What's new in IBM MQ 9.3.3 for Multiplatforms: Advanced entitlement only

IBM® MQ 9.3.3 delivers two enhancements for IBM MQ that are available only with IBM MQ Advanced for Multiplatforms entitlement.

Administration

Unlocking events from mission-critical data using Kafka Connect
Autorecovery of damaged objects for Native HA queue managers

Unlocking events from mission-critical data using Kafka Connect

The wide-spread use of IBM MQ means that it is a great route for getting data into Kafka for example, by taking a copy of existing data with streaming queues.

From IBM MQ 9.3.3, if your enterprise has IBM MQ Advanced for z/OS® Value Unit Edition entitlement, IBM MQ Advanced for Multiplatforms entitlement, or IBM MQ Appliance entitlement, you get access to IBM provided, and supported connectors that can copy data from IBM MQ to Kafka, or Kafka to IBM MQ.

Previously, you could get the connectors for free without support, or obtain support with IBM Event Streams entitlement.

For more information, see Kafka Connect scenarios.

Autorecovery of damaged objects for Native HA queue managers

From IBM MQ 9.3.3, if a Native HA queue manager detects any damaged objects when it starts, it automatically attempts to recover those objects. For more information, see Recovering damaged objects.