Creating an integration server

Create integration servers by using IBM® Integration Toolkit, the web user interface, or a command.

Before you begin

You must create an integration node before you can create an integration server; see Creating an integration node.

You must create an integration server before you can deploy integration solutions and related resources to an integration node.

The mode that your integration node is working in can affect the number of integration servers that you can use; see Restrictions that apply in each operation mode.

Use one of the following methods to create an integration server:

You can also use the IBM Integration API to create integration servers on all platforms; see Managing integration nodes by using the IBM Integration API.

For information about why you might want to create multiple integration servers, see Integration servers.

To add an integration server to an integration node:

Optional: If you are working with a remote integration node, connect to the integration node; see Connect to a remote integration node.
In the Integration Nodes view, right-click the integration node to which you want to add an integration server, and click New Integration Server.
In the New Integration Server dialog, enter the integration server name.
Click OK to add the integration server to the integration node.

The integration server is added to the selected integration node.

To add an integration server to an integration node:

Start the web user interface for your integration node; see Accessing the web user interface.
The navigator is displayed on the left side of the pane, showing the servers (integration servers), message flows, and other resources that are owned by your integration node.
Click the down arrow beside Servers to display the menu, and then click Create.
In the New Integration Server dialog, enter the integration server name.
Click OK to add the integration server to the integration node.

The integration server is added to the selected integration node.

Use the mqsicreateexecutiongroup command to create integration servers on your integration node.

If you are creating an integration server on Linux®, UNIX, and Windows systems:
1. Open a command window for your current installation.
2. Enter the mqsicreateexecutiongroup command, and specify the parameters for the integration server that you want to create.
  - If the integration node is local, specify the integration node name. For example:
```
mqsicreateexecutiongroup IBNODE -e IServer_2
```
  - If the integration node is remote, you can specify a configuration file. For example:
```
mqsicreateexecutiongroup -n IBNODE.broker -e IServer_2
```
  - If the integration node is remote, you can alternatively specify the connection parameters -i and -p. For example:
```
mqsicreateexecutiongroup -n IBNODE -e IServer_2 -p 4414 -i host
```
  See the mqsicreateexecutiongroup command description for more details about these options.
If you are creating an integration server on z/OS®:
1. Configure the BIPCREG job to specify the properties for the integration server that you want to create.
2. Run the BIPCREG job.

The integration server has been created on the specified integration node.

Deploy resources to your integration server; see Deploying integration solutions