Using SIBUS destination handler tool

Using SIBUS destination handler tool

Download the tool “sib.desthandler.1.1.5.zip” from the below link

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24021439

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