Resource Adapter settings
Use this page to specify settings for a Resource Adapter.
A resource adapter is an implementation of the JCA specification that provides access for applications to resources outside of the server or provides access for an enterprise information system (EIS) to applications on the server. It can provide application access to resources such as DB2, CICS, SAP and PeopleSoft. It can provide an EIS with the ability to communicate with message driven beans that are configured on the server.
Some resource adapters are provided by IBM; however, third party vendors can provide their own resource adapters. A resource adapter implementation is provided in a resource adapter archive file; this file has an extension of .rar. A resource adapter can be provided as a standalone adapter or as part of an application, in which case it is referred to as an embedded adapter. Use this panel to install a standalone resource adapter archive file. Embedded adapters are installed as part of the application installation.
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Resources | Resource Adapters | resource_adapter
Configuration tab
- Scope
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Specifies the level to which this resource definition is visible.
The Scope field is a read only string field that shows where the particular definition for a resource adapter is located. This is set either when the resource adapter is installed (which can only be at the node level) or when a new resource adapter definition is added.
- Name
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Name of the resource adapter definition.
This property is required.
A string with no spaces meant to be a meaningful text identifier for the resource adapter.
Data type String - Description
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Specifies a text description of the resource adapter.
A free-form text string to describe the resource adapter and its purpose.
Data type String - Archive path
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Specifies the path to the RAR file containing the module for this resource adapter.
This property is required.
Data type String - Class path
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Specifies a list of paths or JAR file names which together form the location for the resource adapter classes.
This includes any additional libraries needed by the resource adapter. The resource adapter code base itself is automatically added to the class path, but if anything outside the RAR is needed it can be specified here.
Data type String - Native path
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Specifies a list of paths which forms the location for the resource adapter native libraries.
The resource adapter code base itself is automatically added to the class path, but if anything outside the RAR is needed it can be specified here.
Data type String - ThreadPool Alias
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Name of a thread pool that is configured in the server that is used by the resource adapter's Work Manager.
If there is no thread pool configured in the server with this name, the default configured thread pool instance, named Default, is used. This property is only necessary if this resource adapter uses Work Manager.
Data type String