Resource adapter archive file

A Resource Adapter Archive (RAR) file is a Java archive (JAR) file used to package a resource adapter for the Java 2 Connector (J2C) Architecture for WebSphere Application Server.

A RAR file can contain the following:

• Enterprise information system (EIS) supplied resource adapter implementation code in the form of JAR files or other executables, such as dynamic link lists (DLL).
• Utility classes.
• Static documents, such as HTML files, images, and sound files.
• J2C common client interfaces, such as cci.jar.

The standard file extension of a RAR file is .rar.

 

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