Middleware News

The latest  firmware update for the MQ Appliance (8.0.0.4) contains a number of new features, which are summarized in an earlier blog post. In this article I'll take a more detailed look at the browser based file management. The "copy" command in the "config" section of the CLI can be used to transfer files to and from the MQ Appliance, but entering long filenames and getting the syntax exactly right can be time consuming, so having a browser based version can often be easier to use. After logging into the Web UI, the existing actions on the top menu are "Manage Appliance" and "MQ Console". The new "File Management" action has been added between the two. Selecting this action  navigates to the main file browsing page: So for example if you wanted to upload new certificates for the Web UI to use, you would select "Actions > Upload Files" for the "cert:" entry. This gives the following view,

Verifying  Queue Managers SSL Configuration with MQCERTCK. Tweet MQCERTCK is the updated version of the MH03 SupportPac that is now included in MQ as of version 8.0.0.4. MQCERTCK is a tool to look for common mistakes in your Queue Manager’s SSL configuration and provides recommendations for resolving problems. It will check: Existence and permissions of Queue Manager’s Key Repository referenced in the Queue Manager SSLKEYR attribute Existence and validity of Queue Manager’s certificate referenced in the Queue Manager CERTLABL attribute. Existence and validity of any certificates referenced in SSL enabled channel’s CERTLABL attributes. Client applications key repository and certificates, including checking the certificates are authorised with the Queue Manager. It is available on all Distributed platforms and the MQ Appliance but is not available currently on z/OS or IBMi, additionally th