Understanding the Application Tier

Waveset (also known as the Waveset server) is installed in a J2EE web container inside an application server. Waveset server consists of JSP files, HTML, images, and Java classes. Adapters and connectors, which interface with other IT systems (also known as resources), are also located in Waveset on the application server.

See Application Servers in Oracle Waveset 8.1.1 Release Notes for a list of supported application servers.

Because Waveset is a web application, the user interface resides on the application server and pages are served to the user tier on a request-by-request basis.

Installing Waveset on the application server is straightforward: A graphical, wizard-based installer is provided, and, on UNIX systems, a command-line installer is also available. The application server must have a bundled or installed Java Development Kit (JDK) to run the Java classes that perform actions within Waveset.