Integrating the JDBC Driver

To use JDBC features, you must choose a JDBC driver to work with the Communications Server, then you must set up the driver. This section covers these topics:

• Supported Database Drivers

• Making the JDBC Driver JAR Files Accessible

Supported Database Drivers

Supported JDBC drivers are those that have been fully tested by Sun. For a list of the JDBC drivers currently supported by the Communications Server, see the Sun GlassFish Communications Server 2.0 Release Notes. For configurations of supported and other drivers, see Configurations for Specific JDBC Drivers in Sun GlassFish Communications Server 2.0 Administration Guide.

Because the drivers and databases supported by the Communications Server are constantly being updated, and because database vendors continue to upgrade their products, always check with Sun technical support for the latest database support information.

Making the JDBC Driver JAR Files Accessible

To integrate the JDBC driver into a Communications Server domain, copy the JAR files into the domain-dir/lib directory, then restart the server. This makes classes accessible to all applications or modules deployed on servers that share the same configuration. For more information about Communications Server class loaders, see Chapter 2, Class Loaders.