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| eddie |
 Posted: Tue Jan 06, 2004 4:36 pm Post subject: New version of client classes needed to connect to MQ 5.3? |
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Hi all,
My company has just upgraded to MQSeries 5.3.
My application was using the java client connection classes (I think that was service pack MA88) to connect to a queue manager (MQ version 5.2) on a sun solaris box.
The Queue Manager I am connecting to has just been upgraded to MQ version 5.3. Are there new java client classes that I am supposed to use when talking to this new Queue Manager??? I don't have access to the CD -- the company's sys admin has it (different office). I've run a couple of tests with my app communicating with the new version of the Queue Manager and it seems to be working ok -- but I thought I should double check.
Thanks in advance for any help.
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| EddieA |
| Posted: Tue Jan 06, 2004 5:27 pm Post subject: |
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It would be nice to get the latest version of the classes (from the CD) so that you are up to date with fixes.
But there's no other reason to. As you've already found out, everthing connects and runs.
Cheers,
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| PeterPotkay |
| Posted: Tue Jan 06, 2004 8:11 pm Post subject: |
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Plus apply the latest CSD (currently) CSD05 to those 5.3 jar files.
If the admin guy has the disk and you dont want to wait, you could also just download the 5.3 client yourself for free, and then apply CSD05 to those jar files.
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| Tibor |
| Posted: Wed Jan 07, 2004 12:11 am Post subject: |
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| New version of client classes needed to connect to MQ 5.3? |
Isn't needed when you connect without SSL. Of course, newer should be better  but I've seen working with *original* v5.1 Java classes client. |
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| JasonE |
| Posted: Wed Jan 07, 2004 2:02 am Post subject: |
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A general comment, but worth pointing out. Clients have a communicating protocol level (FAP) which is appropriate to the version/release they are, and as they start their connection to the server they negotiate what things they support. This is why it is completely possible to connect old clients to a new server (and I guess, a new client to an old server). It isnt client specific (server to server comms uses the same protocol) but is the way you get backwards compatibility.
Obviosuly the one thing you dont get is any of the new function, but existing functionality should work fine, and I would approach it as a problem it if didnt (There may be a good reason, but I would want to know why). |
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| eddie |
| Posted: Wed Jan 07, 2004 6:32 am Post subject: |
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Thank you all for your replies.
What exactly is a CSD? Is it crucial to the new client classes?
I think I'll try and get the sys-admin to update the appropriate jar files -- at least I can feel confident that the software will continue to work in the mean time -- thank you. I don't have root access to the unix machine so I don't think I'll be able to update the classes myself. At least, not in a way that the company would be happy with me.
Thanks
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| PeterPotkay |
| Posted: Wed Jan 07, 2004 6:39 am Post subject: |
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CSD stands for Corrective Service Diskette, a throwback to when upgrades arrived on an actual disk, versus now where most people just download them.
Basicaslly it is just a patch or service pack to an existing version of MQ.
Here is the link to get them:
http://www-306.ibm.com/software/integration/mqfamily/support/summary/
(You may need an IBMLink ID to download, not sure).
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| JasonE |
| Posted: Wed Jan 07, 2004 6:51 am Post subject: |
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| FYI We are moving over to the term Fixpack for distributed platforms where the package is a collection of fixes (and you might see the term Refresh pack used) as part of an effort to be more consistent across products. Any 5.3 service is now referred to in this way, but we all slip up. You can assume Fixpack == CSD |
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