Local adapter environments

Typically you install an adapter on the same computer where the integration broker is installed and runs. This type of environment is easiest to maintain and manage, particularly when you are developing and testing interfaces, because all the components in the business integration system are installed on a single computer. Environment 1 in Figure 1 illustrates this type of environment.

Do the following to prepare a local adapter environment:

  1. Obtain computers that satisfy the hardware requirements for each of the required environments.

    For more information about hardware requirements, see Hardware requirements.

  2. If your integration broker is WebSphere Business Integration Message Broker or WebSphere Application Server, install the WebSphere MQ client as described in the WebSphere MQ documentation. The supported version of the WebSphere MQ client is listed in Table 5.
  3. Do one of the following depending on which integration broker you are implementing:
  4. Read the chapter named "Installing and configuring the connector" in the guide for each adapter you plan to install in the environment and determine any data handler requirements for the environment.
  5. Install each data handler required for the environment as described in Installing data handlers.
  6. Install each adapter required for the environment as described in Installing adapters.
  7. Perform any adapter-specific installation steps, such as installing the application client on the adapter host computer, as described in the guide for each adapter required in the environment.

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