WebSphere ESB provides message service clients that enable non-Java applications to connect to WebSphere ESB. WebSphere Adapters enable SCA modules (with EIS imports or exports) to communicate with a variety of external Enterprise Information Systems using the consistent SCA programming model.
Managing Message Service clients includes tasks like configuring the messaging server environment before running XMS applications and configuring the administrative object Web service for message service client for .Net and C/C++.
For WebSphere ESB, a WebSphere Adapter is deployed as part of an application, as an embedded WebSphere Adapter. Deploying the application also deploys the adapter. You can use the administrative console to
If a service application needs to access data in an Enterprise Information System (EIS), it can do so through an embedded WebSphere Adapter. You can use the administrative console to install the application (which also installs the adapter), create a J2C connection factory, and later change the configuration if needed.