A JavaTM DataBase Connectivity (JDBCTM) resource (data source) provides applications with the means of connecting to a database. Typically, the administrator creates a JDBC resource for each database accessed by the applications deployed in a domain; however, more than one JDBC resource can be created for a database.
Applications get a database connection from a connection pool by looking up a data source on the Java Naming and Directory InterfaceTM (JNDI) API tree and then requesting a connection. The connection pool associated with the data source provides the connection to the application.
Use the JDBC Resources page to configure JDBC resources.
For each resource, the following information is provided.
A unique name that identifies the JDBC resource.
True if the resource is enabled, or false if the resource is disabled.
The JDBC connection pool associated with the resource.
A short description of the resource.
The Resources table also contains the following options.
Button to create a new resource.
Button to delete one or more selected resources.
Button to enable one or more selected resources.
Button to disable one or more selected resources.