Event Replicator Target Adapter Administration Overview

Use the Event Replicator Target Adapter Administration tool to configure your Event Replicator Target Adapter or Adabas Analytics Collector MF installations. This can be multiple installations for different versions and/or different machines.

For each target adapter configured for administration, you can use it to:

  • Set up Event Replicator Target Adapter processing preferences. These preferences identify, among other things, the location of the context.xml file used to store the Event Replicator Target Adapter definitions, the locations of the Event Replicator Target Adapter startup and shutdown commands, and the location of the Event Replicator Target Adapter log files.

    Warning:
    It is not recommended to alter the Event Replicator Target Adapter definitions in the context.xml file using a text editor or any editor other than the Event Replicator Target Adapter Administration tool. Attempting this may result in errors.

  • Configure the target definitions for your installation. Target definitions define the RDBMS database or other types of targets to which the Event Replicator Target Adapter should direct the replicated data. For more information, read Configuring Target Definitions for Event Replicator Target Adapter.

  • Set up any target processing option definitions needed for Event Replicator Target Adapter processing. Target database processing option definitions specify options regarding how the Event Replicator Target Adapter processes the data submitted to the target. For more information, read Specifying Target Database Processing Options

  • Configure the source definitions for your installation. Source definitions define the messaging system to be used (IBM EntireX or WebSphere MQ) and associated target definition to which the Event Replicator Target Adapter should direct the replicated data acquired from the source definition. For more information, read Configuring Source Definitions for Event Replicator Target Adapter.

  • Configure any filter definitions for Event Replicator Target Adapter processing. For more information, read Specifying Filter Definitions

For each Adabas Analytics Collector MF configured for administration, you can use it to:

  • Set up Adabas Analytics Collector MF processing preferences. These preferences identify, among other things, the location of the EAPConfig.xml file used to store the Adabas Analytics Collector MF definitions.

    Warning:
    It is not recommended to alter the Adabas Analytics Collector MF definitions in the EAPConfig.xml file using a text editor or any editor other than the Event Replicator Target Adapter Administration tool. Attempting this may result in errors.

  • Configure the target definitions for your installation. Target definitions define the Elasticsearch targets to which the Adabas Analytics Collector MF should direct the data. For more information, read Configuring Target Definitions for Adabas Analytics Collector MF.

  • Configure the source definitions for your installation. Source definitions define the messaging system to be used (IBM EntireX or WebSphere MQ) or the Event Replicator Target Adapter JMX bean and associated target definition to which the Adabas Analytics Collector MF should direct the data acquired from the source definition. For more information, read Configuring Source Definitions for Adabas Analytics Collector MF.

Notes:

  1. The Event Replicator Target Adapter must be stopped and restarted every time an Event Replicator Target Adapter definition is saved or deleted using the Administration tool. For this reason, we recommend that you shut down the Event Replicator Target Adapter prior to making changes to the definitions and restart the Event Replicator Target Adapter when all definition changes are complete. For information about stopping and starting the Event Replicator Target Adapter, read Shutting Down the Event Replicator Target Adapter and Starting the Event Replicator Target Adapter, in the Event Replicator Target Adapter User Guide.
  2. The Event Replicator Target Adapter Administration Tool and the Data Mapping Tool are not supported in AIX, HP-UX, Solaris or zLinux environments because the Eclipse RCP port is not available in those environments. You will need to have a Windows or Linux installation of the Administration Tool and Mapping Tool to use them. The Administration Tool can remotely manage Event Replicator Target Adapter installations on those platforms where the Eclipse RCP is not supported.