Installing and Uninstalling XI Adapter

Overview

This chapter provides the system requirements for XI Adapter and explains how to install and uninstall the adapter.

System Requirements

This section describes the requirements for installing XI Adapter.

Platform and Operating System Requirements

XI Adapter supports all platforms that are supported by Integration Server. For a list of operating systems, RDBMSs, and webMethods products supported by XI Adapter, see IBM webMethods Adapters System Requirements.

XI Adapter has no hardware requirements beyond those of its host Integration Server.

Software Requirements

The following table lists the webMethods components you must install before you install XI Adapter.

Required Components Version
IBM webMethods Integration Server 9.12 or later
IBM webMethods Designer 9.12 or later

Before you can use XI Adapter you must also install the other webMethods adapters (for example, the Adapter for Oracle Applications or the Adapter for Siebel) you are going to use to interact with your backend system.

Third-Party Software Requirements

The following table lists the third-party software XI Adapter requires.

Required Components Version
SAP XI 2.0 (2003)
SAP XI 3.0 (2004)
SAP PI 7.0 (2005)
SAP PI 7.0 EHP
SAP PI 7.1 (2007)
SAP PI 7.1 EHP 1 (2009)
SAP PI 7.3 (2010)
SAP PI 7.31 EHP (2012)
SAP PI/PO 7. 4 (2013)
SAP PI/PO 7. 5 (2015)

Installing the adapter

About this task

To install XI Adapter

Procedure

  1. Start Integration Server.
  2. Download WmXI.zip file.
  3. Copy WmXI.zip file to Integration Server_directory\instances\instance_name\replicate\inbound directory.
  4. Open Integration Server Administrator.
  5. In the Packages menu in Integration Server's navigation area, click Management. The system displays the Management page.
  6. Click Install Inbound Releases. The system displays Install Inbound Releases page.
  7. In the Release file name list, select WmXI.zip.
  8. If you want the package to be available immediately after installation, select Activate upon installation.
  9. Click Install Release.
    The system displays a message that says the package has been installed (and activated, if you selected Activate upon installation).
  10. Locate the following JAR files in your SAP PI/PO Server installation:
    • lcrclient.jar
    • tc_sec_core.jar
    1. Copy these JAR files to the Integration Server_directory\instances\instance_name\packages\WmXI\code\jars\static directory.
    Note:
    • The JAR files are required to register the Integration Server instance in SAP System Landscape Directory(SLD).
    • You can use XI Adapter without registering the Integration Server instance in SAP System Landscape Directory(SLD). For more information, see watt.xi.sld.access.

Uninstalling the adapter

About this task

To uninstall XI Adapter

Procedure

  1. Start Integration Server, then start Integration Server Administrator.
  2. In the Packages menu in Integration Server's navigation area, click Management. The system displays the Management page.
  3. Delete XI Adapter using one of these methods:

    • If you want to recover the package later, delete the package from the Integration Server Administrator interface but not from the file system by clicking in the Delete column for the WmXI package. The system asks you to confirm that you want to delete the package. Click OK. The system displays a message that says the package was copied to the package recovery area-the Integration Server_directory\instances\instance_name\replicate\salvage directory.

      For more information about recovering deleted packages, see the IBM webMethods Integration Server Administrator’s Guide for your release.

    • If you do not want to use the package later, delete the package from both the Integration Server Administrator interface and the file system by clicking in the Delete column for the package. The system asks you to confirm that you want to delete the package. Click OK. The system displays a message that says the package was deleted.