To start the adapter for Exchange Server, you must:
The connector must be explicitly started using its connector start-up script. The startup script should reside in the connector's runtime directory:
ProductDir\connectors\connName
where connName identifies the connector, and ProductDir is the directory in which you installed the product. For the Exchange adapter, this file is ProductDir\connectors\Exchange\start_Exchange.bat.
You can invoke the connector startup script in any of the following ways:
Select Start>Programs>IBM WebSphere Server Express Plus>Adapters>Connectors>your_connector_name. By default, the program name is "IBM WebSphere Business Integration Adapters". However, it can be customized. Alternatively, you can create a desktop shortcut to your connector.
where connName is the name of the connector and brokerName identifies your integration broker, as follows:
You can load, activate, deactivate, pause, shutdown or delete a connector using this tool.
You can load, activate, deactivate, pause, shutdown or delete a connector using this tool.
For more information on how to start a connector, including the command-line startup options, refer to WebSphere Business Integration Server Express Installation Guide.
Note that the connector logs onto the Exchange Server with a MAPI profile that must already exist on the machine where the connector is started. This profile directs the Outlook client to the name of the appropriate mailbox. If the user who starts the connector does not have access to this mailbox, the system prompts the user for a login name and password.
When the connector is started, it performs the following tasks:
By default, the Event Listener is started automatically by the Information Service when the trigger (the arrival of a registered event) occurs. If you need to start the Event Listener manually, however, use the Windows Component Services Administrative Tool, as follows: