What are Resource Adapter Archive (RAR) files?
A Resource Adapter Archive (RAR) file is a Java archive (JAR) file used to package
a resource adapter for the Connector Architecture for WebSphere Application Server.
A RAR file can contain the following:
- EIS-supplied resource adapter implementation code in the form of
JAR files or other executables, such as DLLs
- Utility classes
- Static documents, such as HTML files, images, and sound
- Connector Architecture (J2C) common client interfaces, such as cci.jar
The standard file extension of a RAR file is .rar.