What's new in IBM WebSphere MQ Version 7.5

IBM WebSphere MQ Managed File Transfer

IBM WebSphere MQ Managed File Transfer uses IBM WebSphere MQ to transfer files between queue managers. You can extend its reach to workstations and servers that do not have a queue manager. You can extend it using file transfer agents, Apache Ant, and integrating it with IBM Sterling Commerce®:Direct, web gateways, and with SFTP, FTP, or FTPS protocol servers.

With IBM WebSphere MQ Managed File Transfer, you can automate, control, secure, and audit the transfer of files; see IBM WebSphere MQ Managed File Transfer introduction.

IBM WebSphere MQ Advanced Message Security

IBM IBM WebSphere MQ Advanced Message Security (AMS) is a separately installed component, which is separately charged. It provides a high level of protection for sensitive data that is flowing through the IBM WebSphere MQ network. You do not need to modify existing applications to take advantage of AMS, see IBM WebSphere MQ Advanced Message Security.

Message Channel Agent (MCA) interception

MCA interception feature allows a queue manager running under IBM IBM WebSphere MQ with a licensed install of Advanced Message Security to selectively enable policies to be applied for server connection channels. MCA interception allows clients that remain outside IBM WebSphere MQ AMS to still be connected to a queue manager and their messages to be encrypted and decrypted. See Message Channel Agent (MCA) interception.

Multiple cluster transmission queues

You can change the new queue manager attribute DEFCLXQ to assign a different cluster transmission queue to each cluster-sender channel. Messages to be forwarded by each cluster-sender channel are placed on separate cluster transmission queues; see Cluster transmission queues and cluster-sender channels . You can also configure cluster transmission queues manually by setting the new queue attribute CLCHNAME. You can decide which cluster-sender channels share which transmission queues, which have separate transmission queues, and which use the cluster transmission queue, or queues; see Clustering: Planning how to configure cluster transmission queues. The change assists system administrators that manage the transfer of messages between clustered queue managers.

Extended transactional functionality is now a part of the core client

Extended transactional functionality is now incorporated into the IBM WebSphere MQ core client. You do not need to purchase a separate extended transactional client license, or to install a separate Extended Transactional Client component; see What is an extended transactional client?.

Identifying a connection to a queue manager by setting an application name

An application can set a name that identifies its connection to the queue manager. Display the application name with the DISPLAY CONN command. The name is returned in the APPLTAG field. You can also display the name in the IBM WebSphere MQ Explorer Application Connections window. The field is called App name; see Setting up the WebSphere MQ environment for WebSphere MQ classes for Java. You can set the name of an application connection on all platforms, except z/OS®.

Certificate validation policies

On UNIX, Linux®, and Windows, you can specify how strictly the certificate chain validation conforms to the RFC 5280 industry security standard; see Certificate validation policies in WebSphere MQ.

More transactional visibility

The dspmqtrn command has two new parameters: -a and -q to provide more information when an asynchronous rollback occurs. Two new messages AMQ7486 and AMQ7487 provide information about the transaction that is being rolled back, and whether the transaction is associated with a connection.

Scenarios

Scenarios show you how to quickly and easily use and combine new IBM WebSphere MQ Version 7.5 function. The scenarios include useful links to product documentation content to help you to gain a better understanding of the area in which you are interested.

IBM WebSphere MQ Explorer

New features in IBM WebSphere MQ Explorer Version 7.5 include the integration of IBM WebSphere MQ Managed File Transfer and IBM WebSphere MQ Advanced Message Security, improved multi version support, and reduced overhead.

For more details about what's new in IBM WebSphere MQ Explorer, see What's new and what's changed in WebSphere MQ Explorer.