Jonathan

Woodford
WebSphere
Message Broker
Development

jonathanw@uk.ibm.com

What’s New In
WebSphere Message Broker
 Agenda

ƒ Message Broker Recap

ƒ Message Broker V7

ƒ Future Themes

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WebSphere Message Broker

ƒ Universal Connectivity
f Simplify application connectivity to provide a flexible and dynamic infrastructure

ƒ Routes and transforms messages FROM anywhere, TO anywhere

f Supports a wide range of protocols
y MQ, JMS 1.1, HTTP(S), Web Services, File, EIS (SAP,SEBL…), TCP/IP, User Defined
f Supports a broad range of data formats
y Binary (C/COBOL), XML, Industry (SWIFT, EDI, HIPAA…), User Defined
f Interactions and Operations
y Route, Filter, Transform, Enrich, Monitor, Distribute, Decompose, Correlate, Detect…

ƒ Simple programming
f Patterns based for top-down, parameterized connectivity of common use cases
y Web Service façades, message oriented processing, queue to file…
f Construction based for bottom-up assembly of bespoke connectivity logic
y Message flows to describe application connectivity comprising…
y Message nodes which encapsulate required integration logic which operate on…
y Message tree which describes the data in a format independent manner
y Transformation options include graphical mapping, PHP, Java, ESQL, XSL and WTX

ƒ Operational Management and Performance

f Extensive Administration and Systems Management facilities for developed solutions
f Wide range of operating system and hardware platforms supported
f Offers performance of traditional transaction processing environments
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 WebSphere Message Broker Recent Release History

V7.0
Q4 2009
ƒ Simplified solution creation, test, debug and deploy
ƒ Extended Web Services support
ƒ Service Registry and Repository enhancements
ƒ Efficient gigabyte file processing
ƒ Integrated SAP, SEBL and PeopleSoft support ƒProduct and pre-requisites simplification
ƒ Many new nodes ƒPatterns and Impact Analysis
ƒ Security and Administration enhancements V6.1.0.4
ƒIntegrated MQ Pub-sub
ƒ Broad 64 bit coverage & performance enhancements
“EA2”
ƒPHP support
Q2 2009
ƒMB Explorer
V6.1.0.3
ƒWeb Services SCA Interoperability
“EA1”
ƒAdvanced management facilities
Nov 2008
ƒEnhanced SAP, SEBL, PSOFT support
V6.1.0.2 ƒSFTP support for file nodes
V6.1 “GA2”
Nov 2007 May 2008 ƒ SOAP and Web 2.0 enhancements
ƒ MQ service definition with WSRR nodes
V6.1.0.1
ƒ New TCP/IP stream socket nodes
FixPack 1
ƒ CEI support
Q4 2007
ƒ ITCAM for SOA support
ƒ New product function and capacity options
Major release
ƒ WTX Launcher intercept
Minor release
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Message Broker 7 Overview

ƒ Simplicity and Productivity
f Radically streamlined product prerequisites and components
f Simplified connectivity solution development using IBM pre-supplied patterns
f Impact Analysis to manage development artefact changes including ESQL, Maps and Message sets
f MB Explorer for dedicated administration tooling
f SCA nodes for WPS Interoperability

ƒ Universal Connectivity for SOA

f Extended & integrated publish subscribe: common management & security with new MQ capabilities
f PHP nodes for Web 2.0 support
f Enhanced SAP, Siebel, PeopleSoft packaged application support
f New Sequence and Resequence nodes

ƒ Dynamic Operational Management

f New operational facilities for audit and monitoring, including WBM
f Enhanced statistics to understand broker performance, including memory usage
f Improved user trace to easily understand message flow behaviour
f Enhancements for WSRR processing including support for FSM protocol
f Support and Exploit MQ Multi-instance Queue Managers for High Availability

ƒ Platforms, Environments and Performance

f Exclusively 64bit Broker support
f Performance monitoring tools and very reduced memory footprint
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 A Broad Range of Platforms and Environments

ƒ Supported environments
f Platforms: AIX, Windows, z/OS, HP-UX, Linux on xSeries, pSeries, zSeries, Solaris (x86-
64 and SPARC)
f User databases: DB2, Oracle, Sybase, Informix, SQL Server

ƒ 64-bit Support
f 64-bit execution groups for all z/OS, UNIX and Linux platforms
f Windows x86 remains 32-bit, but supports 64-bit hardware

ƒ Java 6 on all platforms

f Superior performance, lower memory footprint

ƒ Detailed MB7 System Requirements

f See www.ibm.com/software/integration/wbimessagebroker/requirements/

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Notes: A Broad Range of Supported Platforms and

Environments
ƒ Broad range of operating system and hardware platforms supported
f AIX, Windows, z/OS, HP-UX, Linux on xSeries, pSeries, zSeries, Solaris (x86-64 and SPARC)
f HPUX PA-RISC no longer supported: migration to HP-Itanium fully supported

ƒ 64 bit Support
f Execution group size is 64 bit & all commands are 64 bit
y Generally, 32 bit execution groups are no longer available
y z/OS address spaces are all 64 bit
f Windows remains 32 bit, but allows 64 bit hardware
y Support includes XP, 2003, 2003 R2, 2008 and Vista 32 and 64 bit flavours
f x/Linux 32 bit for desktop Linux development, in addition to x/Linux 64

ƒ Full range of industry standard databases

f DB2, Oracle, Sybase, SQL Server, Informix
f Broker database no longer required; User database supported unaffected

ƒ MQ 7.0.1 prerequisite
f Integrated Publish Subscribe engine requires MQ 7.0.1 or higher

ƒ Java 6 on all platforms

f 64 bit IBM J9 engine for superior Java performance, including reduced start-up time and footprint

ƒ Detailed MB7 System Requirements

f See www.ibm.com/software/integration/wbimessagebroker/requirements/

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 Easy Migration And Co-existence
ƒ Migration from V6 and V6.1
f Message flows, message sets, ESQL, Java, Maps and XSLT run without change
f Includes automatic migration of existing 32 bit execution groups to 64 bit

ƒ Migration commands
f Includes migration of all configuration data including broker databases, queues and registry
f Forwards and backwards migration of existing components, in situ
f mqsimigratecomponents command (includes –t option for rollback)

ƒ Publish Subscribe Migration

f MQRT clients migrated to MQ7 clients with new MQ7 facilities for message streaming
f MQTT and multicast clients will require future MB/MQ release for migration

ƒ Coexistence
f V7 will co-exist with V6 and V6.1 to enable incremental migration; V6 & V6.1 will support MQ7.0.1

ƒ Production ready
f V7 is designed to be ready for production at General Availability;
f Extensive Alpha, Beta and IBM testing

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 A Simple Product For New And Existing Users

ƒ Minimal pre-requisite products

f V7 has a single runtime component (the
broker)
f Sits on top of an MQ V7.0.1 queue
manager

ƒ Completely file-based configuration

f File system holds all the broker’s
configuration
f Backup and restore commands
f Transient state stored in MQ queues

ƒ Components from previous versions

f Configuration Manager removed
f System Database removed
f User Name Server removed

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Notes: A Simple Product for New and Existing Users

ƒ Minimal prerequisites to get up and running
fApplication Development within Toolkit component
fMessage flows run within Broker component
fMQ 7.0.1 is only pre-requisite product
fPrevious components no longer necessary
y Broker database, Config Mgr, User Name Server

ƒ File based deployment and configuration

fFile system for deployed resources/configuration
y Backup (online) and restore entire configuration
– mqsi[backup|restore]broker
fTransient state (aggregation, collections…) in MQ

ƒ Components from Previous Versions of Message Broker

fRemoval of Broker database does not affect User database access; simplifies operations
fConfiguration manager functionality entirely subsumed by Broker component
y Toolkit and Explorer can manage multiple Brokers
y CMP admin API maintained for existing management applications
y Publish subscribe topology defined with MQ7 facilities
y New SYSTEM.BROKER.AUTH.* queues to define operational access control via MQ security
defs
fUser Name Server no longer necessary (removed)
y Topic and content based publish subscribe security defined with MQ7 facilities
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 MB Explorer for Advanced Operational Control

ƒ Single Administration GUI for WMQ and WMB

f Plugs in to the MQ Explorer
f Targeted at full-time administrators

ƒ Control your brokers with ease

f Quick views for at-a-glance broker information
f High levels of detailed broker configuration available,
including change history
f Modify all aspects of your configuration

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Notes: MB Explorer for Extensive Operational

Control
ƒ Single Admin Explorer for MB Toolkit and MQ Operations
fExplorer is full function, small footprint, standalone tooling for operational staff
fAllows MQ and MB artefacts to be managed in single console; extends MQ Explorer
for skills reuse
fComplements new compile-test-fix capabilities in Eclipse Toolkit Application
Development Perspective

ƒ New Comprehensive Broker Management Features

fMultiple local and remote brokers directly managed
fBroker sets to logically group brokers using tags
fMultiple execution group deploy for BAR files
fView/change ALL broker properties from Explorer
y Comprehensive Command Change History
fEnable/disable trace nodes and broker trace level
fEvent Log for status updates; command logging
fIndependently stop/start execution group process
fView/Edit configurable services & WS-* policy sets
fBroker and execution group ‘traffic light’ status
fDataPower WS-Security Offload facility
fWork Queue for in-flight operations

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 High-Availability with “Multi-Instance Brokers”

Broker1 Broker1
Active Standby
instance instance
Broker1

networked storage

QM1 QM1
Active can fail-over Standby
instance instance

QM1

networked storage

ƒ Exploitation of WMQ V7.0.1 “multi-instance queue managers”

f Basic failover without HA co-ordinator
f HACMP, VCS, HA-Linux etc. no longer required in many scenarios

ƒ Active and Stand-by Queue Manager and Brokers

f Start multiple instances of a queue manager on different machines
f One is “active” instance; other is “standby” instance
f Shared data is held in networked storage (NAS, NFS, GPFS) but owned by active instance
f Automatic MQ Client reconnect will attempt to make failures transparent as possible

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Notes: High Availability with MQ Multi-Instance

Brokers
ƒ MB Exploits New MQ7.0.1 Multi-instance queue manager capability
f MQ7.0.1 provides basic failover without HA coordinator
f HACMP, VCS, HA Linux no longer required in many scenarios to restart MQ and MB!
f MB SAP Input node exploits for state management to give multi-broker and HA SAP support

ƒ Active and Stand-by Queue Manager and Brokers

f Start multiple instances of a queue manager on different machines
f One is “active” instance; other is “standby” instance
f Shared data is held in networked storage (NAS, NFS, GPFS) but owned by active instance
f Automatic MQ Client reconnect will attempt to make failures transparent as possible

ƒ MB Exploitation MB
1. Standby MB not running; an MQ service can restart MB once MQ recovery complete
2. Standby MB is running, but not fully initialized until MQ recovery complete MQ
Active Standby
ƒ Future
f All MQ state exploiting nodes will look to exploit to provide cross broker state management
f E.g. Aggregation, Collector, (Re)Sequence exploit as per SAP Input node

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 Powerful Application Development Environment

ƒ Comprehensive AD Perspective
f Support all AD lifecycle tasks
f Visually consistent with MBX

ƒ New “Brokers” view to manage

local and remote brokers directly
f Create, Delete, Start, Stop
f View and configure properties
f Debug

ƒ Quickly compile, debug, test

f Drag and drop message flows directly
f Synchronous deployment
f Immediate feedback via a personal
deployment log

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Notes: Powerful Application Development

Environment
ƒ Comprehensive AD perspective
fSupport all AD life cycle tasks
fVisually consistent with MBX

ƒ Create, modify, delete brokers

fCreate local brokers & remote connect
fCreate local and remote exec groups
fStart and stop brokers, execution groups
fAuto configure/configure debug ports
fAuto populated from unit test (.mbtest)

ƒ Quickly Compile, Debug, Test (CDT)

fDebug local and remote brokers
fDrag and drop message flows directly
fTest message flow directly or .mbtest
fDrag and drop BARs from file system
fSynchronous deployment status log

ƒ Navigation Enhancements
fQuick Start and Patterns hot links

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 More Application Development Enhancements

ƒ Impact Analysis to manage asset change

f ESQL, Maps, XML, MRM, Flows, Nodes

ƒ Mapping Enhancements
f Oracle and DB2 stored procedures
f Special table names e.g. ONE#DBTABLE
f Support for MQPCF messages
f Intelligent auto-map including defined rules
f Read-only database views

ƒ More XPATH Expression Editor Functions

f Express message content and routing rules

ƒ Comprehensive Samples Gallery

f Deployable samples to kick start learning
f Quick Start from Patterns

ƒ Enhanced BAR Editor

f Better filtering, navigation, overrides

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 Patterns for Simplified Development

ƒ Create top-down, parameterized

connectivity solutions for common
scenarios
f e.g. Web Service façades, Message processing, File
to queue

ƒ Get value from WMB quickly:

1) Select Pattern from new Pattern Explorer
2) Supply Pattern Parameters
3) Generate Pattern Instance

ƒ Instantiated patterns are

f Extremely quick to generate
f Conform to best practices within the WMB
community
f Performance optimized and avoid basic
programming errors

ƒ Trends
f Pattern authoring, Pattern management…

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Notes: Patterns for Simplified Development

ƒ Patterns Based Development
f Create top-down, parameterized connectivity solutions
y e.g. Web Service façades, Message processing, File to queue
f IBM pre-supplied patterns
y Simplifies creation of common solutions using best practices
f Complements existing bottom-up constructional approach

ƒ Patterns Explorer
f Inventory of key Broker patterns available for solution generation
f Each Pattern contains clear help to explain context and applicability
f Create pattern instance->Customize->Generate->Deploy

ƒ Pattern Generation
f Enables simple creation of message flows, sets and mappings from pre-supplied pattern
f Pattern Properties allow configuration of behaviour
y Design time properties affect structure of message flow, e.g. number of WSDL operations
y Runtime properties affects behaviour of flow during processing
y Many pattern properties result in flow properties modifiable after development with BAR editor
f Pattern can be regenerated with double click to change properties and generate again

ƒ Trends
f Patterns capture and patterns management

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 Notes: Message Broker Patterns – Select Solution (1/4)

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Notes: Message Broker Patterns – Customize

Pattern (2/4)

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 Notes: Message Broker Patterns – Generate Flows
(3/4)

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Notes: Message Broker Patterns – Artefacts in Detail

(4/4)

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 MB7 Extends MQ7 Publish/Subscribe

ƒ MB7 and MQ7.0.1 together provide a comprehensive

publish/subscribe facility
fMQ7 adds new Publish Subscribe capabilities as IBM’s strategic offering
fMB7 incrementally adds capability to an MQ 7.0.1 PubSub queue manager
fA common publish/subscribe domain for topic and content based operations

ƒ Content based filters are handled by WMB

fFor example, <publish> if msg.Price>100
fFull ESQL expressions supported, including namespaces

ƒ Simple migration for existing WMB publish/subscribe users

fPublication node now uses WMQ publish/subscribe engine
y New ‘noMatch’ terminal for explicitly no subscribers
fFully MQRFH2 format compatible, and use same SYSTEM.BROKER.*
queues for administration
fCommand to migrate existing subscriptions

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Notes: MB7 Extends MQ7 Publish Subscribe

ƒ MB7 and MQ7 provide a comprehensive Publish Subscribe facility
f MQ7 adds new Publish Subscribe capabilities as IBM’s strategic offering
f MB7 incrementally adds capability to an MQ 7.0.1 PubSub queue manager
f Connects MB’s comprehensive transport and format support to MQ’s messaging backbone
f Allows any MB connectivity to be published as an MQ publication!

ƒ MB incrementally extends MQ Publish subscribe with advanced Publish Subscribe

f Content based Publish Subscribe with an enhanced Publication node
y Publication node always uses underlying MQ engine
y Add an MB to a single queue manager to enable subscribers content based filtering
– <publish> if msg.Price>100
y MB7 now allows full ESQL expressions in subscription filter, including namespaces
y New ‘noHit’ terminal explicitly for no publication recipients

ƒ MB and MQ share a common publish subscribe domain for topic and content based operations
f Common MQ administration and connection management, including MQ Explorer as control point
f Common Publish subscribe topology exploits MQ clusters
f MB exploits multiple QoS including assured delivery and many varieties of non persistent messaging
f Single security model (OAM/SAF) for all publishers and subscribers

ƒ Straightforward migration process from previous versions of Message Broker and Event Broker
f Fully MQRFH2 format compatible, and use same SYSTEM.BROKER.* queues for administration
f MQTT and multicast publisher and subscriber migration enabled post GA

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 SCA Nodes for WPS Interoperability

ƒ Intuitive connectivity with

WebSphere Process Server WebSphere Process Server
f Covers both “Tops Down” and
“Bottoms Up” scenarios
WebSphere Message Broker

ƒ Five new nodes:

ƒ SCDL Import (Drag and Drop) to create skeleton message flow

ƒ SCDL Export to kickstart process creation

ƒ Uses standard remote bindings

f Initially Web Services and WMQ; JMS to follow
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Notes: SCA nodes for WPS Interoperability

ƒ WPS Interoperability
f Supports both WPS->MB inbound and MB->WPS outbound scenarios
y WPS 6.2 and MB7.0 interoperability support statement
f “Bottom up” integration : export SCA SCDL from message flow definition for use by WPS
f “Top down” integration : import SCA SCDL from WPS to kick-start message flow creation

ƒ New nodes to allow MB to interoperate with WPS/SCA systems

f MB flow as SCA endpoint
y SCA Input and SCA Reply nodes
f MB flow calling SCA endpoint
y SCA Request nodes, including asynchronous variants

ƒ Connectivity via standard remote bindings

f Initially Web Services & MQ bindings, JMS to follow
f Native SCA binding for local invocation not necessary, MB will always be remote
f Security credentials will flow with the transport and be handled as other transports

ƒ Development toolkit support

f SCDL import / drag-drop to create skeleton flow
f Message flow export wizard to create SCDL from MB flow

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 PHP Compute Node for Dynamic Scripting
ƒ What is PHP?
f PHP is a dynamic scripting language well suited to message transformation
f Large base of PHP skills and assets can now be used in Message Broker
f Excellent complement to existing ESQL, Java, Mapping, XSLT and WTX options

ƒ PHPCompute node
f Allows users to quickly and naturally express message transformation with scripting

f Exploits IBM P8 Runtime for PHP; fully compliant with PHP version 5.2
f Many advanced features: XPath 1.0, dynamic output terminals, arrays, extension library…

ƒ Integrated Deployment
f Automatic deployment of PHP code, like Java
f PHP Development Toolkit 2.0 or 2.1 required (2.0 can shell-share with MB toolkit)

ƒ Platform Support and Performance

f Good performance characteristics, JIT compilation is focus item
f All platforms supported (Solaris Opteron will follow post GA)
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Significant Extensions for Packaged Applications

ƒ SEBL and PeopleSoft Operational Reconfiguration Enhancements

f Eases promotion of SEBL and PSOFT message flows through Test, QA, Production lifecycle
f New configurable service provides reconfiguration of key adapter node properties
y Hostname, Client ID, System number, Userid, Password
f Also supports wholesale replacement of adapter connection

ƒ Specific SAP Enhancements

f Single Program ID to allow multiple IDocs to be handled by different flows without disruption
f SCI support with SAP Reply node
f High Availability for SAP Input nodes allows multi-broker failover with MQ HA store
f BAPI commit wait processing

ƒ General Enhancements
f Incremental Deployment to easily add new definitions to existing deployments
y Very important for addition of new artefacts in SEBL and SAP scenarios
y Multiple adapters can use same connection configuration
f Adapter Connection wizard ‘Iterative Discovery’ to only add *new* definitions to existing project
f User defined operations in addition to existing Create, Read, Update, Delete operations
y More expressive operations can be declared in addition to standard suite

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 SFTP Support for File Nodes

ƒ SFTP Support now available for File Input and File Output nodes
f Provides secure file transfers using industry preferred protocol
f SFTP is a protocol designed from the ground up by the IETF SECSH group
y Note: SFTP is FTP over SSH, and different to FTP over SSL

ƒ Combine with other MB nodes and MQ FTE for End to End File Transfer and Processing
y (e.g.) File to MQ, File to database, File record filtering

ƒ Easy to identify SFTP request

f Simple changes to FTP tab identify request as SFTP rather than FTP or local file
f Binary transfer, Port 22 is default

ƒ FTP Configurable Service

f Override many properties at runtime
f Server name, port, timeouts…

ƒ Authentication and other Facilities

f User name/password
f Public Key Authentication
f Ciphers and MAC support
f Authentication codes and compression
f Known Hosts, including strict variants

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 Monitoring and Auditing
ƒ Generate Monitoring and Audit Events from Message Flow
f Easily gain insight into application and service connectivity
ƒ Use cases
f Monitoring of business critical information (KPIs)
f Auditing of traffic
f Detect patterns in business events
f Resend, repair, replay
ƒ Administration and Development time Configuration
f Every MB node includes a ‘Monitor’ tab to generate events
y Transaction: Start, End, Rollback issued from input nodes
y Terminal: from any terminal on any node
f Configure payload data
f Non-invasive nature allows monitoring profile to be applied to
existing flows
ƒ Operational Control
f Operationally enable, disable, change
event production:
mqsichangeflowmonitoring
command
f Events are published on well known
topic over MQ transport for multiple
concurrent consumers
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Notes: Monitoring and Auditing

ƒ Generate Monitoring and Audit Events from Message Flow
fEasily gain insight into application and service connectivity
fBusiness Monitoring & Intelligence and audit scenarios
ƒ Administration and Development time Configuration
fEvery MB nodes includes a ‘Monitor’ tab to generate events
y Transaction: Start, End, Rollback issued from input nodes
y Terminal: from any terminal on any node
fConfigure payload data, content style, identity, correlation & sequencing data
fNon-invasive nature allows monitoring profile to be applied to existing flows
fEvent Filters to limit exact conditions for event creation e.g. msg.Price>100
ƒ Operational Control
fOperationally enable, disable, change event production: mqsichangeflowmonitoring
command
fEvents are published on well known topic over MQ transport for multiple concurrent consumers
fEvents optionally produced within same transaction syncpoint for optimum performance
ƒ WebSphere Business Monitor integration
fMonitor and analyze KPIs
fAutomatic generation of MAD model
fComprehensive sample built-in
ƒ WMBTM offering
fFor audit, repair and replay
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 Sequencing and Re-sequencing

ƒ Two new nodes:

f Sequence: Applies sequence numbers to
messages
f Resequence: Propagates messages in
correct order

ƒ Feature rich
f Sequence groups allow multiple concurrent
sequences
f Flexible start and end sequence
mechanism
y Literal value, predicate or timer based,
e.g. (0,10) ($Root/FirstMsg,
$Root/LastMsg) (5, 50s)
f Missing/late/duplicate message handling

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Notes: Sequencing and Re-sequencing Nodes

ƒ New Sequence and Resequence nodes

f Messages arrive in any order, propagated according to monotonic sequence number
f Sequences groups have defined start and end, propagated in order within group
f Strong synergy with aggregation and collector nodes
ƒ Resequence node collects messages according to
f Sequence number location within message
f Optional group location for sequences from different origins (e.g. account identifier,
date)
f Flexible sequence start and end definition mechanism
y Literal value, predicate or timer based
y e.g. (0,10)($Root/FirstMsg, $Root/LastMsg)(5, 50s)
f Message propagation uses additional threads
ƒ Comprehensive timeout handling
f Missing message timer monitors sequence gaps
f Late messages propagated
f Duplicate messages raise exceptions
ƒ Complemented by Sequence node
f Users can create new sequences and groups
f Use existing or create new sequence fields
f Synchronized groups ensure true processing order
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 IMS Node

ƒ IMS Request node

f Allows message flows to call IMS transactions and handle responses
f Typical scenarios include Web Service->IMS, File->IMS, SAP->IMS…
f Provides high performance, synchronous, multi-platform access to IMS
f Complements MQ IMS Bridge and IMS Web Services currently accessible via MB

ƒ Synchronous invocation of IMS transactions and commands

f Supports a broad range of IMS facilities
y MPP, BMP and Fast Path transaction regions
y Commit mode 0, 1
y SyncLevel NONE, CONFIRM
y Single and multi segment IMS messages

ƒ Exploits IMS TM Resource Adapter

f Delivered built into MB, no extra cost/install/customization required
y IMS Connect is required
f Configurable Services allow operational control of IMS connection configuration

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Service Registry and Repository Enhancements

ƒ Integrated support for WSRR

f Registry contains variety of “entities” (documents) such as WSDL, XSD…
y Includes entity category, its relationships and its associated user properties
f MB can use this information for arbitrary processing in up-to-date memory cache
y Examples include routing, dynamic transformation, and other “policy”
ƒ MQ Services *and* Web Services
f MQ Service Definition: WSDL based description of MQ application/service
f Defines application location, message properties and interaction style
wmq:/msg/queue/INS.QUOTE.REQUEST?connectQueueManager=MOTOR.INS
&replyTo=msg/queue/INS.QUOTE.REPLY
&persistence=MQPER_NOT_PERSISTENT
f WSRR nodes fully enabled for Web Services; now also support MQ service definition
ƒ Processing Enhancements for Web Services and MQ Services
f Registry Lookup node queries MQ and WS definitions matching specific criteria
y Deep Query support optionally returns matching artefact and related objects
f Simplified tree structure for queried data
y Strips white space etc to present more readable data from WSRR
f Query timeout support
y For very long running queries
f Dynamic classifications allow variable classification queries according to message content
y Particularly helpful moving between Test, QA and Prod environments
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 Advanced Samples for Healthcare and Retail
ƒ Industry Focussed Processing Samples
f Retail TLOG processing enhances POSLog levels and Retek support
f Focus on flow logic to provide working industry sample; next step from basic message definitions

ƒ New Healthcare Processing Sample

f Send/Receive HL7 messages over TCPIP using Minimal Lower Layer Protocol (MLLP)
f Handle non-robust nature of TCPIP communications, via HL7 ACK protocol
f Apply sequencing rules and forward messages in the order they arrive
• If a message can’t be forwarded, it must be stored and retried later
y Remove duplicate messages
f Support the various HL7 messaging standard versions
• HL7 up to v2.4; v2.5 and above and v3 (XML) to follow
• WTX HL7 Industry Pack message definitions also supported
f Provide validation of HL7 messages
f Provide a canonical message model, CIM

ƒ Trends
f More industry patterns e.g. MATIP for airlines
f Pre-built capabilities in Patterns Explorer

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 Enhanced Statistics and Reporting
ƒ New resource statistics to understand broker usage
f Understand behaviour of deployed solutions
y JVM: Memory used, thread count, heap statistics…
y Sockets: Socket host/port open; bytes sent, bytes received
y More resource managers to come post GA

ƒ Builds on existing WMB Accounting and Statistics

framework
f Understand message throughput rates
f XML publications at user-defined intervals
f View graphically in MB Explorer

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Notes: Enhanced Statistics and Reporting

ƒ Graphical Performance Monitor
fAllows operational personnel to understand behaviour of deployed solutions
fReports comprehensive usage according of well known resources
y Message Flows, Nodes, Parsers, JVM, HTTP, SOAP/HTTP sockets
y Will grow to include all resources: File, Database, MQ, SAP…
y Optionally partitioned by Broker, Execution Group and Message Flow

ƒ Reporting Mechanisms
fGraphically reported through MB Explorer
y Sort, filter and chart performance characteristics
y View CPU, IO and other metrics
y Log data to file in CSV/Excel readable format for post processing
fUser Configurable Reporting Interval
y XML report messages consumed by any end user application

ƒ Examples of Available Resource Report Metrics

fJVM: Memory used, thread count, heap statistics…
fSockets: Socket host/port open; bytes sent, bytes received

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 Other Enhancements Our Users Requested (1/3)

ƒ Database configuration without restart

f mqsisetdbparms take effect without Broker restart. Execution group mqsireload and go!

ƒ Simplified HTTP query string processing

f Removes need to parse HTTP requests explicitly
f LocalEnvironment automatically populated with inbound query string parameters
f Outbound support serializes LocalEnvironment tree to simplify query strong generation

ƒ Execution Groups Enhancements

f Execution groups can be stopped independently to each other and broker
f New BIP messages to identify execution group and message flow start and stop

ƒ Queue Isolation for Aggregations, Collections and Timer nodes

f Allows state queues to be user-defined for MQ state nodes
f Alternative to predefined SYSTEM.BROKER.* queues
f Isolation and possible performance benefits in very high volume workloads

ƒ Dynamic registration XA for Oracle on AIX

f Improved operational characteristics for optional databases temporarily taken out of service
f MQBEGIN does not drive XA enlistment, Oracle database only enlisted when used

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Other Enhancements Our Users Requested (2/3)

ƒ Informix Stored Procedure Support

f Full Stored Procedure support for ESQL
f Includes full range of stored procedure types and parameters

ƒ Java Class Loading and Hot Deployment

f Enhanced Java class-loading to resolve hot deployment issues for multiple flows
f Individual Java Compute nodes optionally can specify CLASSPATH

ƒ Brokers User ID Security Enhancement

f Brokers no longer require mqm authority, allows controlled security access to MQ resources

ƒ Oracle RAC Support

f Multiple listener failover including XA

ƒ Enhanced User Trace

f Many nodes have improved user trace to enable operational user to understand flow
processing

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 Other Enhancements Our Users Requested (3/3)

ƒ Enhanced mqsilist command

f Displays detailed information about deployed resources via –d detailLevel option
BIP1288I: Message flow 'simpleflow' on execution group 'ello' is running.
Additional thread instances: '0'
Deployed: '24/07/09 16:37' in Bar file 'C:\My Documents\BAR Files\test.bar'
Last edited: '08/08/07 17:42'
User-defined property names:
Keywords:
Author = ‘Jonathan'
Information = 'This flow removes messages from SYSTEM.DEFAULT.LOCAL.QUEUE'
Usage = 'This usage is buried inside the CMF' VERSION = 'v1.1'

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Future Themes - Important Disclaimer

THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS PRESENTATION IS PROVIDED FOR
INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY.

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INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS PRESENTATION, IT IS PROVIDED “AS IS”,
WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED.

IN ADDITION, THIS INFORMATION IS BASED ON IBM’S CURRENT PRODUCT PLANS

AND STRATEGY, WHICH ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE BY IBM WITHOUT NOTICE.

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• ALTERING THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE APPLICABLE LICENSE AGREEMENT GOVERNING THE
USE OF IBM SOFTWARE.

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 WebSphere Message Broker Product Roadmap
IBM's plans, directions, and intent are subject to change or withdrawal
vNext
ƒ Product and pre-requisites simplification Q4 2011
Vn.0.0.1
ƒ Patterns and Impact Analysis
“GA2”
ƒ Integrated MQ Pub-sub Q2 2012
ƒ PHP support
ƒ MB Explorer and advanced administration
ƒ Simplicity and Productivity
ƒ Web Services SCA Interoperability
ƒ Enhanced Connectivity
ƒ Advanced management facilities
V7.0.0.3 ƒ Dynamic Operational Management
ƒ Enhanced SAP, SEBL, PSOFT support
“EA2” ƒ Heterogeneous Environments
ƒ SFTP support for file nodes Q2 2011

V7.0.0.2 Delivery of vNext capabilities

“EA1”
Q4 2010
V7.0
ƒ Patterns Enhancements
Nov 2009 V7.0.0.1
ƒ SOAP transports and other WS-* enhancements
“GA2”
Q2 2010 ƒ Policy Analytics
ƒ Database and File enhancements
ƒ Windows platform support
ƒ Extended database support Major release
ƒ Enhanced security Minor release
ƒ More new nodes

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WebSphere Message Broker Version 7 Summary

ƒ Message Broker Version 7 is major release

f Builds on continued success of Versions 6 and 6.1
f Enhances and extend universal connectivity capabilities for wide range of scenarios
f Architectural, Functional, Operational improvements
f Significant enhancements planned post MB7 GA
f Many more nodes to come in MB7 post GA!

ƒ Broad range of themes to appeal to diverse user community

f Simplification & Productivity
f Universal Connectivity for SOA
f Dynamic Operational Management
f Platforms, Environments & Performance

ƒ Message Broker is a key IBM connectivity technology

f Unparalleled range of connectivity options and capabilities
f Supports users’ range of experience and needs
f Industry leading performance in a broad range of scenarios

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