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SYSTEM.ADMIN.PUBSUB.EVENT WebSphere MQ > Monitoring and performance > Event monitoring > Instrumentation events Event types WebSphere MQ > Administering > Administering multicast Multicast application monitoring The status of the current publishers and subscribers for multicast traffic (for example, the number of messages sent and received, or the number of messages lost) is periodically transmitted to the server from the client. When status is received, the COMMEV attribute of the COMMINFO object specifies whether or not the queue manager puts an event message on the SYSTEM.ADMIN.PUBSUB.EVENT. SYSTEM.ADMIN.TRACE.ACTIVITY.QUEUE WebSphere MQ > Monitoring and performance > Application activity trace > Application activity trace messages Application activity trace information collection Activity records are written to the new system queue SYSTEM.ADMIN.TRACE.ACTIVITY.QUEUE. They collect information about the MQI operations that an application pe

These are shown as new folders in the MQ Explorer 7.1 and later versions CHLAUTH => New in 7.1 WebSphere MQ > Reference > Administration reference > MQSC reference > The MQSC commands SET CHLAUTH Use the MQSC command SET CHLAUTH to create or modify a channel authentication record. COMMINFO => New in 7.1 WebSphere MQ > Reference > Administration reference > MQSC reference > The MQSC commands DEFINE COMMINFO Use the MQSC command DEFINE COMMINFO to define a new communication information object. These objects contain the definitions required for Multicast messaging. Object: Local Queue (QLOCAL) New attribute: CUSTOM => New in 7.1 WebSphere MQ > Reference > Administration reference > MQSC reference > The MQSC commands ALTER queues CUSTOM(string) The custom attribute for new features. This attribute is reserved for the configuration of new features before separate attributes are introduced. Object: Transmission Queues:

WebSphere MQ 7.1, 7.5 and 8.0 introduce new features and some of them are represented as new attributes to the QMGR object in runmqsc, which can be shown via the command DISPLAY QMGR. a) These attributes are common to new queue managers created in MQ 7.1, 7.5 and 8.0, or to migrated queue managers created in previous versions and then upgraded to MQ 7.1, 7.5 and 8.0: ACTVCONO(DISABLED) < - New in 7.1 ACTVTRC(OFF)   < - New in 7.1 CERTLABL('ibmwebspheremqqm_X')             < - - - New in 8.0 CERTVPOL(ANY)   < - New in 7.1 CHLAUTH()          < - New in 7.1 feature is DISABLED for migrated Queue Mgr But it is ENABLED for new Queue Managers CONNAUTH('SYSTEM.DEFAULT.AUTHINFO.IDPWOS') < - - - New in 8.0 CUSTOM( )          < - New in 7.1 DEFCLXQ(SCTQ)             < - - New in 7.5 PSCLUS(ENABLED)    < - New in 7.1 SPLCAP(DISABLED)          < - - New in 7.5 SUITEB(NONE)       < - New in 7.1 VERSION()          < - New in

LDAP Authorization The V8.0.0 Connection Authentication feature which checked your user ID and password has been extended in V8.0.0.2 to allow LDAP authorization as well. The new fields that allow you to configure this on an AUTHTYPE(IDPWLDAP) Authentication Information object are protected by the 801 Command Level. New Attribute MQSC name See DEF AUTHINFO Look for PCF constant and values See Create Authentication Information Look for LDAP Auth Method AUTHORMD OS SEARCHGRP SEARCHUSR MQIA_LDAP_AUTHORMD (263) MQLDAP_AUTHORMD_OS (0) MQLDAP_AUTHORMD_SEARCHGRP (1) MQLDAP_AUTHORMD_SEARCHUSR (2) LDAP Group Object Class CLASSGRP MQCA_LDAP_GROUP_OBJECT_CLASS (2133) String of length MQ_LDAP_CLASS_LENGTH (128) LDAP Base DN Group BASEDNG MQCA_LDAP_BASE_DN_GROUPS (2132) String of length MQ_LDAP_BASE_DN_LENGTH (1024) LDAP Group Attr Field GRPFIELD MQCA_LDAP_GROUP_ATTR_FIELD (2134) String of length MQ_LDAP_FIELD_LENGTH (128) LDAP