Using the Administration Thin Client

With the Administration Thin Client, you can run the wsadmin tool or a standalone administrative Java program with only a couple of JAR files. This reduces the amount of time that it takes for the wsadmin tool to start and improved performance. This information should be used to set up JMX client programs.

Before you begin

Verify that the Java™ Development Kit (JDK) is installed on the Administration Thin Client. Use the same IBM JDK as the server that it will connect to in the administrative Thin Client environment.
Important: The Administration Thin Client does not support using a non-IBM JDK.

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[Updated in December 2011] The Administration Thin Client does not support the installation of SIP Application Archive (SAR) files or editing applications that use an external Java Authorization Contract for Containers (JACC) provider, such as the Tivoli® Access Manager. [Updated in December 2011]

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For tracing and logging information for the Administration Thin Client, see the Enabling trace on client and stand-alone applications article.

Procedure

  1. Make the Administration Thin Client JAR files available by copying com.ibm.ws.admin.clientXXX.jar from a WebSphere Application Server environment to an environment outside of WebSphere Application Server, for example, c:\MyThinClient \MyThinClient. The Administration Thin Client JAR files are located in one of the following locations:
    • The AppServer/runtimes directory.
    • The AppClient/runtimes directory, if you optionally selected the Administration Thin Client when you installed the application client.
  2. Use the Administration Thin Client JAR files to compile and test administration client programs. For Java applications, you can compile and run the JAR files within a standard Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition environment. For more information see the Compiling an application in a non-OSGi environment using scripting topic.
  3. Copy the messages directory from the app_server_root//properties directory to the C:\MyThinClient\properties directory.
  4. If security is turned on, you will also need the following required files:
    • Copy the com.ibm.ws.security.crypto_6.1.0.jar file from either the AppServer/plugins directory or the AppClient/plugins directory and put it in the C:\MyThinClient \MyThinClient directory.
    • Copy the soap.client.props file from the AppServer\profiles\profileName\properties directory and put it in the C:\MyThinClient\properties \MyThinClient\properties directory.
    • Copy the sas.client.props file from the AppServer/profiles/profileName/properties directory and put it to C:\MyThinClient\properties \MyThinClient\properties directory
    • Copy the ssl.client.props file from either the AppServer\profiles\profileName/properties directory or the AppClient/properties directory and put it in the C:\MyThinClient\properties \MyThinClient\properties directory. Note that this file contains the user.root property. You must modify the value to your thin client directory, for example, C:\MyThinClient \MyThinClient.
    • Copy the key.p12 file from AppServer\profiles\profileName\etc directory and put it to C:\MyThinClient\etc \MyThinClient\etc directory. To do this, copy the file to your thin client directory or run a script to generate the file. For more information, see the following articles:
  5. Launch the Administration Thin Client client or run the wsadmin tool remotely in a Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition environment.
  6. Deploy the stand alone JAR files and the administrative client applications and start the applications outside of a WebSphere Application Server environment.



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