Installing Application Client for WebSphere Application Server

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.

Before you begin

Important: .If you are installing the Web Services Client feature pack, see Installing the Feature Pack for Web Services Client or Installing the Feature Pack for Web Services Client silently.
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 topic and read the related topics; specifically, read these topics before installing the Application Client:
  • Best practices for installing.
  • [AIX Solaris HP-UX Linux Windows] [z/OS] Installing Application Client by using the installation wizard

It is recommended that you have 350 MB of temporary disk space available before starting the installation.

Attention: Application Client for WebSphere Application Server ships only with the 32-bit WebSphere Application Server.

About this task

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

Refer to the Application Client for WebSphere Application Server Version 7.0 detailed system requirements page for more information on supported product platforms.

[AIX] [Linux] [HP-UX] [Solaris] [Windows] You can install this product by a non-root user on a UNIX operating system and non-administrator user on a Windows® operating system. However, the following functions are not enabled on Windows if the product is installed by a non-administrator user:
  • ActiveX to Enterprise JavaBeans (EJB) bridge
  • Applet Client
  • Launching Java Web Start from browser
[AIX Solaris HP-UX Linux Windows] [z/OS] The Version 7.0 Application Client for WebSphere Application Server can be installed on a machine that has a previous version of Application Client. However, you cannot install the Version 7.0 Application Client on top of a previous version of the Application Client. For example, if Version 5 Application Client exists on a Windows machine in the C:\WebSphere\AppClient directory, you cannot choose the same install location for your Version 7.0 Application Client installation.
[AIX Solaris HP-UX Linux Windows] [z/OS] Important: The Applet client and ActiveX client on Windows cannot coexist with Version 5.0.x and Version 4.x of the clients. For example, the Applet client feature in Version 6.x or later cannot coexist with the Applet client feature in Version 5.0.x or earlier. This coexistence is not available because the installation of Applet client feature in Version 7.0 sets the browser default Java Virtual Machine (JVM) using the Java SE Runtime Environment 6 from the Version 7.0 installation, which is Java Runtime Environment Version 1.4.2. Similarly, the ActiveX to EJB Bridge feature in Version 7.0 sets the Windows system path to use the JRE 6 from the Version 7.0 installation.
[Windows] Attention: To register an application on the Windows operating system, you must be registered in the Administrator group. If you install Application Client and you are not a member of the Administrator group, the Windows registration does not register the installer in the Windows registry. Consequently, there will not be an entry for Application Client in the Add or Remove Programs window.

Procedure

Results

You successfully installed the Application Client for WebSphere Application Server and the features you selected.

What to do next

Use the installation verification utility to verify a successful installation. If the installation is not successful, fix the error as indicated in the installation error message. For example, if you do not have enough disk space, add more space, and reinstall the Application Client.



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