cold one on you because you […]

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Language Wars – Maybe Enough Already

October 10, 2018 Roger Lacroix

Maybe I’m just old and grumpy, but I’m tired of surfing the internet and seeing language wars. I just saw this line “100% Java free!” the other day, listed as a product feature and it makes me shake my head. Of all the product features that would sell a product, you want to include that […]

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LearnMQ from IBM Developer

October 4, 2018 Roger Lacroix

During David Ware’s “What’s New in IBM MQ?” session at MQ Technical Conference v2.0.1.8, David announced LearnMQ (see slide 24). LearnMQ is a place where new users can get some FREE MQ training (and earn badges). The LearnMQ web site is broken down into 3 sections: MQ Essentials MQ Tutorials Run a Demo So, if […]

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And Now The End Is Near for MQ on HP-UX and Solaris

October 2, 2018 Roger Lacroix

During David Ware’s “What’s New in IBM MQ?” session at MQ Technical Conference v2.0.1.8, the following was announced (see slide 46 of the PDF): IBM MQ on HP-UX Not on CD stream: Last release: MQ V9.0 LTS Statement of Direction: No further releases. IBM MQ on Solaris Not on CD stream: Last release: MQ V9.1 […]

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SQLite v3.25.0 Released

September 19, 2018 Roger Lacroix

D. Richard Hipp has just released SQLite v3.25.0. http://www.sqlite.org/news.html SQLite is a software library that implements a self-contained, serverless, zero-configuration, transactional SQL database engine. SQLite is the most widely deployed SQL database engine in the world. The source code for SQLite is in the public domain. Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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WebSphere MQ FixPack 7.5.0.9 Released

September 17, 2018 Roger Lacroix

IBM has just released FixPack 7.5.0.9 for WebSphere MQ https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10730869 Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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IBM MQ Fix Pack 9.0.0.5 Released

September 3, 2018 Roger Lacroix

IBM has just released Fix Pack 9.0.0.5 for IBM MQ V9.0 LTS https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10720257 Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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Java MQ Code to List Queue Status

August 2, 2018 Roger Lacroix

The other day I answered a question on StackOverflow about getting the LGETIME and LPUTIME attributes of queue status command. I figured I should also post the code here for everyone to read & use. If you have done the runmqsc command for Queue Status of Type ‘Queue’ for all queues of a queue manager […]

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IBM MQ 9.1 and IBM MQ Appliance M2002 are announced

July 3, 2018 Roger Lacroix

IBM has just announced IBM MQ 9.1 and IBM MQ Appliance M2002: https://developer.ibm.com/messaging/2018/07/03/ibm-mq-9-1-ibm-mq-appliance-m2002-announced-plus-small-tweak-continuous-delivery-support/ IBM MQ 9.1 Long Term Support and IBM MQ Appliance M2002 have announced today. IBM MQ 9.1 consolidates product features delivered throughout the IBM MQ 9.0.x continuous delivery releases. IBM MQ 9.1 LTS will be the default firmware level on the new […]

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New Category – Fix Packs for MQ

June 26, 2018 Roger Lacroix

I decided to create a new category on my blog called “Fix Packs for MQ”. This will allow people to find MQ Fix Packs quickly. A direct link to the new category is: http://www.capitalware.com/rl_blog/?cat=65 Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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