You can run the Control Center as a Java application or as a Java applet through a web server. In both cases, you need a supported Java Virtual Machine (JVM) installed on your machine to run the Control Center. To run the Control Center as a Java application, you must also have the correct Java Runtime Environment (JRE) installed. A Java Virtual Machine can be a Java Runtime Environment (JRE) for running applications or a Java-enabled browser for running applets.
Java applications are run just like other applications on your machine, provided you have the correct JRE installed. Java applets are programs that run within Java-enabled browsers. The Control Center applet code can reside on a remote machine and is served to the client's browser through a web server. If you run the Control Center as a java applet, you must use a supported Java-enabled browser running on a Windows 32-bit or OS/2 operating system. Currently, there are no supported browsers for UNIX operating systems.
The Control Center JDBC Applet Server must be started with a user account that has administrator authority on the machine where the Applet Server resides. You can set your Control Center JDBC Applet Server to start automatically at startup time.
To run the Control Center as a Java applet, you must have a Web server set up on the machine that contains the Control Center applet code and the Control Center JDBC Applet Server. The Web server must allow access to the sqllib directory. If you choose to use a virtual directory, substitute this directory for the home directory. For example, if you name your virtual directory temp, then you should use sqllib/temp. DB2 does not support the installation of the Control Center on a FAT drive for OS/2 because an OS/2 FAT drive does not support long filenames required by Java. For more information on installing and configuring the Control Center as a Java application or Java applet, refer to the Quick Beginnings manual for your platform.