Adapter connectors have two types of configuration properties:
- Standard configuration properties
- Connector-specific configuration properties
This section describes the standard configuration properties. For
information on configuration properties specific to a connector, see its
adapter user guide.
You configure connector properties from
Connector Configurator, which you access from System Manager. For more
information on using Connector Configurator, refer to the sections on
Connector Configurator in this guide.
- Note:
- Connector Configurator and System Manager run only on the Windows
system. If you are running the connector on a UNIX system, you must
have a Windows machine with these tools installed. To set connector
properties for a connector that runs on UNIX, you must start up System Manager
on the Windows machine, connect to the UNIX integration broker, and bring up
Connector Configurator for the connector.
The default length of a property field is 255 characters.
The connector uses the following order to determine a property's value
(where the highest number overrides other values):
- Default
- Repository (only if WebSphere InterChange Server is the integration
broker)
- Local configuration file
- Command line
A connector obtains its configuration values at startup. If you
change the value of one or more connector properties during a run-time
session, the property's Update Method determines how the change
takes effect. There are four different update methods for standard
connector properties:
- Dynamic
The change takes effect immediately after it is saved in System
Manager. If the connector is working in stand-alone mode (independently
of System Manager), for example with one of the WebSphere message brokers, you
can only change properties through the configuration file. In this
case, a dynamic update is not possible.
- Agent restart (ICS only)
The change takes effect only after you stop and restart the
application-specific component.
- Component restart
The change takes effect only after the connector is stopped and then
restarted in System Manager. You do not need to stop and restart the
application-specific component or the integration broker.
- Server restart
The change takes effect only after you stop and restart the
application-specific component and the integration broker.
To determine how a specific property is updated, refer to the Update
Method column in the Connector Configurator window, or see the Update
Method column in Table 11 below.
