Archive for the Category: IBM MQ Appliance

MQ Visual Edit V2.0.0 Released

October 3, 2016 Roger Lacroix

Capitalware Inc. would like to announce the official release of MQ Visual Edit V2.0.0. Version 2 includes the following revisions: a new GUI (desktop interface); a rewrite of the internals to improve speed and memory usage; and the implementation of support for topics and subscriptions. The cost for MQ Visual Edit V2.0.0 is $79.00 USD […]

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MQ Visual Browse V2.0.0 Released

October 3, 2016 Roger Lacroix

Capitalware Inc. would like to announce the official release of MQ Visual Browse V2.0.0. Version 2 includes the following revisions: a new GUI (desktop interface); a rewrite of the internals to improve speed and memory usage; and the implementation of support for topics and subscriptions. The cost for MQ Visual Browse V2.0.0 is $25.00 USD […]

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Another Sample Java/MQ Program – MQWrite2

June 17, 2016 Roger Lacroix

Someone over at Stack Overflow posted a question about logging MQ error messages to a file. After the user updated the posting, I recognized the code as mine (MQWrite.java) that I wrote back in 2000 (Yup, 16 years ago!!). So, I decided to bring MQWrite.java into this decade and created MQWrite2.java. Here is MQWrite2.java that […]

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Using SSL TLS To Connect 2 MQ Queue Managers Using Self-Signed Certificates

June 16, 2016 Roger Lacroix

Angel Rivera and Mike Cregger of IBM have published a support document titled: Using SSL TLS to connect two MQ queue managers in MQ 7.5 and MQ 8.0 / MQ 9.0 using self-signed certificates The document provides step-by-step details for connecting a WebSphere MQ V7.5 queue manager in one platform (Windows) to a V8.0 queue […]

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IBM MQ V9 Released for Distributed Platforms

April 19, 2016 Roger Lacroix

IBM has released IBM MQ V9: http://www.ibm.com/common/ssi/cgi-bin/ssialias?subtype=ca&infotype=an&appname=iSource&supplier=877&letternum=ENUSZP16-0205 Highlights: – Web addressable access to the Client Channel Definition Table (CCDT) – IBM MQ Managed File Transfer Protocol Bridge Enhancements – New mode of operation for IBM MQ Advanced Message Security – IBM MQ Advanced Message Security support for non-IBM Java™ Runtime Environments (JREs) – LDAP authorizations […]

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Using MQ Batch Toolkit to Clear Many Queues

March 8, 2016 Roger Lacroix

Here is another simple script that uses MQ Batch Toolkit (MQBT) to clear hundreds of queues at the same time. Let’s say you have an MQ sandbox or development queue manager that has hundreds of queues that need to be cleared nightly. If all of the queue names have the same high-level qualifier, then the […]

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IBM Releases a Statement of Direction for IBM MQ

February 22, 2016 Roger Lacroix

IBM has released a “Statement of Direction” for IBM MQ: http://www-01.ibm.com/common/ssi/cgi-bin/ssialias?infotype=AN&subtype=CA&htmlfid=897/ENUS216-084&appname=USN Leif Davidsen, Product Manger for IBM MQ, has a write up on the “Statement of Direction” for IBM MQ: https://leifdavidsen.wordpress.com/2016/02/16/setting-out-markers-for-mqs-road-ahead/ Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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Bug in MQ V8.0 for Getting Messages in a Group

August 20, 2015 Roger Lacroix

IBM Support has posted a bug report that may affect some Universal File Mover (UFM) users. Title: IT09814: IBM MQ V8.0: Applications cannot get messages that were put to a queue as a group. Error description: In IBM MQ v8.0 an application that reads from a queue can fail to get messages that are put […]

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Getting Answers to Questions about IBM MQ V8.0

May 25, 2015 Roger Lacroix

As people start to look into upgrading their MQ environment to IBM MQ V8, they will likely have a lot of questions like “what’s new” and “what’s changed”. In the MQ Knowledge Center, IBM has 2 sections that will help answers those questions (plus many more): What’s new in IBM MQ V8.0 What’s changed in […]

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IBM releases IBM MQ Appliance M2000

February 17, 2015 Roger Lacroix

IBM has announced IBM MQ Appliance M2000 that provides an optimized version of IBM MQ V8 that runs in a hardware appliance. IBM MQ provides universal messaging that allows applications, systems, and services to connect and exchange information securely, reliably, rapidly, and simply. Offering MQ capability in hardware appliances, additional features are provided, as well […]

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