Co-authored by Devendra Sahu
This blog helps customers evaluate the major changes which are available with v6.0.X/v6.1.X releases, as IBM Sterling B2B Integrator v5.2.6.x will be reaching End of Service by September 2021.
Here is the ready list of major changes:
1. Support for New Features and Enhancements
Major new features in v6.x include
- Red Hat Certified Container and Docker based install - Installing Sterling B2B Integrator using Certified Container (ibm.com)
- New myFileGateway2.0 and UI Modernization and Enhancements - myFileGateway 2.0 help (ibm.com)
- IBM MQ for adapter container communications with ASI - https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SS3JSW_6.0.0/planning/planning/integrator/IBMMQ.html
- Native PGP support - https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SS3JSW_6.1.0/administering/administering/integrator/SI_NativePGP_Intro.html
- EBICS New Order types like CCT, CCU, STA, VMK, CD1, CDD, CRZ, and CDZ - https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SS3JSW_6.1.0/overview/overview/integrator/EBICS_Configure_Order_Type_Manager.html
- AWS S3 support and Enhancements, Proxy support for AWS S3 - https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SS3JSW_6.1.0/integrating/integrating/integrator/AWSS3_Proxy_Support.html
- REST API adapter and JSON-XML convertor - https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SS3JSW_6.1.0/integrating/integrating/integrator/REST_Client_Adapter.html
- Watson Assistant Help integration with Sterling B2B Integrator - https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SS3JSW_6.0.0/whatsnew/whats_new/integrator/integrator_whats_new.html
- SSL support for Oracle 18c, 19c , MSSQL 2016, DB2 11.1 - Please refer to the security blog for v6.0.X/v6.X
- MSSQL 2016 – ALWAYS ON Feature
- Adapter containers decoupled from ASI node - https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SS3JSW_6.1.0/integrating/integrating/integrator/overview_run_adpts_in_sep_jvm.html
- LDAP adapter configuration to use SSL - https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SS3JSW_6.0.0/security/security/integrator/SI_ConfigLDAP_SSL_TLS_withSI.html
- API Gateway and new APIs as Integration points - https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SS3JSW_6.1.0/getting_started/getting_started/filegateway_2_0/SFGAPIGateway.html
- Password policy enhancements - https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SS3JSW_6.1.0/security/security/integrator/SI_CustomPwdPolicy.html
- PEM- B2Bi API Integration updates - https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SS3JSW_6.1.0/getting_started/getting_started/filegateway_2_0/SFGAPIGateway.html
- Supporting Oracle 19c, Microsoft SQL Server Always ON feature
- Support for FIFO Adapter with external WebSphere MQ and ActiveMQ - https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SS3JSW_6.0.0/whatsnew/whats_new/integrator/integrator_whats_new_6005.html
- Java Runtime 1.8 Environment support for Map Editor - https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SS3JSW_6.0.0/whatsnew/whats_new/integrator/integrator_whats_new_6002.html
- SFTP Server Adapter 2.0 - https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SS3JSW_6.1.0/integrating/integrating/integrator/SFTP_Server_Adapter_2.0.html
For more information, kindly refer to the following topics:
https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SS3JSW_6.0.0/whatsnew/whats_new/integrator/integrator_whats_new.html
https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SS3JSW_6.0.2/whatsnew/whats_new/integrator/integrator_whats_new.html
https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SS3JSW_6.1.0/whatsnew/whats_new/integrator/integrator_whats_new.html
Stack updates
- Support for WebSphereMQ v9.1.0.4
- Jgroups Upgrade to latest version
- Support for WebSphere Liberty Server v20.0.0.3
- Security stack updates in Jetty, Spring jars, XML Databind jars etc
Known issues
2. Installation Framework changes
Installing Sterling B2B Integrator by using IBM Installation Manager (IIM)
Installation Manager is a tool that you can use to install and maintain your IBM software packages. Wizards guide you through the steps that you must take to install, modify, update, roll back, or uninstall your IBM products.
If you are upgrading from 525 or lower versions, you will need to use IIM to upgrade or install the higher versions.
Please refer to the knowledge centre for more information.
Installing Sterling B2B Integrator by using Docker
Docker is a tool designed to make it easier to create, deploy, and run applications by using containers. A container image is a lightweight, stand-alone, executable package of a piece of software that includes everything needed to run it: code, runtime, system tools, system libraries, settings.
You can deploy the Sterling B2B Integrator docker image using a single-node or a multi-node cluster - Container management using HELM Charts and deployment on Red Hat certified container for easy deployment, dynamic scaling and managing cluster nodes.
Please refer to the knowledge centre for more information.
3. Security improvements
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/fix-list-sterling-b2b-integrator-v60
- Many PSIRTS enhancements in 6.0.x/6.1.x, C
- Continuous security support on 6.0.3 and 6.0/6.1 product versions
For more information kindly refer to IBM Sterling B2b Integrator : List of security vulnerabilities (cvedetails.com)
4. Deprecated adapters, services
Here is a list of adapters and services which will be dropped from the product:
- WSMQ adapters and expected customer to move to WSMQ services
- Zengin adapters.
- REST HTTP adapters
- E-invoicing module support
- Z-Linux support dropped
- WebDAV client and server
- Internal Active MQ and communication
- Advance File Transfer support
- Sterling Integrator Mobile
- MESA Studio: The following are no longer supported under MESA Studio:
- MESA Developer Studio
- MESA Developer Studio SDK, Plug-ins, and Skin Editor
- Reporting Services
For more information, kindly visit the following links:
https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SS3JSW_6.0.0/whatsnew/whats_new/integrator/integrator_whats_deprecated.html
https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SS3JSW_5.2.0/com.ibm.help.whats_new.doc/integrator_whats_deprecated.html
Deprecated Platforms
- My SQL database
- HP-UX
- Solaris
- iSeries
- War files - demosuite, federation, portlets, webproduct, webservices, websuite, webxpord, webxtools, webx, wssd, xforms, communitymanagement, and onboard are not deployed on HTTP Server Adapter.
- IBM JDK 7
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