Examine typical topologies and uses for the Application Client for IBM WebSphere Application Server to determine how you might use this technology.
In a traditional client-server environment, the client requests a service and the server fulfills the request. Multiple clients use a single server. Clients can also access several different servers. This model persists for Java clients except that now these requests use a client runtime environment.
In this model, the client application requires a servlet to communicate with the enterprise bean, and the servlet must reside on the same machine as the application server.
The following graphic shows a topology for installing the Application Client and using client applications:
Use the following procedure as a example of installing the Application Client.
This article can help you plan runtime environments for client applications.
See Application Client for WebSphere Application Server for information about creating client applications.