This document lists the features dropped in recent EntireX versions and indicates which features are planned to be dropped in future versions.
EntireX Broker under z/VSE
Support for this component will end on 31 October 2020. We strongly recommend using EntireX Broker on a Linux or Windows platform.
EntireX RPC Server for z/VSE CICS®
Support for this component will end on 31 October 2020. We strongly recommend using the EntireX RPC Server for CICS Socket Listener. See also Connection Parameters for CICS Socket Listener Connections in the EntireX Adapter documentation.
EntireX RPC Server for z/VSE Batch
Support for this component will end on 31 October 2020 without a replacement.
SVM Files
Support for server-side mapping files (SVM) in the Software AG Designer will be dropped in the next version.
SVM files can no longer be created by the IDL Extractor for COBOL and used by the COBOL Wrapper.
The Deployment Wizard will be dropped in the next version.
Support for Server-side mapping files (SVM) in the EntireX RPC Servers for CICS, Batch and IMS will be dropped later
in a future version.
We strongly recommend using client-side server mapping files (CVM) for ease-of-use.
Micro Focus COBOL
Micro Focus COBOL will be dropped in the next version from all platforms.
Direct SSL/TLS Support for Broker under z/OS
Direct SSL/TLS support (using GSK) inside the Broker under z/OS
will not be supported in the next version.
We strongly recommend using IBM's Application Transparent Transport Layer Security (AT-TLS) instead.
See the following sections in the z/OS Administration documentation:
Micro Focus COBOL
Software AG is discontinuing the support of Micro Focus COBOL on the platforms Windows and Linux
because Micro Focus no longer supports Micro Focus Server Express and Net Express on these platforms.
Micro Focus COBOL is still supported on Solaris and AIX, and EntireX still supports Micro Focus COBOL on these platforms.
HP-UX
Software AG no longer supports HP-UX.
The EntireX RPC Server for IBM i of EntireX version 7.1.1 running under IBM i (AS/400) is no longer supported. We strongly recommend using the new RPC Server for AS/400 or the EntireX Adapter. See also Connection Parameters for AS/400 Connections.
For EntireX Java ACI, the obsolete and deprecated methods getEnvironment(), setEnvironment(String), useCodePage() and useCodePage(Boolean) of the Java class BrokerService have been removed.
z/VM
EntireX no longer supports the operating system z/VM.
ETBSRV
The EntireX Broker command-line utility ETBSRV is no longer provided. You can use ETBINFO under
z/OS |
UNIX |
Windows |
z/VSE |
BS2000 or Command Central instead (see Administering EntireX Broker using the Command Central GUI | Command Line).
EntireX Broker Tutorial
The Natural-based EntireX Broker Tutorial is no longer provided.
Direct SSL/TLS Support for Broker Stubs under z/OS
Direct SSL/TLS support (using GSK) inside the broker stubs under z/OS has been dropped.
We recommend using IBM's Application Transparent Transport Layer Security (AT-TLS) instead.
For an overview of broker stubs and transport, see Transport: Broker Stubs and APIs.
For information on how to configure SSL/TLS with EntireX, see Using SSL/TLS with EntireX Components.
Administration using System Management Hub
Administration with SMH is no longer supported. This also includes the batch interface argbatch and SNMP.
The most important functionality is provided by Command Central.
Minor features have been moved to the command line or were dropped.
The following type of EntireX installation cannot be administered with Command Central:
EntireX installations not using SAG Installer
EntireX installations lower than version 9.9
EntireX installations on z/OS, z/VSE or BS2000
The following alternatives are provided for these installations:
Use ETBINFO and/or ETBCMD
Use System Management Hub version 9.10 for the time being
Authorization rules for UNIX and Windows are no longer managed with System Management Hub.
Instead, rules can be stored in an LDAP repository (as in earlier versions of EntireX) or in a new section of the Broker attribute
file, DEFAULTS=AUTHORIZATION-RULES. See Authorization Rules.
RPC Server and Listener for IBM® MQ
Dynamic IDL/RPC parameters are no longer supported.
Microsoft Visual Studio
The following EntireX components support Microsoft Visual Studio version 2015:
C Wrapper
DCOM Wrapper
Microsoft Visual Studio Wizard for EntireX .NET Wrapper
Older versions of Microsoft Visual Studio (2010, 2012 or 2013) are no longer supported.
Windows 32-bit Operating Systems
Software AG no longer supports Windows 32-bit operating systems. However, the following EntireX components are supported for
32-bit applications on Windows 64-bit operating systems:
EntireX Mini Runtime, see Post-installation Steps under Windows
Transaction Object Editor of Broker ActiveX Control, see Calling the Transaction Object Editor
.NET Wrapper Runtime, see note under Assembly Versioning in the .NET Wrapper documentation
Encryption
The encryption/decryption mechanism provided by EntireX Security is deprecated. We strongly recommend using the Secure Sockets
Layer/Transport Layer Security protocol. See SSL/TLS and Certificates with EntireX.
Documentation and other appearances of EntireX Encryption (for example interfaces, configuration file) have been removed. Existing applications using EntireX Encryption are still be supported at runtime for compatibility reasons.
Java Message Service
EntireX Broker support for Java Message Service (JMS) has been dropped.
Publish and Subscribe
The EntireX Broker communication model Publish and Subscribe is no longer supported.
You therefore need to remove the broker attribute PUBLISH-AND-SUBSCRIBE from your broker attribute file,
otherwise error ETBE0023 Unknown attribute PUBLISH-AND-SUBSCRIBE is returned.
Swapping out New Units of Work
The ability to swap out new units of work that was provided in earlier EntireX versions is now no longer required.
The corresponding broker attributes SWAP-OUT-NEW-UOWS and MIN-UOW-CONVERSATIONS-IN-MEMORY are no longer supported and will be ignored.
Library broker.so
Under UNIX, library broker.so has been replaced by library libbroker.so. Library libbroker.so was already delivered in earlier EntireX versions and is identical. Make sure you applications use only libbroker.so.
SMH Technical Information
The System Management Hub Technical Information Agent is no longer delivered.
SNMP
The SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) interface of the System Management Hub is no longer supported. SMH itself will
no longer be supported in the next version.
EntireX Mini Runtime
The EntireX Mini Runtime is no longer delivered.
The functionality is provided instead with EntireX libraries, which are installed using the Software AG Installer.
See EntireX Mini Runtime under Other Changes and Enhancements.
IAF
EntireX support for Software AG's Integrated Authentication Framework (IAF) has been dropped from all interfaces.
EntireX Wrapper for Enterprise JavaBeans
As announced in the EntireX 9.7 Release Notes, the Wrapper for EJB is no longer provided. It is no longer possible to enable
Java-based components to access an EntireX RPC server using Enterprise JavaBeans.
Adapter Services Wrapper for Natural
As announced in earlier Release Notes, the Adapter Services Wrapper for Natural is no longer provided. The functionality is
already covered by using the IDL Extractor for Natural and the Integration Server Wrapper.
IBM Compiler PL/I for MVS & VM
Support for IBM compiler PL/I for MVS & VM has been dropped. Support for Enterprise PL/I for z/OS compiler will continue.
This affects PL/I Wrapper, RPC Server for Batch and RPC Server for IMS.
Microsoft Visual Studio Wizard for EntireX DCOM Wrapper
The Microsoft Visual Studio Wizard for EntireX DCOM Wrapper as a Software AG plug-in is no longer provided. The functionality
is provided by the Designer.
Broker Control Block Definitions NATDEF12 and NATDEF21 of ACI for Natural
The LDAs NATDEF12 and NATDEF21, which define API version 2 only, are consolidated into the LDA NATDEF. NATDEF12 and NATDEF21
are no longer provided.
Use NATDEF in your application for Broker control block definition.
Broker Services
Broker Services were partially retired with EntireX version 8.0; they are now fully retired.
This affects in particular the following components:
Broker Services WebSphere MQ Support
Retired since version 8.0. There was no direct replacement for the Broker Services WebSphere MQ support. However, WebSphere
MQ is supported with the RPC Server for IBM MQ and the Listener for IBM MQ. For scenarios using the Broker Services WebSphere MQ support, both of these might be a more modern and easier-to-use alternative.
Broker Services APPC Adapter
Retired since version 8.0. There was no replacement for the Broker Services APPC Adapter. We recommend using the standard
EntireX functionality in the future. Possible migration paths can vary and should be determined based on your projects.
Broker Services Attach Service
There is no replacement for the Broker Services Attach Service. Most of the RPC server implementations support multiple worker
models for load balancing purposes. See for example Scenario Worker Models under
CICS |
Batch. For Natural RPC servers, the Natural RPC Server front-end provides similar functionality.
Location Transparency
Support for Location Transparency was dropped in EntireX version 9.5.
Location Transparency has now been removed from all major interfaces.
Java sources generated with older versions of the EntireX Wrapper for Enterprise JavaBeans do not compile with this version and newer versions of EntireX. Please re-generate these source files. It is possible to run classes based on older versions of EntireX with this version and newer versions of EntireX, as long as Location Transparency is not used.
Operating System Support
The following platforms are no longer supported: z/OS 1.12, z/VSE 4.3.
BKIMBTSO
Broker stub BKIMBTSO is no longer provided.
The functionality is covered by stub BROKER. The default transport method for BKIMBTSO was TCP; default for BROKER is NET.
However, this can
be changed to TCP if required. See Setting the Default Transport Method under Administering Broker Stubs in the z/OS Administration documentation.
IAF
No new version of IAF is delivered with this release of the webMethods suite.