Chapter 7. Running The Connector; Starting The Connector - IBM 4.6.x User Manual

Chapter 7. Running the connector

v "Starting the connector"
v "Stopping the connector" on page 80

Starting the connector

A connector must be explicitly started using its connector start-up script. On
Windows systems the startup script should reside in the connector's runtime
directory:
ProductDir\connectors\connName
where connName identifies the connector.
On UNIX systems the startup script should reside in the ProductDir/bin directory.
The name of the startup script depends on the operating-system platform, as
Table 14 shows.
Table 14. Startup scripts for a connector
Operating system
UNIX-based systems
Windows
When the startup script runs, it expects by default to find the configuration file in
the Productdir (see the commands below). This is where you place your
configuration file.
Note: You need a local configuration file if the adapter is using JMS transport.
You can invoke the connector startup script in any of the following ways:
v On Windows systems, from the Start menu
v From the command line
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Select Programs>IBM WebSphere Business Integration
Adapters>Adapters>Connectors. By default, the program name is "IBM
WebSphere Business Integration Adapters". However, it can be customized.
Alternatively, you can create a desktop shortcut to your connector.
– On Windows systems:
start_connName connName brokerName [-cconfigFile ]
– On UNIX-based systems:
connector_manager -start connName brokerName [-cconfigFile ]
where connName is the name of the connector and brokerName identifies your
integration broker, as follows:
– For WebSphere InterChange Server, specify for brokerName the name of the
ICS instance.
– For WebSphere message brokers (WebSphere MQ Integrator, WebSphere MQ
Integrator Broker, or WebSphere Business Integration Message Broker) or
WebSphere Application Server, specify for brokerName a string that identifies
the broker.
Startup script
connector_manager
start_connName.bat
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