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Bundle Fragments

You can use Bundle Builder to create a bundle fragment. This is a bundle that includes some, but not all, files necessary for a connector.

A bundle fragment is used to add a JAR, a class, or another resource to a bundle that has already been deployed.

For example, the JDBC connector bundle can use a number of different JDBC drivers but it does not contain any JDBC drivers. The type of JDBC driver required depends on the type of database server that the JDBC connector should connect to. The JDBC driver can be deployed in a bundle fragment, with information in the bundle manifest to say that it must be hosted by the JDBC connector bundle. Once the hosting bundle and the fragment bundle are connected, they behave as if they are one bundle. A hosting bundle can have more than one fragment bundle linked to it.

If Bundle Builder does not detect a connector.xml file, it creates a bundle fragment. If it does detect connector.xml, it creates a connector bundle.

Note: Some connectors come with a script that automatically creates a bundle fragment. For information, see Add a Third-Party Library to a Connector in the Connectors Guide.

How to Deploy a Connector

You use the following methods to deploy a connector: