Installing, updating, rolling back, and uninstalling the Application Client for IBM WebSphere Application Server on IBM i operating systems

IBM® Installation Manager is a common installer for many IBM software products that you use to install and uninstall the Application Client for WebSphere Application Server.

Before you begin

Before you start to use the installation tools, prepare for choosing and installing the variety of options and features provided by the Application Client. Read through all the steps in this article and read the related topics before installing the Application Client:

Restrictions:
  • Do not use the same response files that are used with WebSphere® Application Server Version 7.0 or earlier to install or uninstall Version 8.0. Use response files that are based on Installation Manager to install, update, or uninstall Version 8.0 and later.
  • You must have Java SE 6 32 bit (option 30 of the IBM Developer Kit for Java) installed on your IBM i system before installing WebSphere Application Server Version 8.0.
  • Installation Manager console mode, which is included in Installation Manager Version 1.4.3 and later, does not work with WebSphere Application Server Version 8.0 offerings on systems other than z/OS.
Tip: Although almost all of the instructions in this section of the information center will work with earlier versions of IBM Installation Manager, the information here is optimized for users who have installed or upgraded to Installation Manager Version 1.5 or later.

About this task

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.

To assemble some types of client applications, you need to install the client that provides the framework for the client application. Instead of installing WebSphere 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 that it needs. For example, this means that a standalone client application is deployed on only the required fraction of the clients provided with the Application Client.

Note: For information on installing and removing fix packs for WebSphere Application Server offerings on IBM i systems using the Installation Manager command line, read the following articles in this information center:
  • Installing fix packs on IBM i operating systems using the command line
  • Uninstalling fix packs from IBM i operating systems using the command line

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