You can install WebSphere® eXtreme Scale or WebSphere eXtreme Scale Client in an environment in which WebSphere Application Server or WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment is installed. You can use the existing features of WebSphere Application Server or WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment to enhance your eXtreme Scale applications.
Integrate eXtreme Scale with WebSphere Application Server or WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment to apply the features of eXtreme Scale to your Java™ Platform, Enterprise Edition applications. Java EE applications host data grids and access the data grids using a client connection.
You can also run the grid as a client inside a Liberty profile that serves systems. To obtain the Liberty profile, you must install WebSphere Application Server .