WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment, Version 6.0.x     Operating Systems: AIX, HP-UX, Linux, Solaris, Windows

Installing Java Web Start

Before you begin

Before you begin this task, see the following topics to understand Java Web Start (JWS) technology and its components:
Note: You can use Java Web Start on Java 2 Standard Edition Developer Kits that IBM provides, packaged in the Application Client for WebSphere Application Server, Version 6; Java Web Start on Sun Microsystems J2SE Software Development Kit or J2SE Java Runtime Environment 1.4.2, which you can download from the Sun Microsystems Web site for Windows, Linux and Solaris operating systems, or the Java Web Start on HP SDK or RTE for Java 2 version 1.4.2, which you can download from the HP Web site.

Why and when to perform this task

Use the following steps to install JWS on the AIX platform.

Steps for this task

  1. Install IBM Application Client for WebSphere Application Server.
  2. Change your directory to the client_install_root/java/jre path.
  3. Run sh bin/webstart_install_sdk.sh.
  4. When prompted for the Java path, enter your JRE path. Use the following example: client_install_root/java/jre.
  5. You should see the following messages, which indicate that JWS installs successfully:
    • Obtaining version...
    • You appear to be running 1.4.2
    • Extracting...
    • Updating ~/.mailcap...
    • Updating ~/.mime.types...
  6. Change your path to the JWS installed path. For example, enter client_install_root/java/jre/javaws/.
  7. Run ./javaws from the path mentioned in the previous step.



Related concepts
Client application Java Network Launcher Protocol deployment descriptor file

Related tasks
Preparing the Application Client run-time dependency component for Java Web Start
Preparing Application Clients run-time library component for Java Web Start
Using the Java Web Start sample

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