IBM GC34-5557-00 manual Whats New in MQSeries for AS/400, MQSeries queue manager clusters

Chapter 2. What's New in MQSeries for AS/400, V5.1

MQSeries for AS/400, V5.1 is an update to MQSeries for AS/400, V4.2.1. However, it is more than just an upgrade to the features of that product. It includes significant new function and a redesign of the product base, to bring MQSeries for AS/400 to the same level of function as other version 5.1 products. MQSeries for AS/400, V5.1 now offers platform consistency with the other products at the 5.1 level, which are:

vMQSeries for AIX®

vMQSeries for OS/2®

vMQSeries for HP-UX

vMQSeries for Sun Solaris

vMQSeries for Windows NT®

The features of this release include:

MQSeries queue manager clusters

You can connect MQSeries queue managers to form a cluster. Within a cluster, queue managers can make the queues they host available to every other queue manager. Any queue manager can send a message to any other queue manager in the same cluster without the need for explicit channel definitions, remote queue definitions, or transmission queues for each destination. The main benefits of MQSeries clusters are:

vFewer system administration tasks

vIncreased availability

vWorkload balancing

Clusters are supported by all MQSeries Version 5.1 products, and also by MQSeries for OS/390®, Version 2.1.

See the MQSeries Queue Manager Clusters book for a complete description.

MQSeries Administration Interface (MQAI)

The MQSeries Administration Interface is an MQSeries programming interface that simplifies manipulation of MQSeries PCF messages for administrative tasks. It is described in the MQSeries Administration Interface Programming Guide and Reference book.

Support for Windows 98 clients

You can connect a Windows 98 client to the MQSeries for AS/400,

V5.1 server.

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