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Creating a broker archive (BAR) file
Create a separate broker archive (BAR) file for each configuration that you want to deploy to execution groups on your brokers.
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- Expand Broker Development, then select Build Broker Archive.
Using the WebSphere Message Broker Toolkit
Follow these steps to create a BAR file by using the WebSphere® Message Broker Toolkit:
A file with a .bar extension is created and is displayed under the application, library, or Message Broker project, in a folder called BARs. The BAR file editor opens. All BAR files are also shown in a separate category in the Broker Development view called BARs. Each BAR file listed here displays information about the project in which the BAR file is stored.
Using the mqsipackagebar command
If you want to use the mqsipackagebar command to create your BAR file, you must compile any message sets or Java™ code before you create the BAR file. For more information, see Compiling resources for the mqsipackagebar command.
You can create broker archive (BAR) files on machines that do not have WebSphere Message Broker installed, by using the mqsipackagebar command. To configure your environment so that you can run the mqsipackagebar command on a machine that does not have WebSphere Message Broker installed, see Configuring environments without the Broker component installed.
When you create BAR files by using the mqsipackagebar command, add deployable resources to ensure that your BAR file can be deployed.
To create a BAR file by using the mqsipackagebar command, complete the following steps:
Using the mqsicreatebar command
Follow these steps to create a BAR file by using the mqsicreatebar command: