The Application Client provides resources and clients to
aid development of client applications for use with WebSphere® Application Server. The Application Client is a source for the clients (as runtime
frameworks) for client applications, either to run on the Application
Client machine or to be distributed with client applications that
are to run on other machines.
Before you begin
It is recommended that you have 350 MB of temporary disk
space available before starting the installation.
Attention: Application Client for WebSphere Application Server
ships only with the 32-bit WebSphere Application Server.
About this task
To assemble some types of client applications you need to
install the client that provides the framework for the client application.
Instead of installing the Application Server you can install the Application
Client feature, which provides the same resources and clients to aid
development of client applications.
Similarly, running some types
of client applications for use with WebSphere Application Server requires that the associated client is deployed with the client
application. For client applications that only need a small fraction
of the Application Client, you can install the Application Client
onto a convenient machine, such as the machine used to develop the
client application, then package the client application with only
the clients it needs. For example, this means that a stand-alone client
application is deployed only the required fraction of the clients
provided with the Application Client.
Refer to the Application Client for WebSphere Application Server Version 7.0 detailed system requirements page for more
information on supported product platforms.
![[iSeries]](../../iseries.gif)
The i5/OS Application
Client supports the following types of client:
- Java™ Thin client
- Java Platform, Enterprise Edition (Java EE) application client
- Web services Thin client
![[z/OS]](../../ngzos.gif)
The
Version 7.0 Application Client
for
WebSphere Application Server can be installed
on a machine that has a previous version of Application Client. However,
you cannot install the
Version 7.0 Application Client on top of a
previous version of the Application Client. For example, if Version
5 Application Client exists on a Windows machine in the
C:\WebSphere\AppClient directory,
you cannot choose the same install location for your
Version 7.0 Application
Client installation.
Important: The
Applet client and ActiveX client on Windows cannot
coexist with Version 5.0.x and Version 4.x of the clients. For example,
the Applet client feature in Version 6.x or later cannot coexist with
the Applet client feature in Version 5.0.x or earlier. This coexistence
is not available because the installation of Applet client feature
in
Version 7.0 sets the browser default Java Virtual
Machine (JVM) using the Java SE
Runtime Environment 6 from the
Version 7.0 installation, which is Java Runtime Environment Version 1.4.2. Similarly,
the ActiveX to EJB Bridge feature in
Version 7.0 sets the Windows system path to use the JRE 6 from
the
Version 7.0 installation.
Attention: To register an application on
the Windows operating system, you must be registered
in the Administrator group. If you install Application Client and
you are not a member of the Administrator group, the Windows registration does not register the
installer in the Windows registry. Consequently,
there will not be an entry for Application Client in the
Add
or Remove Programs window.
Procedure
Install Application Client manually,
using the installation wizard. For
information about installing the Application Client manually, see
the Installing Application Client by using the installation wizard
topic.
Install Application Client silently,
using a pre-configured option response file. Instead of
displaying a user interface, the silent installation reads your requirements
from an option response file that you must customize.For information
about preforming a silent install of the Application Client, see the
Installing Application Client for WebSphere Application Server silently.
Install WebSphere Application
Client from your iSeries™ server. Installing from
the CD-ROM drive of your iSeries server requires direct
physical access to the server. The local installation requires less
time to complete than a remote installation. The local installation
reads installation options from a response file.Read
the Installing WebSphere Application Client from your iSeries server
for information about performing a silent install of the Application
Client.
Install Application Client manually,
using the installation wizard on a Windows workstation
You will be prompted for installation
options. Installing the product from a Windows workstation
does not require direct physical access to the iSeries server.
See
the Installing Application Client for WebSphere Application Server from a Windows workstation topic for
further reading. .
Results
You successfully installed the Application Client for WebSphere Application Server and the features
you selected.
What to do next
Use the installation verification utility to verify a successful
installation. If the installation is not successful, fix the error
as indicated in the installation error message. For example, if you
do not have enough disk space, add more space, and reinstall the Application
Client.