Installing resource adapters
To use a resource adapter, install the resource adapter code and create connection factories that use the adapter. Resource adapter configuration is stored in the resources.xml file.
To install a resource adapter (.rar file)...
- From the console...
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Resources | click Resource Adapters .
- Select a scope, and if you want to see the WebSphere built-in resources, select the Show built-in resources preference. A list of existing resources will be shown.
- Click Install RAR to install a new resource adapter.
- Enter the path to the RAR file supplied by your EIS vendor. It can reside locally, on the same machine as the browser, or on any of the nodes in your cell.
- Select the node where you want to install the RAR file. You have to install the file on each node separately.
- Click Next. The Configuration page for the resource adapter selected is displayed.
In this example, you do not have to configure any properties. The defaults combined with the information supplied in the RAR file provide all the information needed. However, you have the option of configuring the following:
Name Administrative name for the resource adapter. Description Optional description of the resource adapter, for your administrative records. Archive path Path where the RAR file is installed. If this property is not specified, the archive will be extracted to the absolute path represented by the variable... -
${CONNECTOR_INSTALL_ROOT}
Default is...
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<profile_home>/installedConnectors/<adaptername.rar>
Class path List of paths or JAR file names that together form the location for the resource adapter classes. The resource adapter codebase itself, the RAR file, is automatically added to the classpath. Native path List of paths that together form the location for the resource adapter native libraries (.dll, and .so files). - Click OK.