Update your WebSphere Application Server to version 8.0.0.2! Six new presentations and a demonstration video are now available on IBM Education Assistant (IEA) to help you better understand the enhancements made in this version. These modules cover the following topics (click the heading links to see the IEA content): Architecture Enhancements to the sibDDLGenerator. Multiple messaging engines can now share the same database. Administration Access log enhancements. The user can now customize how much information and what information is... [More]

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I received a request today asking if there is a list of vulnerability security risk information for WebSphere MQ and asking if there is any way to get notified automatically about these. The answer to both questions is yes. Vulnerabilities are listed using the IBM ISS X-Force vulnerability reporting system. The article at this link Security Bulletin for Websphere MQ talks more about it and contains a link to it called Search for WebSphere MQ vulnerabilities . You can automatically receive updates of these using the IBM Software Support... [More]

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Clustering Java™ EE applications is a key component to guaranty scalability and availability of their services. JRules modules, like any other Java EE applications, can be clustered on supported application servers such as WebSphere, JBoss, WebLogic... Each of the below documents explain the specificity of each module in regard to clustering: Clustering Rule Execution Server management console Clustering Rule Team Server (RTS) Clustering Decision Validation Services (DVS) Clustering a transparent decision service (HTDS/MTDS) In addition, the... [More]

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The new channel authentication records were added to version 7.1 to give more precise control over access granted to a connecting system at the channel level. This feature allows you to define rules about whether certain inbound channels to a queue manager should be allowed or blocked. The rules can be set up to use IP address, SSL/TLS subjects distinguished Name, Client user ID or remote queue manager name. I'm not going to attempt to go over the features available here but bring a possible issue to your attention that might affect you... [More]

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With my current job responsibilities I find that I need to use the WebSphere MQ Information Center frequently. Having been around for a number of years I was used to using paper manuals and then PDF manuals and I was initially resistant to using the Information Center because I thought it was more difficult to get to the topic I wanted. For example, let's look at the WebSphere MQ Information Center for 7.0 . I want to look up the syntax of the REFRESH CLUSTER command, so I open the Information Center and enter the search words refresh... [More]

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Hello, Two weeks ago I introduced the FAQ for JRules , this week I am pleased to announce the publication of the WebSphere Operational Decision Management (WODM) FAQ . If you are looking for information regarding business rules read the FAQ about WebSphere Decision Server Rules . If you are using the business events read the FAQ about WebSphere Decision Server Events . If you are a Decision Server user this FAQ about WebSphere Decision Center provides the information you need. These FAQs will be edited regularly; we need your feedback to know... [More]

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  When creating Java™ Message Service (JMS) subscriptions, it may be that only one message is desired but during testing you receive duplicate messages. Applications using the WebSphere MQ (WMQ) classes for JMS that subscribe to the same topic each receive the same messages. If you have a clustered jvm application subscribing to a topic, you would receive a message for each instance. If your objective is to only receive one message, you may wish to create a cloned subscription. By using a cloned subscription, only one copy of the... [More]

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WebSphere DataPower SOA Appliances are a key element in IBM's holistic approach to Service Oriented Architecture (SOA). These appliances are purpose-built, easy-to-deploy network devices to simplify, help secure, and accelerate your XML and Web services deployments. Learn more about these appliances by watching the educational videos provided by IBM Education Assistant! WebSphere DataPower Integration Appliance XI52 : IBM's hardware enterprise service bus (ESB), the XI52 is built for simplified deployment & hardened security, bridging... [More]

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In my previous blog entry What's new in WebSphere MQ Explorer V7.1: Part 1 I covered some usability improvements in MQ Explorer and explained why the separate installation of an Eclipse SDK package is no longer required. In this entry I'm going to show how MQ Explorer V7.1 can take advantage of the new multi-version capabilities of WebSphere MQ V7.1. With WebSphere MQ V7.0.1 and earlier you can only have one installation per machine. Now with WebSphere MQ V7.1 you can have multiple installations. You can even install V7.1 on a machine that... [More]

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