There are several methods of starting the connector, depending on the platform you are running under and the integration broker you are using.
The connector can be explicitly started using its connector start-up script. The startup script should reside in the connector's runtime directory:
For Windows:
ProductDir\connectors\connName
or
For UNIX:
ProductDir/connectors/connName
where connName identifies the connector, and ProductDir is the directory in which you installed the product. For a connector running under Windows, this file is ProductDir\connectors\TCPIP\start_TCPIP.bat.
For a connector running under UNIX, this file is ProductDir/connectors/TCPIP/start_TCPIP.sh.
You can invoke the connector startup script in any of the following ways:
Select Programs>IBM WebSphere Business Integration Adapters>Adapters>Connectors. By default, the program name is "IBM WebSphere Business Integration Adapters". However, it can be customized. You can also create a desktop shortcut to your connector.
start_connName connName brokerName [-cconfigFile ]
where connName identifies your connector and brokerName identifies your integration broker, as follows:
Note: For a WebSphere message broker or WebSphere Application Server on a Windows system, you must include the -c option followed by the name of the connector configuration file. For ICS, the -c is optional.
connector_manager -start TCPIP [-cconfigFile]
You can load, activate, deactivate, pause, shutdown or delete a connector using this tool.
You can load, activate, deactivate, pause, shutdown or delete a connector using this tool.
For more information on how to start a connector, including the command-line startup options, refer to one of the following documents:
When the connector is started, it performs the following tasks: