A 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. The name of
the startup script depends on the operating-system platform, as Table 6 shows.
Table 6. Startup scripts for the connector
Operating system | Startup script |
---|---|
Windows | start_ConnName.bat |
OS/400 | start_ConnName.sh |
Linux | start_ConnName.sh
|
You can invoke the connector startup script in any of the following ways:
Click Programs ->IBM WebSphere Business Integration Express -> Adapters -> Connectors -> your_connector_name.
By default, the program name is "IBM WebSphere Business Integration Express. However, it can be customized. You can also create a desktop shortcut to the connector.
Enter the following command:
start_connName connName WebSphereICSName [-cConfigFile]
where connName is the name of the connector and WebSphereICSName is the name of the InterChange Server Express instance (by default, WebSphereICS).
You can configure the connector to start as a Windows service. In this case, the connector starts when the Windows system boots (for an Auto service) or when you start the service through the Windows Services dialog box (for a Manual service). By default, the service name is CWConnector WBIWebServicesAdapter.
You can load, activate, deactivate, pause, shut down, or delete a connector through System Monitor.
You can invoke the connector startup script in any of the following ways:
Do the following:
Use either batch or interactive mode, as follows:
Run the CL Command QSH to invoke the QSHELL environment. From within QSHELL, run the following script:
/QIBM/ProdData/WBIServer43/bin/submit_adapter.sh connName WebSphereICSName pathToConNameStartScript jobDescriptionName
where connName is the name of the connector, WebSphereICSName is the name of the InterChange Server Express instance, pathToConNameStartScript is the full path to the connector startup script, and jobDescriptionName is the name of the job description used in the QWBISVR43 library.
Run the CL Command QSH to invoke the QSHELL environment. From within QSHELL, run the following script:
/QIBM/UserData/WBIServer43/WebSphereICSName/connectors \ /connName/start_connName.sh connName WebSphereICSName [-cConfigFile]
where WebSphereICSName is the name of the InterChange Server Express instance and connName is the name of the connector.
You can load, activate, deactivate, pause, shut down, or delete a connector through System Monitor.
/QIBM/ProdData/WBIServer43/bin/add_autostart_adapter.sh connName WebSphereICSName pathToConNameStartScript jobDescriptionName
Invoke the startup script on Linux systems by entering the following command:
connector_manager -start connName WebSphereICSName [-cConfigFile]
where connName is the name of the connector and WebSphereICSName is the name of the InterChange Server Express instance.