Resource adapter settings
Use this page to specify settings for a Resource Adapter.
This resource adapter can be supplied by a third party vendor other than
IBM. Typically, a single resource adapter can only connect to one type of
backend system (EIS) but it can support many different configurations for
connections to that EIS. The resource adapter has many configuration properties
that are defined in the J2C specification and set by the vendor who supplies
the code.
To view this administrative console page, click Resources >Resource
Adapters > resource_adapter.
Configuration tab
- Scope
- Specifies the level to which this resource definition is visible
-- the cell, node, or server level.
WebSphere 5.0 allows resources such as JDBCProviders, Namespace Bindings,
or Shared Libraries at multiple scopes, with resources defined at more specific
scopes overriding duplicates which are defined at more general scopes.
- Cell
- The most general scope. Resources defined at the Cell scope are visible
from all Nodes and servers, unless they have been overridden. To view resources
defined in the cell scope, do not specify a server or a node name in the scope
selection form.
- Node
- The default scope for most resource types. Resources defined at the Node
scope override any duplicates defined at the Cell scope and are visible to
all servers on the same node, unless they have been overridden at a server
scope on that node. To view resources defined in a node scope, do not specify
a server, but select a node name in the scope selection form.
- Server
- The most specific scope for defining resources. Resources defined at
the Server scope override any duplicate resource definitions defined at the
Cell scope or parent Node scope and are visible only to a specific server.
To view resources defined in a server scope, specify a server name as well
as a node name in the scope selection form.
When resources are created, they are always created into the current scope
that is selected in the panel. To view resources in other scopes, specify
a different node or server in the scope selection form.
- Name
- Specifies the name of the resource provider.
A string with no spaces meant to be a meaningful text identifier for the
resource provider.
- Description
- Specifies a text description of the resource factory.
A free-form text string to describe the resource factory and its purpose.
- Archive path
- Specifies the path to the .RAR file containing the module for this
resource adapter.
- Classpath
- Specifies a list of paths or JAR file names which together form
the location for the resource provider classes.
This includes any additional libraries needed by the resource adapter.
The resource adapter code base itself is automatically added to the classpath,
but if anything outside the .RAR is needed it can be specified here.
- Native path
- Specifies a list of paths which forms the location for the resource
provider native libraries.
The resource adapter code base itself is automatically added to the classpath,
but if anything outside the .RAR is needed it can be specified here.

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Last updated: Jun 21, 2007 8:07:48 PM CDT
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