Connector installation

This section describes the tasks you must perform to install the connector and its associated business objects. It also lists the prerequisite software you must have on the machine before you install the connector.

Installation prerequisites for the connector

You must have the following software installed and configured on the machine on which you plan to install the connector:

Note that this guide covers only the installation of the adapter. Refer to the appropriate product documentation when installing any of the prerequisite software listed in this section.

Installing the connector

After you have installed all prerequisite software on the machine, you can install the connector and the business objects.

To install the connector, run the Installer for IBM WebSphere Business Integration Adapter and select the IBM WebSphere Business Integration Adapter for Exchange. All standard files associated with the connector are installed.

The following table describes the files that are installed with the connector. In the table, ProductDir represents the directory in which you have installed the IBM WebSphere Business Integration Adapter software.

Table 4. Files installed with the connector

Directory Installed files
ProductDir\connectors\Exchange start_Exchange.bat--The connector startup file

BIA_Exchange.jar--The connector code

BIA_COMProxy.dll--The COM wrapper library

ProductDir\connectors\Exchange\samples BIA_Exchange.cfg--The sample connector configuration file
ProductDir\connectors\messages BIA_ExchangeConnector.txt--The connector message file
ProductDir\repository\Exchange\2000 BIA_ExchangeBusinessObjects.zip--Sample business objects

Installing business objects

The adapter provides a number of sample business objects that you can use when developing your own business objects. To access the sample business objects, do the following:

  1. Navigate to the ProductDir\repository\Exchange\2000 directory.
  2. Use an appropriate file compression tool to extract the files from BIA_ExchangeBusinessObjects.zip to the ProductDir\repository directory.
  3. Ensure that the connector configuration property RepositoryDirectory specifies the directory in which you just placed the sample business objects.

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