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Under UNIX, library broker.so has been replaced by library libbroker.so.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.
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, Batch RPC Server and IMS RPC Server.
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 EntireX Workbench.
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. See ACI Examples and LDAs in the Broker ACI for Natural documentation.
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 EntireX WebSphere MQ RPC Server and the EntireX WebSphere MQ Listener. 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 Default Transport Method for BROKER under Administering Broker Stubs.
IAF
No new version of IAF is delivered with this release of the webMethods suite.
Location Transparency
Location transparency is no longer supported in this version.
Windows Server 2008 (32-bit)
Windows Server 2008 (32-bit) is no longer supported. We suggest you upgrade to the 64-bit or a more recent Windows version.
See List of Components per Platform for full list.
JBoss
Application server JBoss is no longer supported.
Operating System Support
The following operating systems are no longer supported:
Linux 32-bit versions. We therefore recommend you migrate to the corresponding 64-bit OS version.
Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 2003.
HP-UX PA-Risc (64-bit). Applies to EntireX 9.0 only. EntireX will continue to be supported on this platform with version 8.2 until December 2016.
RPC Parameters
Configuration of RPC servers has been simplified, and the following parameters are now deprecated on some servers:
runoption
For Batch RPC Server and IMS RPC Server the complex parameter runoption is replaced by the new parameter marshalling, which is set by default to COBOL. marshalling is used together with server-side mapping files.
minworker, maxworker, endworker
For Batch RPC Server, parameters minworker, maxworker and endworker
are replaced by new parameter workermodel.
See examples under RPC Parameters in section What was New in Version 9.
kernelsecurity
The RPC server option kernelsecurity (KSEC under CICS) is deprecated. EntireX
RPC servers now provide logic to detect the security setup of the broker kernel automatically.
Applies to Batch, CICS, IMS, UNIX, Windows, Micro Focus and .NET RPC Servers.
Support for these parameters is currently still provided for compatibility reasons.
Broker Attributes
The Broker attributes NET-RESTART,
NET-RETRY-LIMIT and
NET-RETRY-TIME are no longer supported.
DCOM Wrapper Proxy Objects
The generation of DCOM Wrapper proxy objects is no longer
supported.
Broker ACI for .NET
The EntireX Broker ACI for .NET is no longer supported.
Broker Stubs
Entire Net-Work is no longer supported for Broker stubs used on UNIX or Windows.
The following features and platforms are not planned to be supported in future versions.
Direct SSL/TLS Support for Broker Stubs under z/OS
Direct SSL/TLS support (using GSK) inside the broker stubs under z/OS will be dropped in the next version.
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.
Administration using System Management Hub
Administration with SMH (including the batch interface argbatch) will be dropped in the next version of EntireX.
The most important functionality will be provided by Command Central.
Minor features will be moved to the command line (for example configuration of authorization rules) or have been dropped completely
(SMH Technical Information agent and SNMP support).
Note:
It is already possible with EntireX 9.10 to administrate with Command Central all brokers in the same or in a different Software AG Installer-based installation (UNIX and Windows); on other platforms
you can already use the Broker Command and Information Services or Command-line Scripts.
WebSphere MQ RPC Server and Listener
Support for dynamic IDL/RPC parameters will be dropped in the next version. See Dynamic IDL/RPC Parameters for WebSphere MQ
RPC Server |
Listener. No replacement is planned.
Microsoft Visual Studio
In the next version of EntireX, the following EntireX components will support Microsoft Visual Studio version 2015:
C Wrapper
DCOM Wrapper
Microsoft Visual Studio Wizard for .NET Wrapper
Older versions of Microsoft Visual Studio (2010, 2012 or 2013) will no longer be supported.