WebSphere® MQ for AIX®, Version 6.0 provides the following
new and changed functions:
- Queue managers are now 64-bit. As such WebSphere MQ for AIX, Version 6.0 now
requires 64-bit hardware. Queue manager processes are 64-bit only. For information
on the implications of migrating to use the new 64-bit capabilities see the Migration book.
- WebSphere MQ introduces
the ability for queue managers to communicate using the IPv6 protocol in addition
to the existing, IPv4, protocol. For further information for migrating customers
see the Migration book.
- Support for DCE exits, the DCE name service and DCE thread support features
has been removed. For further information for migrating customers see the Migration book.
- A new form of license management is implemented for this release of the
product. WebSphere MQ for AIX, Version 6.0 supports IBM Tivoli
License Manager.
- Recent security improvements in WebSphere MQ Version 6.0 have
affected the behavior of the AMQ6183 message. Users who are not in the mqm
group cannot have message AMQ6183 written to the System error log file. Message
AMQ6183 indicates that a FDC record has been written due to an FFST being
generated. As a result, users can no longer rely on these messages for information
regarding processes run by users who are not members of group mqm. See the
Security book for further information on security changes.
- Support for UDP transport protocol on AIX removed
- The SSL runtime cryptography on WebSphere MQ for AIX, Version 6.0 provides
a cryptography package called IBM Crypto for C (ICC). On AIX the ICC software
complies with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Federal
Information Processing Standards (FIPS) Cryptomodule Validation Program (CMVP).