Manage resource adapters using one of the following methods:

• Deploy and use resource adapters as J2EE resource adapters.
  Deploy a resource adapter imported into a J2EE server as a shared standalone module. The resource adapter will be available to all the J2EE applications running on that J2EE server. The resource adapters deployed on J2EE servers are called J2EE resource adapters.
  For details on the setup of J2EE resource adapters, see 1.2.2 Setup for resource adapters.
  
• Include resource adapters in J2EE applications.
  You can use resource adapters included in a J2EE application in that J2EE application.
  For details on the applications of resource adapters included in J2EE applications, see 1.2.3 Setup for resource adapters included in J2EE applications.
  

  Note

  You can use any of the following resource adapters in J2EE applications. However, you cannot use resource adapters with the same display name simultaneously. If you specify the same display name, an error will occur.

The following table provides a comparison of the resource adapters used as J2EE resource adapters and the resource adapters included and used in J2EE applications.

Table 1-1 Types of resource adapters to be managed

Resource adapter			Used as a J2EE resource adapter	Included and used in a J2EE application
DB Connector	Transaction support level	NoTransaction or LocalTransaction	Y	Y
		XATransaction	Y	N
	Cluster configuration		Y	N
uCosminexus TP1 Connector	Transaction support level	NoTransaction or LocalTransaction	Y	Y
		XATransaction	Y	N
TP1/Message Queue - Access			Y	N
DB Connector for Cosminexus RM and Cosminexus RM			Y	N
Other resource adapters			Y	Y#

Legend:

Y: Can be used

N: Cannot be used

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You cannot include and manage the following resource adapters in J2EE applications:

- Resource adapters with global transaction management (XATransaction) specified in the transaction support level

- Resource adapters containing a native library

- Resource adapters requiring control of starting order

Manage the following J2EE resources in addition to the resource adapters:

• JavaBeans resources
• Mail configuration

For details on the setup of J2EE resources other than resource adapters, see 1.2.4 Setup for J2EE resources other than resource adapters.