Differences between version for MQ

Question

Where can I find the differences between the IBM MQ versions V8.0.0.5 and V9.0? I tried to look it up on IBM website but no luck.

Answer 1

IBM's v9 Knowledge center page "What's new in Version 9.0.0" lists new things in v9.0.

New family features are:

• Additional quality of protection for IBM MQ AMS
• Web addressable access to the client channel definition table (CCDT)
• IBM MQ AMS supported in non-IBM JREs in Java clients
• Updated Resource Adapter for traditional WebSphere Application Server
• Enhanced Unicode data conversion support
• IBM MQ Managed File Transfer Protocol Bridge Agent logging enhancements

New features for distributed platforms are:

• Performance monitoring API and enhanced activity trace available through publish/subscribe
• [Windows] LDAP authorization on Windows platforms
• [UNIX] runmqsc command line editor for UNIX platforms

New z/OS® features are:

• Data manager page set statistics
• JMS support within CICS OSGI Server
• JMS support within IMS Server
• Improved control of messages by using message expiry
• Increased number of active logs
• Using IBM z/OSMF to automate IBM MQ

IBM's v9 Knowledge center page "What's changed in Version 9.0.0" lists what has changed.

• [V9.0.0.0]Changes to supported platforms
  For IBM MQ Version 9.0, some changes are made to the platforms that are supported.
• [V9.0.0.0]Changes to commands
  A number of commands have changed at IBM MQ Version 9.0
• [V9.0.0.0]Command level changes for Version 9.0
  The command level changes to 900 at IBM MQ Version 9.0
• [V9.0.0.0]Deprecated, stabilized and removed features
  A number of features are deprecated, stabilized or removed from IBM MQ Version 9.0.
• [z/OS][V9.0.0.0]z/OS: Prerequisites for Version 9.0
  Some prerequisites have changed for Version 9.0.
• [z/OS][V9.0.0.0]z/OS: Changes to OPMODE
  In previous versions of IBM MQ, if a queue manager was started with OPMODE=(COMPAT,vrm), new functions added at command level vrm would always be available. In IBM MQ Version 9.0 this is no longer the case.