Before you begin
Before you can connect to a remote integration node, the
integration node and its web user interface HTTP connection listener
must be running. You can check that the listener was started by checking
for the BIP3132 message in the integration node system log.
About this task
You can create a connection to a remote integration node
by using the IBM Integration Toolkit, or you
can create the connection by using settings from a .broker file,
by right-clicking the Integration Nodes folder and
then clicking Connect to a Remote Integration Node Using
*.broker File. Select the .broker file
and click Open. The connection to the remote
integration node is created in your workspace.
You
can also connect to remote integration nodes by using the IBM Integration
API; see Connecting to an integration node from a custom integration application.
Procedure
To create a connection to a remote integration node by
using the IBM Integration Toolkit:
- Open the Integration Nodes view in
the IBM Integration Toolkit.
- Right-click the Integration Nodes folder,
and click Connect to a Remote Integration Node.
- In the Connect to an integration node wizard,
enter the following values:
- The Host name or IP address of
the computer on which your integration node is running.
- The Port on which the web user
interface HTTP connection listener is listening (the default is 4414).
This property must be a valid positive number.
- The Integration node name that
you want to connect to.
- Optional: The User
name for a web administration account that you
want to use to secure the connection.
- Optional: The Password that
is associated with the web administration account for the User
name.
- Optional: You can save the password
by selecting Save Password. The
password is encrypted in Eclipse Secure Storage, which is a local
file that is shared by all IBM Integration Toolkit workspaces
on the machine. If you select this option and Eclipse Secure Storage
is not already set up, you must complete some additional steps to
store the password securely:
- Set a master password for Eclipse Secure Storage. On Windows, the master
password is generated automatically. On Linux and UNIX, the Secure Storage window
opens, and you must set a master password for Eclipse Secure Storage.
Enter a value for Password, and use
the same value for Confirm password.
- On all distributed systems, you are prompted to set
master password recovery. If you select Yes,
the Password Recovery pane opens. In the Password
Recovery pane, enter your questions and answers for password
recovery.
- Optional: Select Use SSL to
connect to the remote integration node using HTTP with the Secure
Sockets Layer (SSL).
- Click Finish to connect to the remote
integration node.
Results
You can now view properties and configure
your integration node in the IBM Integration Toolkit.
What to do next
You can delete or change the value of a saved password
for the connection. To change or delete the saved password:
- Right-click the integration node that has a saved password.
- Select Change Saved Connection Password.
- Enter a new password, or leave the field empty to delete the password.