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<strong>WebSphere</strong> MQ server provides the following advantages over a <strong>WebSphere</strong><br />

MQ link:<br />

► <strong>WebSphere</strong> MQ server allows applications to exploit the higher availability<br />

and optimum load balancing provided by <strong>WebSphere</strong> MQ on z/OS.<br />

► With <strong>WebSphere</strong> MQ link, messages from <strong>WebSphere</strong> MQ are delivered to a<br />

queue destination in the bus. When a messaging engine fails, messages at<br />

destinations in the messaging engine cannot be accessed until that<br />

messaging engine restarts. When you use a <strong>WebSphere</strong> MQ server that<br />

represents a queue sharing group, the bus can continue to access messages<br />

on the shared queue even when a queue manager in the queue sharing<br />

group fails. This is because the bus can connect to a different queue manager<br />

in the queue sharing group to access the same shared queues.<br />

► Messages are not stored within the messaging engine. Messaging<br />

applications directly send and receive messages from the queues in<br />

<strong>WebSphere</strong> MQ, making the <strong>WebSphere</strong> MQ server tolerant of a messaging<br />

engine failure. This allows message beans to be configured to immediately<br />

process messages as they arrive on an MQ queue. Similarly, any bus<br />

mediations take place immediately upon a message appearing on an MQ<br />

queue.<br />

► With <strong>WebSphere</strong> MQ link, applications have to push messages from the<br />

<strong>WebSphere</strong> MQ network end of the link. With <strong>WebSphere</strong> MQ server,<br />

applications can pull messages from the <strong>WebSphere</strong> MQ network.<br />

<strong>WebSphere</strong> MQ server, therefore, provides a better proposition than<br />

<strong>WebSphere</strong> MQ link in situations requiring optimum load balancing.<br />

10.5 Messaging features: How secure and reliable is it?<br />

This section describes some of the lower-level details and requirements of<br />

messaging. We cover three categories: security, high availability, and reliability.<br />

These are important points that must be factored into any planning. This section<br />

contains the following topics:<br />

► “More messaging concepts” on page 351<br />

► “Planning for security” on page 351<br />

► “Planning for high availability” on page 352<br />

► “Planning for reliability” on page 353<br />

350 <strong>WebSphere</strong> <strong>Application</strong> <strong>Server</strong> <strong>V7.0</strong>: <strong>Concepts</strong>, Planning, and Design

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