Testing LEI Connections with CONTEST

CONTEST attempts to connect using IBM® Lotus Enterprise Integrator® (LEI) connections defined in the LEI Administrator. It tests the ability to make a connection using the information found in the LEI Connection document. CONTEST must be run with an active LEI server.

Syntax

The syntax for using CONTEST is as follows: 

[n]contest [Options] <connection1> <connection2>...<connectionn>

[Options]

n denotes the optional parameter: -p. This parameter displays the connector properties.

... denotes actual connection names (use quotation marks if spaces exist in the connection names).

Typing [n]contest with no input parameters results in Help information being displayed.

Running CONTEST

Follow the steps as follows to run CONTEST.

  1. Open a Command Prompt/DOS window or a UNIX™ shell.
  2. Locate the CONTEST program specific to your operating system in the Domino® program directory. The CONTEST program has the following names for each of the associated operating system platforms:
    • Microsoft™ Windows™ platforms -- ncontest.exe
    • UNIX™ platforms -- contest
    • IBM® i platform -- RUNDOMCMD SERVER(domServer) CMD(CALL PGM(CONTEST)) BATCH(*NO) where domServer is the name of a Domino® server where LEI is installed.
      Note: When working with a case-sensitive operating system such as UNIX™, enter the DCTEST program name using lowercase characters.
  3. At the command line, type the command appropriate to your platform and press Enter.
    Note: CONTEST runs in a command window.
Note: Information about the connection displays when you use the optional parameter -p. When you enter [n]contest without the parameter, only information about the successfulness of making the connection displays.

Examples

Example 1 (Windows™ platform): 

C:\Lotus\Domino>ncontest "NotesDb on MyOracle"

Sample Output: 

Testing NotesDb on MyOracle
NotesDb on MyOracle Connect Successful

Example 2 (UNIX™ platform):

C:lotus/domino>contest "Oracle on MyOracle" "Sybase 11 on MySQLServer"

Sample Output: 

Testing Oracle on MyOracle
Oracle on MyOracle Connect Successful
Testing Sybase 11 on MySQLServer
Sybase 11 on MySQLServer Connect Successful