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New features for z/OS

For Version 9.0.0, IBM MQ for z/OS® delivers additional data manager pageset statistics and new IBM z/OS Management Facility (z/OSMF) workflows and templates that enable simplified queue manager and queue manager resource provisioning. Version 9.0 also delivers a number of features that were previously made available in Version 8.0 fix packs. These features include the use of JMS in a CICS® OSGi JVM server and IMS, enforcing lower expiration times in messages, and increasing the number of active log data sets.


Data manager page set statistics

IBM MQ Version 9.0 provides new pageset usage information within existing queue manager SMF records to facilitate better management of local queues within a queue manager by recording information such as pageset input-output rates and highest usage. For more information, see Data manager pageset data records.


JMS support within CICS OSGI Server

Standards-based messaging support for applications that run within the CICS OSGI Server (CICS Transaction Server Version 5.2 or later) environment is provided through the use of IBM MQ classes for JMS. For more information, see Use IBM MQ classes for JMS in a CICS OSGi JVM server.


JMS support within IMS Server

Standards-based messaging support within an IMS Version 13 environment is provided through the use of IBM MQ classes for JMS. For more information, see Use IBM MQ classes for JMS in IMS.


Improved control of messages by using message expiry

An override capability for message expiry within a queue manager is provided through the use of the CAPEXPRY attribute. This capability is available for point-to-point messaging or publish and subscribe. For more information, see Enforcing lower expiration times.


Increased number of active logs

The number of active logs that are available to be defined to a single queue manager is increased from 31 to up to a maximum of 310. This increases the availability of a queue manager in failure scenarios. For more information, see Log data set definitions.


Use IBM z/OSMF to automate IBM MQ

From IBM MQ Version 9.0, we can use the IBM z/OS Management Facility (z/OSMF) to more easily manage the day-to-day operations of IBM MQ. For more information, see Use IBM z/OSMF to automate IBM MQ.