Starting the adapter

To start the adapter for Exchange Server, you must:

  1. Start the connector.
  2. Start the Event Listener.

Starting the connector

Startup script and methods

The connector must be explicitly started using its connector start-up script. The startup script should reside in the connector's runtime directory:

ProductDir\connectors\connName
 

where connName identifies the connector, and ProductDir is the directory in which you installed the product. For the Exchange adapter, this file is ProductDir\connectors\Exchange\start_Exchange.bat.

You can invoke the connector startup script in any of the following ways:

Note:
Some WebSphere Business Integration adapters can be run as a Windows service. However, the adapter for Exchange must be started from a command prompt. It cannot be started as a Windows service. It can be started as a Windows task.

For more information on how to start a connector, including the command-line startup options, refer to one of the following documents:

Note that the connector logs onto the Exchange Server with a MAPI profile that must already exist on the machine where the connector is started. This profile directs the Outlook client to the name of the appropriate mailbox. If the user who starts the connector does not have access to this mailbox, the system prompts the user for a login name and password.

Tasks performed during connector startup

When the connector is started, it performs the following tasks:

Starting Event Listener

By default, the Event Listener is started automatically by the Information Service when the trigger (the arrival of a registered event) occurs. If you need to start the Event Listener manually, however, use the Windows Component Services Administrative Tool, as follows:

  1. Click Start --> Programs --> Administrative Tools --> Component Services. The Component Services dialog box opens.
  2. Expand the Component Services and COM+ Applications folders.
  3. Right-click the BIA_Exchange application in the COM+ Applications folder to bring up the context menu, then click Start.

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