A connector must be explicitly started using its connector start-up script. The startup script should reside in the connector's runtime directory. For example, for Windows use:
%ProductDir%\connectors\connName
where connName identifies the connector. The name of
the startup script depends on the operating-system platform, as Table 7 shows.
Table 7. Startup scripts for a connector
Operating system | Startup script |
---|---|
Windows | start_connName.bat |
OS/400 | start_connName.sh |
Linux | connector_manager -start connName [-cConfigFile] sets environmental variables and starts the start_connName.sh start-up script automatically. You do not have to run the start-up script manually. |
For more information on how to start a connector, including the command line start-up options, refer to the System Administration Guide.
On Windows platforms, you can invoke the connector start-up script in the
following ways:
You can load, activate, deactivate, pause, shutdown or delete a connector using this tool.
Select Program>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. Alternatively, you can create a desktop shortcut to your connector.
On Windows systems, 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 window (for a Manual service).
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, the name of the InterChange Server Express instance is WebSphereICS.
On OS/400 platforms, you can invoke the connector start-up script in the
following ways:
Where the WebSphere Business Integration Server Express Console is installed, select Programs>IBM WebSphere Business Integration Console >Console. Then, specifiy the OS/400 system name or IP address and a user profile and password that has *JOBCTL special authority.Select the connName adapter from the list of adapters and select the Start Adapter button.
In Batch mode: Run CL command QSH and from the QSHELL environment run
/QIBM/ProdData/WBIServer43/bin/submit_adapter.sh connName WebSphereICSName pathToConnNameStartScript jobDescriptionName
where connName is the connector name, WebSphereICSName is the InterChange Server Express server name (default is QWBIDFT), pathToConnNameStartScript is the full path to the connector start script, jobDescriptionName is the name of the job description to use in the QWBISVR43 library.
In interactive mode: Run CL command QSH and from the QSHELL environment, run
/QIBM/UserData/WBIServer43/WebSphereICSName/connectors
/connName/start_connName.sh connName WebSphereICSName [-cConfigFile]
where connName is the name of your connector and WebSphereICSName is the name of the Interchange Server Express instance.
On Linux platforms, you can invoke the connector start-up script in the following way:
connector_manager -start connName WebSphereICSName [-cConfigFile]
where connName is the name of the connector and WebSphereICSName is WebSphereICS