Associating shared libraries with servers
You can associate shared libraries with the class loader of a server. Classes represented by the shared library are then loaded in a server-wide class loader, making the classes available to all applications deployed on the server.
Before you begin
This topic assumes that you have created a shared library. The shared library represents a library file used by multiple deployed applications.
About this task
To associate a shared library with the class loader of a server, create and configure a library reference using the administrative console. A library reference specifies the name of the shared library file.
If you associate a shared library with a server class loader, do not associate the same shared library with an application.
Procedure
What to do next
To verify that an application can use a shared library, test the application or examine the class loader in the Class loader viewer. Click
. The classpath of the application module class loader lists the classes used by the shared library.