Monday, September 28, 2015

Using SIBUS destination handler tool

Using SIBUS destination handler tool
Download the tool “sib.desthandler.1.1.5.zip” from the below link
Unzip it;
Below screen shot the show the content of zip archive
There are many possible ways you can run this tool, check out the readme.html for details
The following pages describes how to use this tool as an app client in an local WebSphere application server environment
Pre-requisites: WebSphere application server installed on local machine and profile created
Copy the “sib.desthandler.appclient.ear” from the unzipped folder to the bin directory of app server profile in local machine
open the command prompt and navigate to bin directory of profile in local machine
launch the tool using the script “launchClient.bat” as shown below
“launchClient.bat sib.desthandler.appclient.ear”
Tool opens as shown below
Click on configure button
You will get another window as shown below
Enter the requested details and click ok
You will be prompted to accept the signer certificate, like the one shown below, accept the certificate
After successful connection, Output panel will display the below message
“Runtime discovery is connected to ae6hf040Node01Cell/ae6hf040Node02/server1”
Configure connection to message engine
Selet the BUS to connect
Enter the username/password
Select Target Transport, Target Selection String, Target type, etc, as shown below
Then click on test connection
After successful connection
Please proceed to configure the actions required by you
Click on Next button as highlighted below
Upon clicking next button, you’ll get the below window
Here the destination type is a drop down box, provides no of option to choose
I’ve selected “Queue: Read message on a queue”
Select the queue name from drop down box
Click on Get Depth button (this is one of the many possibilities of this tool)
Click on OK button to close
Proceed with Next button on the top of the window
In the succedding windows you can set rule to match the message,
I didn’t set any rule, just go with Next button on the top
Following window provide option select the matcher type
In the succeeding window, choose action delete the message
There are many option listed in the drop down box
Proceed with next button
Click on Run
You will be asked to confirm the action
Click yes to all
Output panel, shows the status of deletion process
At any time click stop button, to check the queue depth
Queue Depth has been decreased from 49954 to 49941

The above example just one of the possible actions that can be achieved, tool can be explored to implement new functionalities required from time to time

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