IBM Sterling B2B Integrator v5.2.6.x will be reaching EOS by September 2021. This blog helps customers to evaluate the major changes which are available with v6.0.X/v6.1.X releases

1: Support for New Features and Enhancements 

• 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, 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

• https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SS3JSW_6.1.0/whatsnew/whats_new/integrator/integrator_known_issues.html

2. Installation Framework change   : 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 below, you will need to use IIM to upgrade or install the higher versions.

Please refer - https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SS3JSW_6.0.2/installing/installing/integrator/SI_Install_GUI_Cluster.html

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 the cluster nodes.

Please refer - https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SS3JSW_6.0.0/planning/planning/integrator/SI_planning_roadmap_docker.html

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 refer

IBM Sterling B2b Integrator : List of security vulnerabilities (cvedetails.com) 

4. Deprecated adapters, services

There are list of adapters and services which are dropped from the product which includes

• 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,

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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Rashmi Acharya
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