A connector must be explicitly started using its connector startup script. The startup script should reside in the connector's runtime directory. For example, on a Windows system, the startup script resides in the ProductDir\connectors\connName directory, where connName identifies the connector.
The name of the startup script depends on the operating-system platform, as
Table 8 shows.
Table 8. Startup scripts for a 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 the following ways:
You can load, activate, deactivate, pause, shut down, or delete a connector through System Monitor.
Click 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.
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 window (for a Manual service).
You can invoke the connector startup script in the following ways:
Do the following:
Use either Batch or interactive mode:
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, pathToConnNameStartScript is the full path to the connector startup script, and jobDescription Name is the name of the job description to use in the QWBISVR43 library.
Run the CL Command QSH to invoke the QSHELL environment. From within QSHELL, run the following script:
/QIBM/ProdData/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 pathToConnNameStartScript jobDescriptionName
where connName is the name of the connector, WebSphereICSName is the name of the InterChange Server Express instance, pathToConnNameStartScript is the full path to the connector startup script, and jobDescription Name is the name of the job description to use in the QWBISVR43 library.
You can invoke the connector startup script on a Linux system 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 (by default, WebSphereICS).