What is new in Websphere MQ v7.0.1 ?

What's new in WebSphere MQ v7.0.1
(This could also give difference between WMQ V6 and v7)

1. Introduced Multi-Instance Queue Managers:

Enables automatic failover to a standby Queue Manager instance in the Multi-Instance Active Queue Managers event of an incident or planned outage. This means that in the event of the failure of the MQ queue manager, or the machine it is running on, a standby instance will automatically takeover and client connections will be transferred to this new instance. The key technical feature in achieving this is the placement of the queue manager data, including its logs, in networked storage. This means that all instances of a queue manager can access the same data. Multiple instances of a queue manager can then be defined on different machines that all have access to the networked file system. It should be noted that the instances must all be running on the same operating systems.

2. Integration of Publish / Subscribe:

Pub/Sub Functionality has been completely integrated into WMQ from WMB starting from Version WMQ v7.

3.  Automatic Client Reconnect:

Provides Client-connected applications with automatic detection of failures and reconnects to alternative Queue Managers. With Auto-reconnection, the connection is automatically restored and the handles to open objects are all restored after a failure. Uses the list of addresses in CONNAME to find queue manager.

4.  Enhanced Governance:

Service Definition wizard generates WSDL describing MQ apps. The service definition wizard simplifies the process of creating WMQ service definitions and is integrated into the WMQ Explorer.

5. Enhanced SSL Security:

Supports certificate checks with Online Certificate Status Protocol (OCSP) as well as to Certificate Revocation Lists (CRL). Online Certificate Status Protocol (OCSP) determines whether a certificate has been revoked, and therefore, helps to determine whether the certificate can be trusted.

6. Enhanced .NET support:


Provides IBM Message Service Client for .NET developers. Supports use of WebSphere MQ as custom channel within Windows Communication Foundation.

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