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The announcement letter for WebSphere(R) Business Integration Adapter for WebSphere MQ, version 2.8.0, is available on the Web at http://www.ibm.com/common/ssi/OIX.
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This update includes the following fixes:
Tracking number |
Description |
60343 (JR20536) | The adapter generates a null pointer exception. The MQ adapter generated a NullPointerException because of the irrelevant use of a method on a LinkedException. |
44680 (JR20745) | The adapter cannot restart even if the RestartRetry is set in Connector Configurator. The adapter did not recognize the RestartRetry property in the Connector Configurator file. |
60012 (JR20401) | A problem occurs with synchronized event processing. The problem occurred because the adapter did not use the input queue to look up conversion properties for converting the response business object during synchronized event processing. |
60707 (JR21381) | The adapter uses trim () incorrectly when getting the correlation ID. |
60931 (JR20843) | The adapter does not shut down cleanly when MQ and JMS errors occur. If the SessionCache instance was invalid, the adapter could not shut down cleanly. |
59825, 59172 | Message 21021 is missing from the WebSphereMQConnector.txt message file. |
59011 (JR21550) | When the adapter and the ADK are configured to talk to different queue managers, and use different login IDs, the adapter uses the login ID of the ADK queue manager and fails. |
This update includes the following enhancements:
Tracking number |
Description |
20524 | The adapter can use multiple threads for polling. The maximum number of threads can be specified by the WorkerThreadCount property in Connector Configurator. |
24620 | Object message support for two types of messages, text and binary, allows the adapter to work with messages of type Java object. |
59642 | An optimized createDataHandler call in the MQ adapter allows it to pool the instances of data handlers already created and reuse them later. |
59006, 59823 | Added support to invoke custom security exits. |
60890 | Support for AIX(R) 5.3. |
Operating system | Processor | Memory | Disk | Other |
Sun Solaris | UltraSPARC II at 450 MHz | 512 MB | 40 GB | Model: SunFire V120 |
AIX | IBM POWER3-II at 375 MHz | 512 MB | 40 GB | Model: pSeries 610 6E1 |
Windows 2000 and Window 2003 | PentiumIII at 1GHz | 512 MB | 40 GB | Model: IBM eServer xSeries |
HP-UX | HP-UX 9000/800 at 440 MHz 64-bit | 512 MB | 40 GB | Model: Hewlett-Packard HP-9000 PA-RISC |
Linux | Pentium PentiumIII at 1GHz | 512 MB | 40 GB | Model: IBM eServer xSeries |
For hardware and software requirements, see WebSphere Adapters hardware and software requirements.
Refer to the following Web sites for installation and configuration information for WebSphere Business Integration Adapter for WebSphere MQ:
Updates, limitations, and known problems about WebSphere Business Integration Adapter for WebSphere MQ, version 2.8.0, are documented in the form of technotes on the IBM Software Support Web site at http://www.ibm.com/software/integration/wbiadapters/support/.
As limitations and problems are discovered and resolved, the IBM Software Support team updates the knowledge base. By searching the knowledge base, you can quickly find workarounds or solutions to problems that you experience. The following link launches a customized query of the live Support knowledge base. To create your own query, go to the Advanced search page on the IBM Software Support Web site:
View technotes for WebSphere Business Integration Adapter for WebSphere MQ
IBM Software Support provides assistance with product defects. If you encounter a problem with WebSphere Business Integration Adapter for WebSphere MQ, follow these steps:
Note: To submit problems to IBM Software Support, you must have an active software maintenance contract. See Contacting IBM Software Support for information.
WebSphere Business Integration Adapter for WebSphere MQ, version 2.8.0, includes IBM Support Assistant, a tool that helps you use various IBM Support resources from within the offering. It includes the following components to help you with software questions:
To download IBM Support Assistant:
If you cannot resolve the problem using IBM Support Assistant, contact IBM. However, before you submit a problem to IBM Software Support (through IBM Support Assistant or directly), ensure that your company has an active IBM software maintenance contract, and that you are authorized to submit problems to IBM. The type of software maintenance contract that you need depends on the type of product you have:
For IBM distributed software products (including, but not limited to, Tivoli(R), Lotus(R), and Rational(R) products, as well as DB2(R) and WebSphere products that run on Windows or UNIX operating systems), enroll in Passport Advantage(R) in one of the following ways:
If you are not sure what type of software maintenance contract you need, call 1-800-IBMSERV (1-800-426-7378) in the United States. From other countries, go to the "Contacts" page of the IBM Software Support Handbook at http://techsupport.services.ibm.com/guides/contacts.html and click the name of your geographic region for phone numbers of people who provide support for your location.
To submit a problem to IBM, first determine the business impact of the problem and gather background information about it. The background information helps IBM Software Support representatives find a solution more quickly. The following sections guide you through the tasks for submitting a problem.
When you report a problem to IBM, you are asked to supply a severity level. Therefore, you need to understand and assess the business impact of the problem that you are reporting. Use the following criteria to determine the severity level:
Severity level | Description |
Severity 1 | The problem has a critical business impact: You are unable to use the program, resulting in a critical impact on operations. This condition requires an immediate solution. |
Severity 2 | This problem has a significant business impact: The program is usable, but it is severely limited. |
Severity 3 | The problem has some business impact: The program is usable, but less significant features (not critical to operations) are unavailable. |
Severity 4 | The problem has minimal business impact: The problem causes little impact on operations, or a reasonable circumvention to the problem was implemented. |
When describing a problem to IBM, be as specific as possible. Include all relevant background information so that IBM Software Support specialists can help you solve the problem efficiently. To save time, know the answers to these questions:
You can submit your problem to IBM Software Support in one of two ways:
If the problem you submit is for a software defect or for missing or inaccurate documentation, IBM Software Support creates an Authorized Program Analysis Report (APAR). The APAR describes the problem in detail. Whenever possible, IBM Software Support provides a workaround that you can implement until the APAR is resolved and a fix is delivered. IBM publishes resolved APARs on the Software Support Web site daily, so that other users who experience the same problem can benefit from the same resolution.
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