WAS v8.5 > Administer applications and their environment > Welcome to administering Service integrationAdminister message stores
A message store enables a messaging engine to preserve operating information and to retain those objects that messaging engines need for recovery in the event of a failure. The default message store for a typical messaging engine is file store. We can also configure a messaging engine to use a data store.
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- Administer file stores
A file store is a type of message store that directly uses files in the file system through the operating system. Each messaging engine has one and only one file store.- Administer data stores
A data store is a type of message store that uses a relational database. A data store consists of a set of tables that are in the same database schema. It is used by a messaging engine to store operating information in the database, as well as to preserve essential objects the messaging engine needs for recovery in the event of a failure.- Avoiding message store errors when creating a messaging engine
Using different combinations of parameters can create a file store or a data store according your requirements. The outcome varies in server and cluster scopes.- Avoiding errors when creating a messaging engine with a file store or a data store using wsadmin
Using different combinations of parameters can create a file store or a data store according your requirements. The outcome varies in server and cluster scopes.
Subtopics
- Administer file stores
A file store is a type of message store that directly uses files in the file system through the operating system. Each messaging engine has one and only one file store.- Administer data stores
A data store is a type of message store that uses a relational database. A data store consists of a set of tables that are in the same database schema. It is used by a messaging engine to store operating information in the database, as well as to preserve essential objects the messaging engine needs for recovery in the event of a failure.- Avoiding message store errors when creating a messaging engine
Using different combinations of parameters can create a file store or a data store according your requirements. The outcome varies in server and cluster scopes.- Avoiding errors when creating a messaging engine with a file store or a data store using wsadmin
Using different combinations of parameters can create a file store or a data store according your requirements. The outcome varies in server and cluster scopes.
Related concepts:
Relative advantages of a file store and a data store
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