You must perform several administrative functions before you can
manage a WebSphere Business Integration Adapter. The required steps are described
here.
Before you begin
You must install the application EAR file to create the artifacts
required for the WebSphere Business Integration Adapter before you perform
this task.
Why and when to perform this task
In order to have administrative control over a WebSphere Business
Integration Adapter you must first perform the following administrative functions.
Steps for this task
- Create a Queue Connection Factory.
From
the top level of the administrative console follow these steps:
- Expand Resources.
- Expand JMS Providers.
- Select Default Messaging.
- Select JMS queue connection factory.
Under the JMS subheading select JMS queue connection factory.
- Create a new JMS queue connection factory.
Click New.
- Accept all the default values with the following exceptions:
- Name: QueueCF
- JNDI Name: jms/QueueCF
- Bus. Name: Your Bus name
- Complete the creation of your new JMS queue connection factory.
Click OK.
A message
window appears at the top of the JMS queue connection factory panel.
- Apply the changes that you have made at the local configuration
level to the master configuration.
Click Save in
the message window.
- Create a WebSphere Business Integration Adapter resource
From the top level of the administrative console follow these steps:
- Expand Resources.
- Open the WebSphere Business Integration Adapters panel.
Select WebSphere Business Integration Adapters.
- Create a new WebSphere Business Integration Adapter.
Click New.
- Accept all the default values with the following exceptions:
- Name: EISConnector
- Queue Connection Factory JNDI Name: jms/QueueCF
- Administration Input Queue JNDI Name: connectorName/AdminInQueue
- Administration Output Queue JNDI Name: connectorName/AdminOutQueue
- Complete the creation of the WebSphere Business Integration
Adapter.
Click OK.
A
message window appears at the top of the WebSphere Business Integration Adapters
panel.
- Apply the changes that you have made at the local configuration
level to the master configuration.
Click save in
the message window.
- Enable the WebSphere Business Integration Adapter Service.
From the top level of the administrative console follow these steps:
- Expand Servers.
- Select Application Servers.
- From the list of servers select a server where
the WebSphere Business Integration Adapter Service is to be enabled.
Click on the name of the server that hosts the resources of interest.
- Select WebSphere Business Integration Adapter Service.
Under the Business Integration subheading on the Configuration tab
select WebSphere Business Integration Adapter Service.
- Ensure that the Enable Service at startup check
box is selected.
- Click OK.
A
message window appears at the top of the WebSphere Business Integration Adapters
panel.
- Repeat steps 3.c to 3.f for each server on which the
WebSphere Business Integration Adapter Service is to be enabled.
- Apply the changes that you have made at the local configuration
level to the master configuration.
Click save in
the message window.
Note: When you enable or disable a WebSphere Business Integration Adapter
service, you must restart the server in order for the changes to take effect.