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Data sources

Installed applications use a data source to obtain connections to a relational database. A data source is analogous to the Java EE Connector Architecture (JCA) connection factory, which provides connectivity to other types of enterprise information systems (EIS).

A data source is associated with a JDBC provider, which supplies the driver implementation classes that are required for JDBC connectivity with your specific vendor database. Application components transact directly with the data source to obtain connection instances to your database. The connection pool that corresponds to each data source provides connection management.

We can create multiple data sources with different settings, and associate them with the same JDBC provider. For example, you might use multiple data sources to access different databases within the same vendor database application. WAS requires JDBC providers to implement one or both of the following data source interfaces, which are defined by Sun Microsystems. These interfaces enable the application to run in a single-phase or two-phase transaction protocol.

Prior to version 5.0 of the application server, the function of data access was provided by a single connection manager (CM) architecture. This connection manager architecture remains available to support J2EE 1.2 applications, but another connection manager architecture is provided, based on the JCA architecture supporting the J2EE 1.3 application style, J2EE 1.4 and Java EE applications.

These architectures are represented by two types of data sources. To choose the right data source, administrators must understand the nature of their applications, EJB modules, and enterprise beans.


Choice of data source


Relational resource adapters and JCA
JDBC providers
Access data from application clients
Configure a JDBC provider
Configure a data source
Configure a JDBC provider using wsadmin
Configure new data sources using wsadmin
Configure new WAS40 data sources using wsadmin.sh
Configure a JDBC provider and data source using the JMX API
Configure data access for application clients using the assembly tool and ACRCT
Create or changing a resource reference using the assembly tool
Assembling data access applications using the assembly tool
Deploy data access applications
Develop data access applications
Configure a JDBC provider for a clustered environment
Migrate applications to use data sources of the current Java EE Connector Architecture (JCA)
Configure a JDBC provider and data source
Use one-phase and two-phase commit resources in the same transaction Concept topic

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