WebSphere® MQ for Windows®, Version 6.0 provides the
following new and changed functions:
- WebSphere MQ for Windows, Version 6.0 Explorer is now based
on the Eclipse platform. The WebSphere MQ Explorer
is a graphical user interface and allows you to administer and monitor WebSphere MQ objects on both Windows and
other platforms. The Explorer has integrated user help, to get to this press F1.
For further information about using the WebSphere MQ Explorer
see the WebSphere MQ System
Administration Guide.
- WebSphere MQ for Windows, Version 6.0 introduces the ability
for queue managers to communicate using Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6)
in addition to the existing, IPv4. If you are a migrating customer, see the WebSphere MQ Migration
Information for further information.
- A new form of license management is implemented for this release of the
product. WebSphere MQ for Windows, Version 6.0 supports IBM® Tivoli® License
Manager.
- WebSphere MQ for Windows, Version 6.0 supports the WebSphere MQ File
Transfer Application, new to this product release. The File Transfer Application
allows you to send and receive ordinary files in the form of WebSphere MQ messages
and has both a graphical user interface and a command line interface.
- WebSphere MQ for Windows, Version 6.0 has improved support
for Secure Socket Layer (SSL). If you are already using SSL, see WebSphere MQ Migration
Information for more information.
- WebSphere MQ for Windows, Version 6.0 now writes trace files
to the directory data_directory\trace instead
of data_directory\errors, where data_directory is
the full path to WebSphere MQ data.
- WebSphere MQ for Windows, Version 6.0 now writes error logs
to data_directory\errors. In earlier
versions of WebSphere MQ for Windows these were written
to data_direcotry\qmgrs\@SYSTEM\errors. data_directory is
the full path to WebSphere MQ data.