Release Notes for Version 1.1.0 of the IBM WebSphere Business Integration Adapter for CORBA

These release notes cover release information for version 1.1.0 of the IBM(R) WebSphere(R) Business Integration Adapter for CORBA. They contain the following sections:

New in this release WebSphere Business Integration Adapters API and run time
Backward compatibility Limitations
Hardware and software requirements Known problems and workarounds
Installation, migration, upgrade, configuration 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.

New in this release

This section lists the new features and improvements made in this release.

Refer to the Adapter for CORBA User Guide for detailed information about the adapter and the new features.

Backward compatibility

If you are using CORBA adapter version 1.0.0, you should recompile your IDL files to generate proxy class files that are compatible with the Object Discovery Agent (ODA) component of version 1.1.0.  You have two options: 
   

  1. Recompile the IDL file using the IBM IDL compiler. On Windows(R) 2000 and AIX (R) platforms, you can find the IDL compiler in the bin directory of the IBM JDK directory. For the Solaris and HP-UX platforms, you can find the the compiler at the following directory:  <adapter runtime directory>/jre/ibm_bin

    If the Java files were generated for the adapter running in the server mode, you must invoke the IDL compiler with the -fserverTIE option. 
    If the Java files were generated for the adapter running in the client mode, you must invoke the IDL compiler with the
    -fclient option. 

  2. Compile the Java files using JDK 1.3.1.

  3. Package the java executable files generated in step 2 (with dot class extension) to a suitable jar file.

Hardware and software requirements

Hardware and software requirements are included in the product documentation. See Installation, migration, upgrade, and configuration information for links to those guides.

Installation, migration, upgrade, and configuration

Whether you are installing the software from the CD or downloading it from the Passport Advantage Web site and installing it from a local directory, refer to the appropriate guide for your integration broker:

These guides also include general migration, upgrade, and configuration information.

For hardware and software requirements and configuration information specific to this adapter, refer to the Adapter for CORBA User Guide.

Note: This version of the adapter is not supported on the VisiBroker ORB. Refer to the User Guide on how this version is supported on the IBM ORB.

WebSphere Business Integration Adapters API and run time

Make sure that you run this version of the adapter with WebSphere Business Integration Adapters run-time version 1.6.0 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 the WebSphere Business Integration Adapters run time is installed. If the version is not 1.6.0 or later, you must download the latest API. This section provides instructions for verifying the version of the API, downloading the latest version, and enabling the adapter to run on various versions of InterChange Server and Adapter Development Kit.

Verifying the version of the run time

To check the version of 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: 1.6.0

Implementation version indicates the installed version of the API. If the version is not 1.6.0 or later, you must download the latest run time.

Downloading the run time

To download the latest version of the run time:

  1. Go to http://www.ibm.com.
  2. Click the Support and downloads tab.
  3. Under the Downloads heading, click All downloads & drivers.
  4. In the Enter search terms field, type "wbia api" and click Submit.

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

Enabling adapters for earlier versions of Adapter Development Kit and InterChange Server

To enable an adapter to work with various versions of ADK or InterChange Server, follow the appropriate procedure below:

InterChange Server versions 4.1.x (except 4.1.0), ADK versions 2.1.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"
InterChange Server versions 4.2.0 and 4.2.1, ADK versions 2.3.0 and 2.3.1

Windows: In CWConnEnv.bat, set the CWVERSION variable to 4.2.

set CWVERSION="4.2"

UNIX: In CWConnEnv.sh, set the CWVERSION variable to 4.2.

set CWVERSION="4.2"
Running an Object Discovery Agent (ODA) against InterChange Server versions 4.1.x, ADK versions 2.1.x

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"
Running an Object Discovery Agent (ODA) against InterChange Server versions 4.2.0 and 4.2.1, ADK versions 2.3.x

Windows: In bin\CWODAEnv.bat, set the CWVERSION variable to 4.2.

set CWVERSION="4.2"

UNIX: In bin/CWODAEnv.sh, set the CWVERSION variable to 4.2.

set CWVERSION="4.2"

Limitations

Known problems and workarounds

The following problems have been found in this release:

Tracking
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Description
31633

In a UNIX environment, a connector_manager_adapter script is generated by the installer program. The script references adapterEnv.sh, which was introduced with version 2.4.0 of Adapter Framework. If you are running an older version of Adapter Framework, adapterEnv is not available. To run this version of the adapter with a pre-2.4.0 version of the framework, change the reference from adapterEnv.sh to CWSharedEnv.sh in the connector_manager_adapter script.


Documentation

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:

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.

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