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Installing the RAR file (for modules using stand-alone adapters only)

If you chose not to embed the adapter with your module, but instead choose to make the adapter available to all deployed applications in the server instance, you need to install the adapter in the form of a RAR file to the application server. A RAR file is a Java™ archive (JAR) file used to package a resource adapter for the Java EE Connector Architecture (JCA).

You must set Deploy connector project to On server for use by multiple adapters in the Specify the Service Generation and Deployment Properties window of the external service wizard.

Installing the adapter in the form of a RAR file results in the adapter being available to all Java EE application components running in the server run time.


Procedure

  1. If the server is not running, right-click your server in the Servers view and select Start.

  2. When the server status changes to Started, right-click the server and select Administration > Run administrative console.

  3. Log on to the administrative console.

  4. Click Resources > Resource Adapters > Resource adapters.

  5. In the Resource adapters page, click Install RAR.

    Figure 1. The Install RAR button on the Resource adapters page

  6. In the Install RAR file page, click Browse and navigate to the RAR file for your adapter.

    The RAR files are typically installed in the following path: IID_installation_directory/ResourceAdapters/ adapter_name/ adapter.rar

  7. Click Next.

  8. Optional: In the Resource adapters page, change the name of the adapter and add a description.

  9. Click OK.

  10. Click Save in the Messages box at the top of the page.


What to do next

The next step is to export the module as an EAR file that you can deploy on the server.

Deploying the module for production


Next topic: Export the module as an EAR file