Archive for the Category: IBM i (OS/400)

IBM MQ Fix Pack 9.1.0.6 Released

IBM has just released Fix Pack 9.1.0.6 for IBM MQ V9.1 LTS: https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/downloading-ibm-mq-9106 Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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IBM MQ information from IBM Developer

Here is some IBM MQ information from IBM Developer that you might find interesting: Article: Improving your IBM MQ applications Article: IBM MQ cheat sheet for developers Article: IBM MQ Downloads for developers Tutorial: Writing and running MQ applications on your Mac Tutorial: Secure communication between IBM MQ endpoints with TLS Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware […]

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IBM MQ Fix Pack 8.0.0.15 Released

IBM has just released Fix Pack 8.0.0.15 for IBM MQ https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6220286 Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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Simple Monitoring of the Current Queue Depth

On StackOverflow, someone asked a question about determining when a queue’s current depth is the same as maximum depth. They were trying to do it from a script. While this is probably possible (I’m not a sed and/or awk guy), it seemed to me that they are trying to squeeze a fully blown up balloon […]

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Mark Taylor’s MQ API Exits – FAQ

Mark Taylor of IBM has published a blog item called MQ API Exits – FAQ which details a variety of questions (and answers) that Mark has received over the last several months. https://marketaylor.synology.me/?p=700 I have also added Mark’s blog (category: IBM MQ) as a widget on the sidebar of my blog. Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware […]

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IBM MQ Fix Pack 9.0.0.10 Released

IBM has just released Fix Pack 9.0.0.10 for IBM MQ V9.0 LTS https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6189795?myns=swgws&mynp=OCSSYHRD Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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Limited Continuing Support for IBM MQ 8.0

IBM has announced Limited Continuing Support for IBM MQ v8.0: In order to help customers through the challenges caused by the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, IBM has announced Limited Continuing Support (LCS) for IBM MQ 8.0 and other selected offerings through 30 September 2020. Customers with active Software Subscription and Support coverage (S&S) on these offerings […]

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IBM MQ v9.0 End of Service Date

The end of service date for IBM MQ v9.0 on distributed platforms (Linux, Unix, Windows and IBM i) is September 30, 2021. The IBM MQ Software lifecycle page is at: https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/announcement-end-support-ibm-mq-90 Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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IBM MQ, Java and MQ MI and/or MQ HA

Sometimes you come across things that make you just scratch your head and say who the hell wrote this @#$% code. I’m not trying to say that I’m the world’s greatest programmer but some of the shit that the MQ/Java team writes just makes my head spin. They need to share what they’re smoking! IBM’s […]

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IBM MQ Fix Pack 9.1.0.5 Released

IBM has just released Fix Pack 9.1.0.5 for IBM MQ V9.1 LTS: https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6090700 Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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