Configuring an Application Server and Its Clients

In the standard application server configuration, the application server contains all the binary and configuration files associated with the application, including:

• The application executable(s)

• Standard application configuration files such as app-defaults, message catalogs, and shared libraries for that application.

• Desktop configuration files:

  • Action and data type definition files

  • Icon image files

  • Desktop help data files

Figure 7–5 Standard application server configuration

To Configure an Application Server

1. Provide the operating system network configurations required by the desktop.

   See Configuring Base Operating System Networking for the Desktop.

2. Provide the general desktop configuration required for servers.

   See To Configure Desktop Clients and Servers.

3. Install the application(s).

4. If an application does not automatically register itself, you must perform the registration procedure.

   See Chapter 5, Registering an Application.

To Configure the Client of an Application Server

1. Provide the operating system network configurations required by the desktop.

   See Configuring Base Operating System Networking for the Desktop.

2. Provide the general desktop configuration required for clients.

   See To Configure Desktop Clients and Servers.

3. Add the application server to the application search path on a system-wide or personal basis:

   System-wide—set and export theDTSPSYSAPPHOSTS variable in /etc/dt/config/Xsession.d/0010.dtpaths

   Personal —set and export the DTSPUSERAPPHOSTS variable in HomeDirectory/.dtprofile

   For example, the following line in /etc/dt/config/Xsession.d/0010.dtpaths adds a system with hostname SysAAA and SysBBB to the application search path:

   export DTSPSYSAPPHOSTS=SysAAA:,SysBBB:

   For more information about setting the application search path, see:

   • Application Search Path

   • Setting the Value of a Search Path