Archive for the Category: IBM MQ

IBM MQ V9.2.1 Announced

December 2, 2020 Roger Lacroix

IBM has announced IBM MQ V9.2.1: https://www.ibm.com/common/ssi/cgi-bin/ssialias?infotype=AN&subtype=CA&htmlfid=897/ENUS220-448 Highlights: MQ V9.2.1 base provides the following: Enhancements to the MQ Console Enhancements to MQ Script commands (MQSC) The authority model has been simplified for MQ running in containers to enable you to define permissions for users without the users having to exist in an LDAP server. IBM […]

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Another Useful Feature of runmqsc

November 27, 2020 Roger Lacroix

I was reading the MQ Knowledge Center today (surprising, yes, I know!) looking up whether or not runmqsc in client mode uses regular PCF commands when sending commands to a remote queue manager. It doesn’t. It uses escaped PCF messages. Anyway, I stumped across an interesting new feature that IBM included in IBM MQ v8.0 […]

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MQ Batch Toolkit v3.2.1 Released

November 26, 2020 Roger Lacroix

Capitalware Inc. would like to announce the official release of MQ Batch Toolkit v3.2.1. This is a FREE upgrade for ALL licensed users of MQ Batch Toolkit. MQ Batch Toolkit allows users to manipulate, monitor and manage messages in a queue of an IBM MQ (formally WebSphere MQ & MQSeries) queue manager from a command-line […]

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C Code to Lookup MQ Reason Code

November 16, 2020 Roger Lacroix

Starting with the release of IBM MQ v8.0, IBM included a new header file called: cmqstrc.h. The file description says: This file provides mappings between MQI constant values and string versions of their definitions. In the cmqstrc.h file, from IBM MQ v9.2, there are 342 subroutines for looking up the various integer values and returning […]

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New: MQ Message Compression v1.0.0

November 10, 2020 Roger Lacroix

Capitalware Inc. would like to announce the official release of MQ Message Compression v1.0.0. MQ Message Compression (MQMC) is a solution that provides compression for MQ message data while it resides in a queue or topic and in the MQ logs (i.e. all data at rest). Data compression is the process of modifying and/or converting […]

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Replay of Online Meetup: Enterprise messaging on the Raspberry Pi with IBM MQ

November 9, 2020 Roger Lacroix

If you wanted to attend the online meetup of Enterprise messaging on the Raspberry Pi with IBM MQ but could not attend, you can now watch the replay of it at: https://www.crowdcast.io/e/learn-about-ibm-mq-an/register Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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IBM MQ Troubleshooting Common TLS SSL Errors

November 5, 2020 Roger Lacroix

IBM has just published a helpful support document called: IBM MQ Troubleshooting Common TLS SSL Errors. https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6359069 If you are having MQ SSL/TLS issues then have a read of this document and follow the instructions. Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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Withdrawn/Discontinued: IBM IoT MessageSight and IBM Watson IoT Platform – Message Gateway

November 4, 2020 Roger Lacroix

I just came across the following announcement that says IBM has completely pulled the plug on IBM IoT MessageSight and IBM Watson IoT Platform – Message Gateway. https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6340723 So basically, that leaves IBM MQ as IBM’s primary messaging platform for MQTT? It is rather odd since IBM has refused to fully support MQTT in IBM […]

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Online Meetup: Enterprise messaging on the Raspberry Pi with IBM MQ

October 28, 2020 Roger Lacroix

Richard Coppen and Max Kahan of IBM Hursley, UK are hosting an Online Meetup called Enterprise messaging on the Raspberry Pi with IBM MQ. It will be hosted on CrowdCast on November 2, 2020. To learn more about it and to sign up, go to: https://www.crowdcast.io/e/learn-about-ibm-mq-an/register Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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IBM MQ on Raspberry Pi

October 14, 2020 Roger Lacroix

Max Kahan has posted a blog posting detailing how to get up and running with IBM MQ on Raspberry Pi. IBM MQ on Raspberry Pi – our tastiest developer edition yet! Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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