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Remote deployment of a WebSphere Adapter application

In a network deployment environment it might be convenient to remotely install WebSphere Adapter applications on nodes that reside closer to the Enterprise Information System (EIS) rather than the node which contains the consuming application.

Before you begin

To perform this task you must have a WebSphere Adapter embedded in an application. You must also be working in a network deployment environment with a running deployment manager, and have sufficient privileges to install the application on a remote machine.

Why and when to perform this task

You might want to deploy a WebSphere Adapter application remotely; for example, on the same machine as the EIS rather than the node which contains the consuming application (for example, a service application with a mediation module that uses the WebSphere Adapter application to communicate with the EIS.

To deploy a WebSphere Adapter application remotely, use the administrative console to complete the following steps:

Steps for this task

  1. Install the consuming application on any node of the cell.
  2. Remotely install the WebSphere Adapter application on a node situated in close proximity to the EIS with which it interacts.

Result

The consuming application can access the information in the EIS through the WebSphere Adapter application, without the need for installation of the adapter on every node in the cell.

Example

A service application (SCA mediation module) requiring communication with an EIS, through a WebSphere Adapter is a scenario where remote deployment of the WebSphere Adapter application is ideal. The WebSphere Adapter application can reside on a node in the cell which is conveniently close to the EIS with which it interacts. The service application need not reside on the same node. A network deployment environment following best practice guidelines would have an architecture similar to that shown in the figure Figure 1.
Figure 1. The cell architecture of a remote deployment of a WebSphere Adapter application in a network deployment environment.The image shows the architecture of a remotely installed WebSphere Adapter application in close proximity to the EIS with which the adapter is associated, in a Network Deployment environment. The main part of the image is a rectangle depicting a cell in a Network Deployment environment. Within this cell are 3 machines: machine 1 contains the deployment manager, machines 2 and 3 are nodes 1 and 2, respectively. Both nodes contain a Node Agent and a server. The server on node 1 has a service application (SCA mediation module), the server on node 2 has a WebSphere Adapter application. A two-headed arrow denotes communication between these applications and a second two-headed arrow connects the WebSphere Adapter application to an EIS which resides outside the cell.

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