An integration component such as an application integration engine can be bundled as a single, self-contained J2EE Enterprise archive (EAR) file. The bundling of the component into an EAR file enables the component to be deployed to any valid system domain that is running and available. A recycling of the server then may be necessary only if a Java archive file is added to the classpath for non-system domains.This description is not intended to be a complete description of, or limit the scope of, the invention. Other features, aspects, and objects of the invention can be obtained from a review of the specification, the figures, and the claims.