Creating Custom Resources

You can create a custom resource in any of the following ways:

• Using the Administration Interface

• Using the Command Line Interface

Using the Administration Interface

To create custom resources using the administration interface

1. Access the Server Manager and choose the Java tab.

2. Click Custom Resources.

3. Click the New button.

4. Enter the following information:

   • JNDI Name (required): Enter the JNDI name that application components must use to access the custom resource.

     • Resource Type (required): Enter the fully qualified type of the custom resource.

     • Factory Class (required). Enter the fully qualified name of the user-written factory class, which implements javax.naming.spi.ObjectFactory.

     • Custom Resource Enabled (optional): Select On to enable the custom resource at runtime.

5. Click OK.

6. Click Apply Changes.

Using the Command Line Interface

For information on how to use the command-line interface to create a new custom resource, see Create Custom Resource in Appendix A, Command Line Utilities.