Deploying and Configuring CICS JEE Inbound Resource Adapter in WebSphere Application Server

This topic explains how to configure the Resource Adapter in WebSphere Application Server.

You should follow the steps to install the CICS JEE Inbound resource adapter into WebSphere Application Server.
  1. Log in to the WebSphere Application Server administration console.
  2. Select Resource Adapters from Resources > Resource Adapters section of the navigation menu.
  3. Click Install RAR
  4. From the Install RAR file dialog box that is shown, complete these steps
    1. Set the Scope to the WebSphere Application Server node where the resource adapter is to be installed to, for example, abhaNode01.
      Note: Resource adapters can only be installed at the node scope. If you are installing to an application server cluster, the resource adapter must be installed into each of the nodes used by the cluster.
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    2. Specify the installation path for the RAR file in the Path section:
      • Select Local file system if the cicsinbound.rar file is on the system from which you are accessing the browser.
      • Select Remote file system if the cicsinbound.rar file is on the same system as WebSphere Application Server.
      • Click Browse to navigate the file system, select the cicsinbound.rar file, and click Open.
    3. Click Next.
  5. The Resource adapters General Properties dialog box shown in Figure, includes a predefined name and description for the CICS JEE Inbound resource adapter:
    1. Accept the default name and description.
    2. Set the Native library path to the CICS TG bin directory, for example, /opt/IBM/cicstg/bin.
    3. Click OK.
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  6. The administration console returns you to the Resource adapters dialog box and prompts you to save the changes:
    1. Set the Scope to All scopes. The new resource adapter CICSInboundResourceAdapter is now visible in the table of available resource adapters.
    2. Save the changes to the master configuration.
  7. If you are using a WebSphere Application Server cluster configuration, repeat the previous steps to install the CICS JEE Inbound resource adapter to all nodes in the cluster. This extra configuration is required so that the cicsinbound.rar file is available to all application servers in the cluster at run time.