Client installation and update classes

The IBM^® Toolbox for Java™ classes can be referenced at their location in the integrated file system on the server.

Because program temporary fixes (PTFs) are applied to this location, Java programs that access these classes directly on the server automatically receive these updates. But, Accessing the classes from the server does not always work, specifically for the following situations:

If a low-speed communication link connects server and the client, the performance of loading the classes from the server may be unacceptable.
If Java applications use the CLASSPATH environment variable to access the classes on the client file system, you need iSeries™ Access for Windows^® to redirect file system calls to the server. It may not be possible for iSeries Access for Windows to reside on the client.

In these cases, installing the classes on the client is a better solution.