Sun Java System Message Queue Release Notes for Microsoft Windows

Sun Java™ System Message Queue Release Notes for Microsoft Windows

Version 3 2005Q4 (3.6 SP3)

Part Number 819-4268-10

These release notes contain important information available at the time of release of Sun Java System Message Queue 3 2005Q4 for Windows. Known issues and limitations, and other information are addressed here. Read this document before you begin using Message Queue.

The most up-to-date version of these release notes can be found at the Sun Java System documentation web site: http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/prod/entsys.05q4#hic. Check the web site prior to installing and setting up your software and then periodically thereafter to view the most up-to-date release notes and product documentation.

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Release Notes Revision History

Table 1  Revision History 

Date

Description of Changes

February 2006

Revenue release.

November 2005

Beta release.


About Message Queue 3 2005Q4 (3.6 SP3)

Sun Java System Message Queue is a full-featured message service that provides reliable, asynchronous messaging that conforms to the Java Messaging Specification (JMS) 1.1. In addition, Message Queue provides a host of features that go beyond the JMS specification to provide for the needs of large-scale enterprise deployments.

What’s New in Message Queue 3 2005Q4

New features in Message Queue 3.6 SP3 2005Q4 (3.6) include:

These are described in the following sub-sections.

Dead Message Queue

Message Queue automatically creates a specialized destination at broker startup that is used to store dead messages for diagnostic purposes. A dead message is one that is removed from the system for a reason other than normal processing or explicit administrator action. A message might be considered dead because it has expired, because it has been removed from a destination due to memory limit overruns, or because of failed delivery attempts.

An administrator can configure destinations to either discard dead messages or place them in the dead message queue. When placed in the dead message queue, additional property information is written into the message, providing an administrator with information about the cause of death. A client developer can also set a property value when creating a message that determines whether the message should be placed in the dead message queue were it to die.

For more information, see the Message Queue Administration Guide.

No Acknowledge Mode

The NO_ACKNOWLEDGE acknowledgement mode is an extension to the JMS API. Normally, the broker waits for a client acknowledgement. That acknowledgement must be made programmatically if the client has specified CLIENT_ACKNOWLEDGE or it can be made automatically, by the session, if the client has specified AUTO_ACKNOWLEDGE or DUPS_OK. If a consuming client specifies the NO_ACKNOWLEDGE mode, the broker discards the message as soon as it has sent it to the consuming client. This feature is intended for use by non-durable subscribers consuming non-persistent messages, but it can be used by any consumer.

Using this feature improves performance by reducing protocol traffic and broker work involved in acknowledging a message. This feature can also improve performance for brokers dealing with misbehaving clients who do not acknowledge messages and therefore tie down broker memory resources unnecessarily. Using this mode has no effect on producers.

There is no support for the NO_ACKNOWLEDGE mode in C clients. For more information, see the Message Queue Developer’s Guide for Java Clients.

Client Message Body Compression

The developer can specify that the body of a message can be compressed. Message compression and decompression is handled entirely by the client runtime and does not affect the broker. Therefore, applications can use this feature with a previous version of the broker, but they must use version 3.6 SP3 2005Q4 (3.6) of the Message Queue client runtime library.

Advantages and Limitations of Compression

Although message compression has been added to improve performance, such benefit is not guaranteed. Benefits vary with the size and format of messages, the number of consumers, network bandwidth, and CPU performance. For example, the cost of compression and decompression might be higher than the time saved in sending and receiving a compressed message. This is especially true when sending small messages in a high-speed network. On the other hand, applications that publish large messages to many consumers or who publish in a slow network environment, might improve system performance by compressing messages.

Message consumers deployed with client runtime libraries that precede version 3.6 SP3 2005Q4 (3.6) cannot handle compressed messages. Clients configured to send compressed messages must make sure that consumers are compatible. C clients cannot currently consume compressed messages.

For more information, see the Message Queue Developer’s Guide for Java Clients.

Connection Failure Detection (Client Runtime Ping)

Message Queue 3.6 SP3 2005Q4 introduces a new ConnectionFactory attribute named imqPingInterval. The imqPingInterval attribute specifies the frequency of a ping operation from the client runtime to the broker. By periodically testing the connection, the client runtime can preemptively detect a failed connection. If the ping operation fails, the client runtime throws an exception to the client application’s exception listener object. If the application does not have an exception listener, the application’s next attempt to use the connection fails.

For more information, see the Message Queue Administration Guide.

Certificate Management: C-API NSS Tools

The C-API uses NSS (Network Security Services) libraries to support SSL. These libraries provide APIs and utilities for developing secure applications. These utilities include tools to manage keys and certificate databases. In Message Queue 3.5, we asked developers to use Mozilla to manage NSS keys and certificates. In Message Queue 3.6 SP3 2005Q4, administrators can use the NSS certutil tool to generate the needed keys and certificates.

For more information, see the Message Queue Developer’s Guide for C Clients.

Support for C-API Basic Authentication

Message Queue 3.6 SP3 2005Q4 C-API supports the basic authentication type. Previous releases of Message Queue did not support the basic authentication type.

64-bit C-API Support

Message Queue now contains 64-bit C-API support on the Solaris/SPARC platform. For more information about enabling 64-bit C-API support, see the Message Queue Developer’s Guide for C Clients.

Hardware and Software Requirements

This section specifies or describes the hardware and software required for this release of Message Queue.

The table below lists hardware and software requirements for Windows operating systems.

Table 2  Hardware and Software Requirements

Component

Platform Requirement

Operating System

Windows 2000 Advanced Server, SP4 or above
Windows XP Professional Edition SP2
Windows 2003 Enterprise Server

CPU

x86

RAM

256 MB

Disk Space

100 MB

Message Queue 3.6 SP3 also depends upon other technologies, as indicated in the table below. The table below lists and describes the basic components that you must install in order to be able to develop and run Message Queue clients.

Table 3  Message Queue 3.6 SP3 Basic Product Support Matrix 

Platform/Product

Used For

Supported Platform/Product Version

Java Runtime Environment (JRE)

Message Queue broker (message server) and Message Queue administration tools

Java Runtime Environment 1.4.2_05

Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition, 5.0 (1.5.0.04)

Java Software Development Kit (JDK), Standard Edition

Java client development and deployment

(Java SOAP/JAXM clients are supported only on JDK 1.4.2 and 1.5)

JDK 1.4.2_05

Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition, 5.0 (1.5.0.04)

The table below lists and describes the components that you can install to provide additional support for a Message Queue client. You might need some of the components listed. For example, if you are not writing a C client to Message Queue, you will not need any of the components required for C client support.

Table 4  Message Queue 3.6 SP3 Optional Product Support Matrix 

Product

Used For

Supported Product Version

LDAP Directory Server

Message Queue user repository and administered object support

Sun Java System Directory Server Version 5.2 SP 3

Web Server

HTTP and HTTPS support

Sun Java System Web Server, Enterprise Edition Version 6.1 SP 4

Application Server

HTTP and HTTPS support

Sun Java System Application Server, Enterprise Edition 8.1

Database

Plugged-in persistence support

PointBase, Version 4.8

Oracle 9i, Version 9.2

JNDI

(Java Naming and Directory Interface)

administered object support

  • JNDI Version 1.2.1
  • LDAP Service Provider Version 1.2.2
  • File System Service Provider Version 1.2 (supported for development and testing, but not for deployment in a production environment.)

C Compiler
and
compatible C++ runtime library

Message Queue C client support

  • Windows: Microsoft Windows Visual C++ 6.0, SP3

NSPR

(Netscape Portable Runtime)

Message Queue C client support

Version bundled with Sun Java Enterprise System 2005Q1.

NSS

(Network Security Service)

Message Queue C client support

Version bundled with Sun Java Enterprise System 2005Q1


Bugs Fixed in This Release

Table 5  Fixed Bugs in Message Queue 3.6 SP3 2005Q4

Bug ID

Description

6284053

CLASSPATH environment variable is being set unnecessarily when installing MQ


Important Information

This section covers the following topics:

Installation Notes

For information about patch requirements and installation, see the following section:

Patch Requirement Information

The following table gives the numbers and minimum versions for the alignment patches. All patches referred to in this section are the minimum version number required for upgrade. It is possible that a new version of the patch has been issued since this document was published. A newer version is indicated by a different version number at the end of the patch. For example: 123456-04 is a newer version of 123456-02 but they are the same patch ID. Refer to the README file for each patch listed for special instructions.

To access the patches, go to http://sunsolve.sun.com.

Table 6  Message Queue 3.6 SP3 2005Q4 Alignment Patches Required For Windows

Patch Number

Patch Description

121523-01

Windows (MSI): Shared Components

121533-01

Windows (MSI): Sun Java™ System Message Queue 3.6 SP3 2005Q4

For detailed information about Upgrade procedure of the Message Queue from JES3 to JES4 refer Sun Java Enterprise System 2005Q4 Upgrade Guide for Microsoft Windows located at http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/doc/819-4461.

Issues Related to the Next Major Release of Message Queue

The next major release of Message Queue may introduce changes that make your clients incompatible with that release. This information is provided now to allow you to prepare for these changes.

Compatibility Issues

This section covers compatibility issues in Message Queue 3 2005Q1 (3.6).

Issues in Message Queue 3 2005Q1 (3.6)

The following points describe issues that affect Windows platform.

Deprecation of Password Options

The following options have been deprecated for security reasons:

If a password is specified as a part of a command such as the following:

imqcmd query bkr -u admin -p adminpassword

a user sees the administrator password while listing or querying a machine's processes. Use the -passfile option instead. The passfile option is explained in the chapter on security in the Message Queue Administration Guide.

Documentation Updates for Message Queue

The following sections describe the documentation updates for Message Queue 3 2005Q1 (3.6) and Message Queue 3 2005Q4 (3.6 SP2).

Documentation Updates for Message Queue 3 2005Q1 (3.6)

The following Message Queue documents were updated from Version 3.5 of the product:

Installation Guide

The Message Queue Installation Guide was updated to reflect branding changes and platform-specific information. This document now contains installation information relevant to Message Queue, Platform Edition.

Message Queue, Enterprise Edition installation information moved to the Sun Java System Installation Guide.

For information on upgrade and migration to Message Queue 3.6 SP3 2005Q4 (3.6), Enterprise Edition, see the Sun Java System Upgrade and Migration Guide.

Technical Overview

The Message Queue Technical Overview Overview is a new document that was introduced with the Message Queue 3 2005Q1 (3.6) release. It has been rewritten for the Message Queue 3 2005Q4 (3.6 SP3) release. It describes the Message Queue product, its features, architecture, technology, and terminology. This new book contains overview information previously contained in other books and is meant to be used by Message Queue users--both administrators and developers--and prospective users, as well.

Administration Guide

The Message Queue Administration Guide has been updated to reflect branding changes and new features. This document has also been reorganized for better usability by Message Queue administrators. Overview information previously contained in this document has been moved to the Message Queue Technical Overview.

Message Queue Developer’s Guide for Java Clients

The Java Client Developer’s Guide has been updated to reflect branding changes and new features. The document has also been renamed to Message Queue Developer’s Guide for Java Clients.

The Message Queue Developer’s Guide for Java Clients has been reorganized for better usability by Message Queue Java Client Developers. Overview information previously contained in this document has been moved to the Message Queue Technical Overview.

C Client Developer’s Guide

The C Client Developer’s Guide was updated to reflect branding changes and new features. The document has also been renamed to Message Queue Developer’s Guide for C Clients.

The Message Queue Developer’s Guide for C Clients has been reorganized for better usability by Message Queue C Client Developers. Overview information previously contained in this document has been moved to the Message Queue Technical Overview.

Documentation Updates for Message Queue 3 2005Q4 (3.6 SP3) Beta

Because Message Queue 3 2005Q4 (3.6 SP2) Beta is a Beta release, only the documents that have been updated from Version 3 2005Q1 (3.6) of the product are located in the Beta documentation collection at http://docs.sun.com/coll/1307.1. For documents that have not changed since the previous release, refer to the Version 3 2005Q1 (3.6) documentation collection at http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/coll/MessageQueue_2005Q1

The following Message Queue documents were updated from Version 3 2005Q1 (3.6) of the product:

Technical Overview

The Message Queue Technical Overview is a new document that was introduced with the Message Queue 3 2005Q1 (3.6) release. It has been rewritten for the Message Queue 3 2005Q4 (3.6 SP2) release. It describes the Message Queue product, its features, architecture, technology, and terminology. This new book contains overview information previously contained in other books and is meant to be used by Message Queue users--both administrators and developers--and prospective users, as well.

Administration Guide

The Message Queue Administration Guide has been reorganized for better usability by Message Queue administrators. Overview information previously contained in this document has been moved to the Message Queue Technical Overview.

Message Queue Developer’s Guide for Java Clients

The Message Queue Developer’s Guide for Java Clients includes a new chapter, “Using the Java API”.

Accessibility Features for People With Disabilities

To obtain accessibility features that have been released since the publishing of this media, consult Section 508 product assessments available from Sun upon request to determine which versions are best suited for deploying accessible solutions. Updated versions of applications can be found at: http://sun.com/software/javaenterprisesystem/get.html.

For information on Sun's commitment to accessibility, visit http://sun.com/access.


Known Issues and Limitations

This section describes the known issues and limitations of Message Queue 3 2005Q4 for Microsoft Windows. The following component areas are covered:

For a list of current bugs, their status, and workarounds, Java Developer Connection™ members should see the Bug Parade page on the Java Developer Connection web site. Please check that page before you report a new bug. Although all Message Queue bugs are not listed, the page is a good starting place if you want to know whether a problem has been reported.

The relevant page is:

To report a new bug or submit a feature request, send mail to imq-feedback@sun.com.

General Issues

This section covers general issues in Message Queue 3 2005Q1. This section groups issues related to Enterprise Editions of Message Queue.

Both Enterprise and Platform Editions

Enterprise Edition Only

Administration/Configuration Issues

The imqadmin and imqobjmgr utilities throw an error when the CLASSPATH contains double quotes on Windows machines (5060769)

Workaround

You can ignore this error message; the broker correctly handles notifying consumers of any error. This error does not affect the reliability of the system.

The -javahome option in all solaris/win scripts does not work if the value has a space (4683029)

The -javahome option is used by the Message Queue commands and utilities to specify an alternate Java 2 compatible runtime to use. However, the path to the alternate Java runtime must be located at a path that does not contain spaces.

Examples of paths that have spaces are:

Windows:

C:\jdk 1.4

Solaris:

/work/java 1.4

Workaround

Install the Java runtime at a location or path that does not contain spaces.

Message Queue output garbage message to syslog in non-C locale (6193884)

Message Queue will send garbage output to the system log when the broker is run in a non-C locale.

Workaround

Run broker in C locale.

Broker Issues

In a broker cluster, a broker will queue messages to a remote connection which may not be started (4951010)

Workaround

The messages will be received by the consumer once the connection is started. The messages will be redelivered to another consumer if the consumer’s connection is closed.

HTTPS createQueueConnection occasionally throws exception on Windows 2000(4953348)

Workaround

Retry the connection.

When using Ctrl-C to shut down broker, transactions may be cleaned up after store is closed (4934446)

The broker may show errors with the following reason “Store method accessed after the store is closed.” if the broker is shutdown while messages or transactions are processed.

Workaround

You can ignore this error message; the broker correctly handles notifying consumers of any error. This error does not affect the reliability of the system.

Broker becomes inaccessible when persistent store opens too many destinations (4953354)

Workaround

This condition is caused by the broker reaching the system open-file descriptor limit. On Solaris and Linux use the ulimit command to increase the file descriptor limit.

Consumers are orphaned when a destination is destroyed (5060787)

Active consumers are orphaned when a destination is destroyed. Once the consumers have been orphaned, they will no longer receive messages (even if the destination is recreated).

Workaround

There is no workaround for this problem.

Message selection using JMSMessageID doesn’t work (6196233)

Message selection using the selector "JMSMessageID = '<message_id>'" does not work.

  1. Send a message to a Queue
  2. Read the JMSMessageID of the sent message - <message_id>
  3. Create a consumer on the Queue using the selector set to "JMSMessageID = ’<message_id>’"
  4. Message will not be received.

Workaround

Change the selector from:

JMSMessageID = "ID:message-id-string"

to:

JMSMessageID IN (’ID:message-id-string’, ’message-id-string’)

Installation Issues

Add/Remove Programs control panel displays Sun Java Enterprise System

Add/Remove Programs control panel lists Sun Java Enterprise System instead of Message Queue.

Location of NSS and NSPR libraries has changed (6271133).

The location of the NSS and NSPR libraries has changed from previous releases, and the Message Queue C Client Developer's Guide may describe these locations incorrectly. These libraries are needed to build C clients and the new location of these libraries is in the 'share\lib' folder.

For example: 'C:\Sun\share\lib'

The file Config_MQ.txt contains incorrect information

The file Config_MQ.txt contains incorrect information. The following items correct some of the error's:

Confusing error message when attempting to install on a disk without sufficient disk space.

When installing on a disk that does not have sufficient disk space, the installation may fail with a confusing error message. For example:
"Error: -1603 Fatal error during installation."

If you get this error message attempt the installation on a disk with sufficient space.

Cannot install MQ if directory name has space in between (6314103)

e.g C:/Program Files/Sun/MessageQueue

Workaround

Do not install the product in the directory whose name has space in between.

Cannot install MQ if directory name (ex) C:\Software\Sun, has more than 6 characters (6314088, 6392963)

e.g. C:/Software/sun

Workaround

Do not install the product in the directory whose name has more than six characters [inclusive of drive letter, colon and slashes]

SSL

Message Queue C-API SSL and MQ_SSL_BROKER_IS_TRUSTED.

When using C-API SSL connection, if you set MQ_SSL_BROKER_IS_TRUSTED to MQ_FALSE, you must create the broker certificate with the CN to be the hostname with fully-qualified domain name of the running broker, and specify the MQ_BROKER_HOST_PROPERTY to be the same in your C-API application.

If you don't use fully-qualified domain name, your broker certificate would be rejected with error message SSL_ERROR_BAD_CERT_DOMAIN.

Workaround

None.


Redistributable Files

Sun Java System Message Queue 3.6 SP3 2005Q4 contains the following set of files which you may use and freely distribute in binary form:


How to Report Problems and Provide Feedback

If you have problems with Sun Java System Message Queue, contact Sun customer support using one of the following mechanisms:

So that we can best assist you in resolving problems, please have the following information available when you contact support:

Sun Java System Software Forum

There is a Sun Java System Message Queue forum available at the following location:

We welcome your participation.

Java Technology Forum

There is a JMS forum in the Java Technology Forums that might be of interest.

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