These release notes cover release information for version 1.1.0 of the IBM(R) WebSphere(R) Business Integration Adapter for NightFire Applications. They contain the following sections:
New in this release | Installation and configuration information |
Product compatibility | WebSphere Business Integration Adapters API and run time |
Hardware and software requirements | Documentation |
Note: Important information about this product may be available in Technical Support Flashes issued after these release notes were published. These can be found on the WebSphere Business Integration support Web site, http://www.ibm.com/websphere/integration/wbiserver/support. Select the component area of interest and search the flashes section.
Refer to the Adapter for NightFire Applications User Guide for detailed information about the adapter and the new features.
The adapter is compatible with NightFire 4.0.
See Installation, migration, upgrade, and configuration information for links to those guides.
For general installation information, refer to the Installation Guide for WebSphere Business Integration Adapters. For hardware and software requirements, installation, and configuration information specific to this product, refer to the Adapter for NightFire Applications User Guide.
If you are installing the Adapter for NightFire Applications, the latest patch for the adapter must to be installed to use InterChange Server.
If you are installing this solution using Electronic Software Distribution (ESD), you must perform the installation according to the instructions contained in the solution's installation guide.
Before following the installation procedure, make sure you have downloaded the software you want to install from Passport Advantage. Refer to Passport Advantage for downloading instructions.
If you are installing this solution from the product CD, you must first select the appropriate industry solution components using the CD installation procedure, and then complete the installation by following the instructions in the solution's installation guide.
Important: The root directory referred to in the installation guide is the same root directory used during the product CD installation procedure. The default root directory is \IBM\WebSphereICS.
Make sure that you run this version of the adapter with WebSphere Business Integration Adapters (WBIA) run-time version 1.7.0 or later.
The WBIA API .jar files and the associated scripts (CWConnEnv.bat and CWODAEnv.bat for Windows; CWConnEnv.sh and CWODAEnv.sh for UNIX platforms) are installed by the Adapter Framework installer. Before installing the adapter, make sure that Adapter Framework is installed. If the version is not 1.7.0 or later, you must download the latest WBIA API. This section provides instructions for verifying the version of WBIA API, downloading the latest version, and enabling the adapter to run on various versions of InterChange Server and Adapter Development Kit.
To check the version of WBIA run time, locate the manifest file (ProductDir\lib\WBIA.jar) and open it in a suitable Java JAR editor. Look for the following lines:
Implementation-Title: "CWConnectorAPI"
Implementation-Version: 1.7.0
Implementation version indicates the installed version of the WBIA API. If the version is not 1.7.0 or later, you must download the latest WBIA run time.
To download the latest version of the WBIA run time:
After you download and install the run time, you should see the following files:
lib\WBIA.jar
lib\WBIA\3.0.0\WBIA.jar
lib\WBIA\4.0.0\WBIA.jar
lib\WBIA\4.1.1\WBIA.jar
lib\WBIA\4.2.0\WBIA.jar
bin\CWConnEnv.bat (Windows)
bin/CWConnEnv.sh (UNIX)
bin\CWODAEnv.bat (Windows)
bin/CWODAEnv.sh (UNIX)
connectors\messages\CwConnectorAgentMessages.txt
To enable an adapter to work with various versions of ADK or InterChange Server, follow the appropriate procedure below:
Windows: In CWConnEnv.bat, set the CWVERSION variable to 4.X.
set CWVERSION="4.X"
UNIX: In CWConnEnv.sh, set the CWVERSION variable to 4.X.
set CWVERSION="4.X"
Windows: In CWConnEnv.bat, set the CWVERSION variable to 4.1.X.
set CWVERSION="4.1.X"
UNIX: In CWConnEnv.sh, set the CWVERSION variable to 4.1.X.
set CWVERSION="4.1.X"
Windows: In CWConnEnv.bat, set the CWVERSION variable to 4.1.X.
set CWVERSION="4.2"
UNIX: In CWConnEnv.sh, set the CWVERSION variable to 4.1.X.
set CWVERSION="4.2"
Windows: In bin\CWODAEnv.bat, set the CWVERSION variable to 4.1.X.
set CWVERSION="4.1.X"
UNIX: In bin/CWODAEnv.sh, set the CWVERSION variable to 4.1.X.
set CWVERSION="4.1.X"
Windows: In bin\CWODAEnv.bat, set the CWVERSION variable to 4.1.X.
set CWVERSION="4.2"
UNIX: In bin/CWODAEnv.sh, set the CWVERSION variable to 4.1.X.
set CWVERSION="4.2"
Product documentation is not included as part of the product package, either by CD or by electronic product distribution. The documentation for this product can be found in the following InfoCenters:
http://www.ibm.com/websphere/integration/wicserver/infocenter
http://www.ibm.com/websphere/integration/wbicollaborations/infocenter (for collaborations)
http://www.ibm.com/websphere/integration/wbiadapters/infocenter
To obtain the product documentation, visit the Web site and download the current documentation set for the release that you are using. Follow the instructions provided on the InfoCenter page to complete the
installation.