You need to install IBM Toolbox for Java only on client systems that use it or in a location on your network where your clients can access it. Your clients can be personal computers, dedicated workstations, or iSeries systems. It is important to remember that you can configure an iSeries server or a partition of the server to be a client. In the latter case, you need to install Toolbox for Java on the client partition of the server.
You can use any of the following methods (alone or in combination) to install and manage Toolbox for Java:
The following sections briefly explain how each method affects both performance and manageability. How you choose to develop your Java applications and manage your resources determines which of the methods (or which combination of methods) you use.
You can choose to individually manage your Toolbox for Java installations on individual clients. The main advantage of installing Toolbox for Java on individual clients is that it reduces the time that a client takes to start an application that uses Toolbox for Java classes.
The main disadvantage is managing those installations individually. Either a user or an application that you create must track and manage which version of Toolbox for Java is installed on each workstation.
You can choose to use your network and AS400ToolboxInstaller to manage your client installations of Toolbox for Java. Because each client has its own copy of Toolbox for Java, this kind of installation has the same advantage of reducing the time that a client takes to start a Toolbox for Java application. It also makes it possible to automatically update all the individual installations of Toolbox for Java.
This main disadvantage is creating and maintaining the process that uses AS400ToolboxInstaller to manage the individual installations
You can also use your network to install and manage a single copy of Toolbox for Java on a server that all your clients can access. This kind of network installation provides the following advantages:
This kind of installation also has the disadvantage of increasing the time that a client takes to start a Toolbox for Java application. You must also enable your client CLASSPATH to point to your server. You can use iSeries NetServer, which is integrated into OS/400, or a different method that enables you to access files on iSeries NetServer, such as iSeries Access for Windows.