This article applies to version 10 of Navigator. Packaging is simplified with the meshIQ Platform v11.
Server
The server components are distributed in a zip file, which includes software that is able to run on any server environment. These are labeled as version 10.x, designating they are recent deliverables.
- pkg files, used by package manager to install into your server runtime
- web application war files
- Java based Connection Managers
- Java based Utilities
- IBM MQ Plugin and Resource Pack
Components
Separately a components zip file contains executable that run only on specific operating systems. These are labeled as version 6.x to indicate they are legacy components.
- C based agents
- C based Utilities
- C based Connection Managers
Versioning
The distribution zip packages use major.minor.build.patch notation for the update packages with the underlying components having their own build numbers. That is, a recent update Nav_Server_10.5.0.11.zip represents patch 10.5.0.11 and contained Workgroup Server is 10.5.0.42 and Navigator web application is 10.5.0.40. The release notes will provide the exact versions of each. See Navigator release notes: v10.5.0.11 hot fix for multiple platforms as an example.
Similarly, the components packages use a similar naming convention, Nav_Components_10.5.0.10.zip is the latest components version and contains C executables 6.7.8.5. See Navigator release notes: v10.5.0.5 hot fix for Windows as an example.
Determining the versions running in your environment
To see the versions that have been installed into the core runtime, you can use Package Manager. It is available in multiple options, it can be run standalone as a GUI, as a command line tool or invoked from Enterprise Manager. The version can also be found under properties in the about box.
The following is example output (pkgman -info)
- AutoPilot M6 and ServiceUpdate represent the core services and latest service update applied
- AIM (Application Instrumentation Module) is a common service for monitoring applications
- WGS Plugin is the Workgroup Server functionality
- WGSRP Plugin is resource pack which provides a starter set of services. It is only installed once and never updated
- WMQ-Plugin is experts specific to MQ commonly used with Navigator
- WGS REST Plugin provides extensions required for REST API to operate (obsolete after SU34)
- Job Scheduler - Optional core component to schedule activities from Navigator
For agents and connection managers, the versions are shown during startup and available on the Node viewlet under the Software Version column.
Logs created from utilities, agents and connection managers contain the version information.