Installing the IMS TM resource adapter runtime component

Installing the IMS TM resource adapter runtime component consists of extracting the contents of the installation archive file to a target installation directory for later deployment to an application server, such as WebSphere® Application Server.

Before you begin

Prerequisite:

Follow the preparation steps in Preparing to use the IMS TM resource adapter to determine the version of the IMS TM resource adapter that you need, and download the runtime component.

About this task

The IMS TM resource adapter is available as both a .tar file and a .zip file as follows:

Table 1. Installation files for the IMS TM resource adapter in different formats for different platforms
File name	Description
ico`xxxx`.zip	IMS TM resource adapter runtime component for distributed in a compressed format, where `xxxx` is the version of IMS TM resource adapter that you are installing.
ico`xxxx`.tar	IMS TM resource adapter runtime component for distributed in a compressed format, where `xxxx` is the version of IMS TM resource adapter that you are installing.
ico`xxxx`zos.tar	IMS TM resource adapter runtime component for z/OS® in a compressed format, where `xxxx` is the version of IMS TM resource adapter that you are installing.

To install the IMS TM resource adapter:

Procedure

Extract and install the archive file for your platform:
- Extracting the compressed file for installation on distributed platforms.
- Extracting the compressed file for installation on z/OS.
Verify the extracted content.
Install the resource adapter RAR file:
- Installing the resource adapter on WebSphere Application Server
- Installing the resource adapter on WebSphere Liberty servers
Create a connection factory:
- Creating a connection factory in WebSphere Application Server
- Configuring the connection factory for WebSphere Liberty servers
Verifying installation by using the installation verification program.