A connector must be explicitly started using its connector start-up script. The startup script should reside in the connector's run-time 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 20 shows.
Table 20. Startup scripts for a connector
Operating system | Startup script |
---|---|
Windows | start_connName.bat |
OS/400 | start_connName.sh |
Linux | Before executing the startup script you must set environmental
variables. The following command will set these variables and run the
startup script start_connName.sh
automatically:
connector_manager -start connName WebSphereICSName [-cConfigFile ] |
For more information on how to start a connector, including the command line start-up options, see the System Administration Guide.
On Windows platforms, you can invoke the connector startup script in the following ways:
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.
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 Web SphereICS.
On OS/400 platforms, you can invoke the connector startup script in the following ways:
Select Programs>IBM WebSphere Business Integration Console >Console. Then specify 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.
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, and jobDescriptionName is the name of the job description to use in the QWBISVR43 library.
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.
/QIBM/ProdData/WBIServer43/bin/add_autostart_adapter.sh connName WebSphereICSName pathToConnNameStartScript jobDescriptionName
where connName is the name of your connector, WebSphereICSName is the name of the InterChange Server Express instance, pathToConnNameStartScript is the full path to the connector start script, and jobDescriptionName is the name of the job description for the adapter.
On Linux platforms, you can invoke the connector startup script in the following way:
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.