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				 Posted: Fri Dec 05, 2003 9:14 am    Post subject: MQSeries 5.3 and why upgrade from 5.2 | 
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		   Newbie
 
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				I'm aware of the encryption but what other features does 5.3 offer over 5.2.  Is there a mechanism that ties it into WebLogic (BEA) to confirm the MQGET and and MQPUT are successful?  A link would be fine.  Thanks and happy holidays.
 
 
   More in on IBM not supporting 5.2 after 12/31/2003 please.  Does that mean not more CSDs or no nothing.
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		  | mrlinux | 
		  
		    
			  
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		    Grand Master
 
 Joined: 14 Feb 2002 Posts: 1261 Location: Detroit,MI USA 
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				1) Support from IBM after Dec 31 2003
 
2) The ability to determine who has a queue open with the qstatus cmd.
 
3) JMS improvements. _________________ Jeff 
 
 
IBM Certified Developer MQSeries
 
IBM Certified Specialist MQSeries
 
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		  | emiranda | 
		  
		    
			  
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		    Disciple
 
 Joined: 21 Nov 2002 Posts: 196 Location: Dublin, Ireland 
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				4) SSL Support
 
5) Extention Transactional Client _________________ Warm Regards,
 
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		  | jefflowrey | 
		  
		    
			  
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		   Grand Poobah
 
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				6) Improved cluster stability, support, and management.
 
7) Significant performance improvements in many areas
 
  Improved support for runmqlsr (and an improved version of runmqlsr) on Unix, leading to much better channel stability, performance, and maintenance. _________________ I am *not* the model of the modern major general. | 
			   
			 
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		  | PeterPotkay | 
		  
		    
			  
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		    Poobah
 
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				9.)Official .NET support with 5.3 CSD05
 
10)Larger Log File sizes (16384) _________________ Peter Potkay
 
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		  | mrlinux | 
		  
		    
			  
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		    Grand Master
 
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				Wasnt the log file size since v5.0 16384 ??? I remeber having the 64mb logs _________________ Jeff 
 
 
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		  | kirani | 
		  
		    
			  
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		   Jedi Knight
 
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				11) Improved cluster support.
 
12) Supports Terminal Services. _________________ Kiran
 
 
 
IBM Cert. Solution Designer & System Administrator - WBIMB V5
 
IBM Cert. Solutions Expert - WMQI
 
IBM Cert. Specialist - WMQI, MQSeries
 
IBM Cert. Developer - MQSeries
 
 
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		  | PeterPotkay | 
		  
		    
			  
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		    Poobah
 
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				Jeff, we're both right (and wrong I guess!)    
 
Call me mrwindows, mrlinux!
 
 
 
Below is the passage from the 5.2 version of the Sys Admin Guide
 
 
   
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LogFilePages=number 
 
The log data is held in a series of files called log files. The log file size is specified in units of 4 KB pages. 
 
In MQSeries for UNIX systems, the default number of log file pages is 1024, giving a log file size of 4 MB. The minimum number of log file pages 64 and the maximum is 16 384. 
 
 
In MQSeries for Windows NT and Windows 2000, the default number of log file pages is 256, giving a log file size of 1 MB. The minimum number of log file pages is 32 and the maximum is 4095. 
 
 
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And here it is from 5.3
 
   
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LogFilePages=number 
 
The log data is held in a series of files called log files. The log file size is specified in units of 4 KB pages. 
 
In WebSphere MQ for UNIX systems, the default number of log file pages is 1024, giving a log file size of 4 MB. The minimum number of log file pages is 64 and the maximum is 16 384. 
 
 
In WebSphere MQ for Windows, the default number of log file pages is 256, giving a log file size of 1 MB. The minimum number of log file pages is 32 and the maximum is 16 384. 
 
 
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By the way, there is a bug in the MQExplorer in the base 5.3 install that still limits you to a max log file size of 4095 if you create the QM thru the GUI (command line accepts the larger log file size command). CSD03 fixed the MQExplorer bug. _________________ Peter Potkay
 
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