Deployment of WebSphere Adapters to WebSphere Application Server
By default, WebSphere Adapters are deployed to WebSphere Application Server when you run the Web page, an EJB, or Web service to deploy your J2C Java bean wizard. Many WebSphere Adapters require additional files provided by the EIS vendors. For the resource adapter to function properly, these files have to be added to the resource adapters class path. The class path of the installed adapter is automatically updated on the server the next time publishing occurs, based on the connection information provided when generating the J2C bean. The end result of the automated deploy can be viewed from the administrative console, looking at Resources Æ Resource Adapters Æ Resource adapters.
If you have to use different versions of the adapter for different projects, you might have to deploy the RAR file in the Enhanced EAR so that it is visible only to one application EAR. To deploy the RAR in the Enhanced EAR, perform the following steps:
| Add the RAR module to the EAR project.
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| Specify the Shared library parameters (name, description, application dependency files and native system dependency files) and click OK.
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| Deploy the EAR to the server.
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This process is described in detail in the resource adapter documentation under Developing Æ Developing Enterprise Applications Æ Connecting to Enterprise Information Systems Æ Resource Adapters Æ WebSphere Adapters for PeopleSoft, SAP, Siebel, JD. Edwards, and Oracle.