Using Resource Adapters with an Application Server
The resource adapters can be used with any J2EE 1.3 or higher application server. With J2EE 1.4 and higher application servers, they must be used in conjunction with the Oracle JDBC Connector. Refer to the Oracle JDBC Connector documentation for more information.
In an application server environment, resource adapters are deployed using a deployment tool. Typically, to deploy a resource adapter, you copy the RAR file to the application server’s /lib directory. Each RAR file includes a deployment descriptor, which instructs the application server on how to use the resource adapter. The deployment descriptor contains information about the resource adapter, including security and transactional capabilities, as well as the ManagedConnectionFactory class name.
Refer to your application server documentation for details about deploying components using the deployment tool. See Security Permissions for Resource Adapters for more information about security and resource adapters.
For an example that shows how to use the resource adapters with a J2EE application server, refer to the connectorsample.pdf in the /examples/connector subdirectory of your product installation directory.