Accessing the Setup program

The Remote API Client and SDK software and the Setup program are included on the installation CD in Windows format, so that you can install them from the CD on the Windows computer. You must install the Remote API Client software on each Windows client PC. The SDK is required only if you will be using the client to develop new applications using the Windows Remote APIs, and is not required if you will be using it only to run existing applications.

The Remote API Client on Windows installation image is a self-extracting ZIP executable file, delivered on the installation CD.

It is i_w64cli.exe in the directory /ibm-commserver-clients/win-x64 on the CD.

You can copy this file to other Windows PCs across the network, so that you can install them without direct access to the CS Linux delivery CD. When you run this executable, it unzips the installation image and automatically runs the Setup program. If you simply want to unzip the installation image to a temporary directory, for example to run the Setup program from the command line, you can do so by loading the self-extracting ZIP executable into your unzip program.

The first time you run the Setup program on a particular computer, the program runs from the selected source. The program handles the complete installation process, sets up a basic configuration, and also installs and creates an icon for itself. After installation is complete, you can use the Setup program (either by selecting it from the File Manager or by selecting its icon) if you need to reinstall the software.

After you have extracted the Remote API Client installation image into a temporary directory, you can install the software in either of two ways:

Run the Setup program through Windows, as explained in Installing Remote API Client on Windows using the Setup program. You must use this method if you want to install the SDK.
Enter the setup command from the command line, as explained in Installing Remote API Client software from the command line. This method does not allow you to install the SDK.

Note: Before the IBM Remote API Client can connect to servers using HTTPS, you need to update the client network data file to specify the CS Linux servers to which the client can connect and the name of the WebSphere server that provides HTTPS support. See the section on managing Remote API Clients in IBM Communications Server for Data Center Deployment on Linux Administration Guide for more details.