Use the Update RAR function in the
administrative console in WebSphere® Application
Server Version 7
and later to install the new version of the IMS™ TM resource
adapter.
About this task
To update the IMS TM resource
adapter version
without deleting and reconfiguring all existing connection factories,
use the Update RAR function in the WebSphere Application
Serveradministrative
console and update the class path accordingly.
Procedure
- In the WebSphere Application
Server administrative
console, click to expand Resource Adapters.
- Click Resource adapters.
- Click the check box to select the IMS TM resource
adapter that
you want to update and click Update RAR.
Figure 1. Updating the RAR for new versions of the resource
adapter
- In Step 1, Select either Local file system or Remote
file system, and click Browse to
navigate to where the new IMS TM resource
adapter RAR
file is. For example, on a local file system, the RAR
file is located in install_path/IBM/IMS/ICOxx/Vxxxx/JCA15/imsxxxx.rar
- Click Next.
- In Step 2, verify the version numbers of the existing and
the new resource adapters and click Next.
- In Step 3, configure any new properties introduced by the
new version of resource adapter as prompted. Click Next.
- Confirm the changes in the summary step, and click Finish. You are returned to the Resource adapter page.
- Click the name of the resource adapter you updated.
- In the class path field under General Properties, update the RAR file name. For example, if you are upgrading to Version 12.1 of the IMS TM resource
adapter, change the class path to:
${CONNECTOR_INSTALL_ROOT}/imsico1210.RAR
- Click OK. You are
returned to the Resource adapter page.
- Click Save at the top of the page.
Results
The
IMS TM resource
adapter RAR
file is updated. All existing connection factories now use the new
version of the RAR.