Planning to install WebSphere Application Server Clients

This topic provides a link to information on planning for use of WebSphere Application Server Clients.

Before you begin

Your installation might require use of WebSphere Application Server Clients. The clients interact with the underlying WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment product.

Why and when to perform this task

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 WebSphere Application Server product. The Application Client for WebSphere Application Server, Version 6.0,
Draft comment:
Is Application Client for WebSphere Application Server, Version 6.0, the correct product name? I’ve seen it as WebSphere Application Server Clients most other places.
now consists of the following models:
  • ActiveX application client
  • Applet client
  • J2EE application client
  • Pluggable and thin application clients

You can install WebSphere Application Server Clients using the Application Clients Installation Wizard, which can be launched from the WebSphere Process Server Launchpad. For more information about installing and using clients, see "Planning to install WebSphere Application Server Clients" in the WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment, Version 6.0, information center at http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/ws60help/index.jsp.

Parent topic: Planning the installation