Issue
I am trying to connect JMSToolbox to an app that is driven by JMS queues running on OpenLiberty.
I am using Open liberty version 22. Specifically 22.0.0.11-202210101601
As far as I can tell, the correct documentation to follow is https://github.com/jmstoolbox/jmstoolbox/wiki/2.2-Setup-for-IBM-LibertyProfile
The installed features I have on the Open Liberty server from the documentation are as follows:
- restConnector-2.0 (note restConnector-1.0 as specified in the documentation does not seem to be available)
- appSecurity-2.0
- wasJmsClient-2.0
- wasJmsServer-1.0
Note I was not able to install restConnector-1.0 from the documentation as I could only find restConnector-2.0.
For the extra jars, I was only able to find restConnector.jar
I could not find the other jars specified in the documentation:
- com.ibm.ws.ejb.thinclient_x.y.z.jar (from <was_full_home>/runtimes)
- com.ibm.ws.orb_x.y.z.jar (from <was_full_home>/runtimes)
- com.ibm.ws.sib.client.thin.jms_x.y.z.jar (from <was_full_home>/runtimes) (tested with x.z.y ==8.5.5.0+, 9.0.0.0)
Where do I get these jars from? I'm not sure what WAS Full Home means. Am I supposed to take them from a copy of WAS? Are these Jars proprietary?
Thanks,
John
Solution
"WAS full" refers to "traditional" WebSphere Application Server. You can download it following this page https://www.ibm.com/cloud/blog/websphere-trial-options-and-downloads
WAS full home is shorthand for WAS installation directory, typically /IBM/WebSphere/AppServer.
These jars are included in the /runtimes subdirectory after you installed the product.
So typical approach following above page would be:
- download InstallationManager
- install InstallationManager
- install developers version either v9 (http://www.ibm.com/software/repositorymanager/com.ibm.websphere.ILAN.v90) or v8.5.5 (https://www.ibm.com/software/repositorymanager/com.ibm.websphere.DEVELOPERSILAN.v85)
- copy required jars from the installation directory
... but that would take a while...
So alternatively you could (if you have docker), which should be much faster than whole mumbo-jumbo with installation:
- pull WAS v8.5 or v9 version from here https://hub.docker.com/r/ibmcom/websphere-traditional
- start container:
docker run --name was-server -p 9043:9043 -p 9443:9443 -d ibmcom/websphere-traditional - locate required files:
$ cd opt/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer/runtimes/
$ ls -la
total 343540
com.ibm.jaxrs1.1.thinclient_9.0.jar
com.ibm.jaxrs2.0.thinclient_9.0.jar
com.ibm.jaxws.thinclient_9.0.jar
com.ibm.ws.admin.client.forJython21_9.0.jar
com.ibm.ws.admin.client_9.0.jar
com.ibm.ws.ejb.embeddableContainer_9.0.jar
com.ibm.ws.ejb.embeddableContainer_nls_9.0.jar
com.ibm.ws.ejb.portable_9.0.jar
com.ibm.ws.ejb.thinclient_9.0.jar
com.ibm.ws.jpa-2.0.thinclient_9.0.jar
com.ibm.ws.jpa-2.1.thinclient_9.0.jar
com.ibm.ws.messagingClient.jar
com.ibm.ws.orb_9.0.jar
com.ibm.ws.sib.client.thin.jms_9.0.jar
com.ibm.ws.sib.client_ExpeditorDRE_9.0.jar
com.ibm.ws.webservices.thinclient_9.0.jar
com.ibm.xml.thinclient_9.0.jar
endorsed
properties
sibc.jmsra.rar
sibc.nls.zip
- copy required files from the container:
docker cp <containerID>:/opt/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer/runtimes/xyz.jar .
Answered By - Gas
Answer Checked By - Willingham (JavaFixing Volunteer)
