The connector for CORBA (Common Object Request Broker Architecture) is a runtime component of the WebSphere Business Integration adapter for CORBA. The CORBA Adapter includes a connector, message files, configuration tools, and an Object Discovery Agent (ODA). The connector allows the WebSphere integration broker to exchange data between business objects and their corresponding CORBA objects running on a CORBA server. It also allows a CORBA object to submit client requests against the connector, in which case the connector runs as a CORBA server.
Connectors consist of two components: the connector framework and the application-specific component. The connector framework, whose code is common to all connectors, acts as an intermediary between the integration broker and the application-specific component. The application-specific component contains code tailored to a particular technology (in this case, CORBA) or application. The connector framework provides the following services between the integration broker and the application-specific component:
This document contains information about both the connector framework and the application-specific component. It refers to both of these components as the connector.
All WebSphere business integration adapters operate with an integration broker. The connector for CORBA operates with WebSphere InterChange Server, WebSphere MQ Integrator Broker, or WebSphere Application Server. For more information, see the installation and implementation documentation of your broker.