Working with InterChange Server Express instances

This section describes the tasks you perform in System Manager to work with InterChange Server Express.

Registering an InterChange Server Express instance

To work with an InterChange Server Express instance you must register it in System Manager. Do the following:

Important:
To connect to an InterChange Server Express instance, it must be running. For information on starting InterChange Server Express see the User Guide. You can still register a server that is not running, but System Manager will not be connected to it after doing so.
  1. Do one of the following to display the "Register Server" dialog:
  2. Do one of the following to enter the name of the server in the Server Name field:
  3. Type the user name to interact with the InterChange Server instance in the User Name field.

    The default user name is admin.

  4. Type the password for the user name supplied in step 3 in the Password field.

    The default password for the default user name admin is null.

  5. If you do not want to have to supply the user name and password each time you have to connect to the InterChange Server Express instance in System Manager then enable the Save userid/password checkbox.
    Important:
    Be sure to consider the security implications of caching the user name and password in this way. Some component definitions require sensitive information such as valid user names and passwords to log in to the applications being integrated. With such information, an individual could gain access to records stored in those applications and the critical information stored in those records, such as credit and payroll information. It is recommended that you only cache the user name and password in this way when the only information that could be accessed through System Manager is not production information.
  6. To register the InterChange Server Express instance as a local test server, enable the Local Test Server checkbox and then either type the full path to the WebSphere Business Integration Express for Item Sync product directory in the ICS installed directory field, or use the Browse button to navigate to the product directory.

    You should only enable this checkbox when you need to test an interface, and should leave it disabled when developing components or when working with a production server.

    For more information on server modes, see InterChange Server Express modes.

  7. Click Finish.

    System Manager registers the InterChange Server Express instance, connects to it (if the name of the InterChange Server Express instance, the user name, and the password supplied are all accurate), and displays an entry for it in the InterChange Server Expresss view. The Servers column displays the name of the InterChange Server Express instance, the Status column indicates such things as whether System Manager is connected to the instance, and the Mode column indicates whether the instance is running in Design, Test, or Production mode.

    You can subsequently work with the InterChange Server Express instance by right-clicking it in the InterChange Server Expresss view.

    Note:
    If System Manager was unable to connect to the server, it will display the value Unknown in the Status column.

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