The most significant update to UM version 6.7.3 is the repair of a critical bug that primarily affects the DRO when using peer links.
- Attention
- There are some special upgrade instructions for UM versions 6.7 and beyond that will affect a small percentage of users upgrading from pre-6.7 versions of UM. See Special Upgrade Instructions for 6.7. For general upgrade instructions, see Upgrade Procedure. You are also advised to inspect the full list of Deprecations.
Enhancements for 6.7.3 <-
Streaming Enhancements for 6.7.3 <-
The following new features and enhancements apply to UMS, UMP, and UMQ products.
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Ultra Messaging 6.7.3 introduces the following new Java class and methods:
These methods allow Java applications to extract a serialized response (a byte array representation of the request originator's address) from a received request message, and allow either the same application or another application (if the byte array representation is passed to the other application, e.g., via a standard message) to use that serialized response to send a response to the request originator.
Persistence Enhancements for 6.7.3 <-
The following new features and enhancements apply to UMP and UMQ products.
Queuing Enhancements for 6.7.3 <-
- Note
- The brokered queuing and UM JMS functionalities were replaced in version 6.8, so most of these notes do not apply to more-recent versions of UM. However, ULB functionality is retained.
The following new features and enhancements apply to the UMQ product.
Dynamic Router Enhancements for 6.7.3 <-
The following new features and enhancements apply to the Dynamic Routing Option (DRO).
Fixed Problems and Limitations for 6.7.3 <-
Streaming Fixed Problems and Limitations for 6.7.3 <-
The following bug fixes apply to UMS, UMP, and UMQ products.
Change Request | Description
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9508 | On Windows, an application might crash when a TCP receiver disconnects from a TCP source.
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9515 | Multi-homed windows machines where the IP addresses of at least two NICs have the same number of digits might return the wrong IP address for an adapter name.
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9516 | When using DRO peer portals, a peer disconnect might result in a deadlock, which causes the DRO to stop functioning and requires a restart. |
Persistence Fixed Problems and Limitations for 6.7.3 <-
The following bug fixes apply to UMP and UMQ products.
Queuing Fixed Problems and Limitations for 6.7.3 <-
- Note
- The brokered queuing and UM JMS functionalities were replaced in version 6.8, so most of these notes do not apply to more-recent versions of UM. However, ULB functionality is retained.
The following bug fixes apply to the UMQ product.
Dynamic Router Fixed Problems and Limitations for 6.7.3 <-
The following bug fixes apply to the Dynamic Routing Option (DRO).
Special Upgrade Instructions for 6.7.3 <-
There are no upgrade instructions specific to 6.7.3. However, if you are upgrading from a version prior to 6.17, then you must examine the Special Upgrade Instructions for 6.7.
Also see Deprecations.