Overview of installation tasks

To install the connector for COM, you must perform the following tasks:

Confirm adapter prerequisites

Before you install the adapter, confirm that all the environment prerequisites for installing and running the adapter are on your system. For details, see Adapter environment.

Install the integration broker

Installing the integration broker, a task that includes installing the WebSphere business integration system and starting the broker, is described in the documentation for your broker. For details about the brokers that the connector for COM supports, see Broker compatibility.

For details about installing the broker, see the appropriate implementation documentation of the broker you are using.

Install the adapter for COM and related files

For information on installing WebSphere Business Integration adapter products, refer to the Installation Guide for WebSphere Business Integration Adapters, located in the WebSphere Business Integration Adapters Infocenter at the following site:

http://www.ibm.com/websphere/integration/wbiadapters/infocenter

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