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:
- Obtain computers that satisfy the hardware requirements for
each of the required environments.
For more information about hardware requirements, see Hardware
requirements.
- If your integration broker is WebSphere MQ Integration 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.
- Do one of the following depending on which integration broker
you are implementing:
- If your integration broker is InterChange Server, then install
InterChange Server and all its prerequisite software as described
in the System Installation Guide for Windows or
Unix.
- If your integration broker is one of the supported message
brokers or WebSphere Application Server, install the Adapter
Framework as described in Installing the Adapter
Framework.
- Note:
- If your integration broker is WebSphere InterChange Server and
you are installing WebSphere Business Integration Adapters on the
same computer on which InterChange Server is installed, then do not
install the Adapter Framework. The Adapter Framework is installed
with WebSphere InterChange Server.
- 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.
- Install each data handler required for the environment as
described in Installing data
handlers.
- Install each adapter required for the environment as described
in Installing
adapters.
- 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.
