How do I create and configure integration nodes?

New users: Use the links in this topic to find out how to create and configure integration nodes.

For testing purposes, you can create an integration node in the IBM® Integration Toolkit or you can use the integration node (TESTNODE_user_name) that is created by default when the IBM Integration Toolkit is started. For production purposes, you must plan your configuration carefully; see Planning your IBM Integration Bus solution

What do I need to know about integration nodes?

Use the links in this section to find information that you might find useful before you create and configure your integration nodes.

  • What is an integration node? An integration node is a set of execution processes that hosts one or more message flows to route, transform, and enrich in-flight messages. Follow this link to get information about integration nodes, and the resources that you need to create and configure your integration nodes.
  • What is an operation mode? The operation mode that you use is determined by the license that you purchased when you bought the product. The mode can either give you the full operating capabilities of your integration nodes, that is, advanced mode, or restrict the operating capabilities of your integration nodes, that is, standard, adapter, scale, or express modes.

    You can set the operation mode when you create an integration node, however, integration node are created, or migrated from previous versions, in advanced mode by default. Follow this link to get information about the various modes that are available.

  • What do I need to know about databases? You can configure your message flows to access data in databases; you can read from, write to, and update the information in a supported database. Follow this link to find out more about databases and how to create connections to them.

How do I create and configure integration nodes?

You can create one or more integration nodes on one or more computers. The use of multiple integration nodes can help you to spread the load of the message processing that you want to achieve, or to allocate different functions to different integration nodes or computers. For example, you might set up an integration node to run personnel applications, and another to run financial or order systems.

You might also create several integration servers on each integration node to manage the message flows that you deploy to the integration node.

To create an integration node, complete the following tasks in order:

  1. How do I create an integration node?

    On Windows and Linux®, you can create integration nodes in the IBM Integration Toolkit. On all platforms, you can create the integration nodes by using the command line commands. Create as many integration nodes as you require.

  2. How do I verify that the integration node has been created successfully? You can use the mqsilist command to check that your integration nodes were created successfully
  3. How do I start an integration node? Follow this link to get instructions on how to start an integration node.