Create a resource adapter archive
A resource adapter archive is a structured Java Archive (JAR) file, which bundles all Java classes in JAR files, and optionally contains metadata, resources and native libraries. A resource adapter archive name ends in the .rar extension. An example of a resource adapter archive could look like [jpederse@localhost]$ jar tf ra.rar META-INF/ra.xml readme.html ra.jar images/icon.jpg win.dll linux.so See the Java EE Connector Architecture 1.6 specification chapter 20 for further requirements.