What's new in IBM MQ 9.3.5 for Multiplatforms - base and Advanced entitlement

Support for AIX compiler IBM Open XL C/C++ for AIX 17.1.0 (XLC 17)

From IBM MQ 9.3.5, you can compile AIX® programs using the XLC 17 compiler alongside the existing XLC 16 compiler.

For more information, see External library and control command links to primary installation on AIX and Linux® for details of the additional library names, and Building C++ programs on AIX and Preparing C programs in AIX for examples of the additional commands.

Enhancements to the IBM MQ Console

• There are two new overview tabs in the IBM MQ Console. The Applications Overview tab displays a number of tiles giving a quick view of applications connected to the queue manager being viewed. The MQ Network Overview tab displays a number of tiles giving a quick view of the queue manager to queue manager communication for the queue manager being viewed. See Quick tour of the IBM MQ console - CD only.
• The timestamps associated with queue managers are now displayed in the timezone where the queue manager is running, rather than the timezone of the IBM MQ Console.

Stand-alone IBM MQ Web Server

From IBM MQ 9.3.5, you can run the IBM MQ Console and messaging REST API in a stand-alone IBM MQ Web Server installation. The stand-alone IBM MQ Web Server is supported only on Linux, and can run on systems that are separate to your IBM MQ installations.

Installing a stand-alone IBM MQ Web Server gives greater flexibility as to which systems, and the number of systems, that you choose to run the IBM MQ Console and messaging REST API on. Several instances of the stand-alone IBM MQ Web Server can be installed on different machines to provide the scalability and availability that you need.

For more information about the installation options for the IBM MQ component that runs the IBM MQ Console and REST API, see The IBM MQ Console and REST API.

OpenTelemetry tracing

From IBM MQ 9.3.5, IBM MQ provides a tracing service that allows you to integrate with an OpenTelemetry tracing system. For more information, see OpenTelemetry integration.

Additional JSON Web Token (JWT) support

From IBM MQ 9.3.5, applications can use the JMS client API to directly provide JWT credentials. For more information, see Using authentication tokens in an application.