A JDBC resource (data source) provides applications with a 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.)
To create a JDBC resource, specify a unique JNDI name that identifies the resource. Expect to find the JNDI name of a JDBC resource in java:comp/env/jdbc sub-context. For example, the JNDI name for the resource of a payroll database could be java:comp/env/jdbc/payrolldb. Because all resource JNDI names are in the java:comp/env sub-context, when specifying the JNDI name of a JDBC resource in the Admin Console, enter only jdbc/name. For example, for a payroll database specify jdbc/payrolldb.
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