OS/400 requirements for running AS/400 Toolbox for Java

To run AS/400 Toolbox for Java, the AS/400 system to which you are connecting must have the following:

  1. An AS/400 running one of the following:

    If you intend to run a Java program that uses the AS/400 Toolbox for Java classes on the AS/400 Java Virtual Machine (JVM), you must run the AS/400 Toolbox for Java at the same version and release level as the Operating System/400 program that is running on your system. Shipped with OS/400 are the parts of the AS/400 Toolbox for Java needed to improve performance when your application is running on the AS/400 JVM. To ensure compatibility, the level of the AS/400 Toolbox for Java must match the level of OS/400.
    Level of OS/400 Compatible Level of AS/400 Toolbox for Java
    V4R2 V3R2M0
    V4R3 V3R2M1
    V4R4 V4R2M0

  2. If you are going to use the spooled file viewer functions (SpooledFileViewer class) of the AS/400 Toolbox for Java, you must ensure that host option 8 (AFP Compatibility Fonts) is installed on your AS/400.
    Note:SpooledFileViewer, PrintObjectPageInputStream, and PrintObjectTransformedInputStream classes work only when connecting to V4R4 or later systems.

  3. Host Servers option of OS/400 installed and started on the AS/400.

  4. The TCP/IP Connectivity Utilities for AS/400 licensed program, 5769-TC1, is installed on the AS/400. For more information on TCP/IP, see the OS/400 TCP/IP Configuration and Reference, SC41-5420 . Figure www not displayed.

  5. If you are going to use the secure sockets layer (SSL), you need to have the following installed:
    Note:You must install the same level of the Cryptogarphic Access Provider licensed program and AS/400 Client Encryption licensed program. In other words, 5769-AC1 and 5769-CE1 are a pair, 5769-AC2 and 5769-CE2 are a pair, and so on.

    SSL connections perform slower than connections without encryption and can be only invoked from an SSL capable server, V4R4 or later.

    For more information on SSL, see Secure sockets layer in the AS/400 Toolbox for Java topic of the AS/400e Information Center.

Note:Like the SpooledFileViewer, PrintObjectPageInputStream, and PrintObjectTransformedInputStream classes mentioned above, full Blob and Clob (JDBC) support and SSL are available only when connecting to V4R4 and later AS/400 systems.