Installing the Host On-Demand

The Host On-Demand needs to be installed in the Administrator user account on the system where Host On-Demand is planned to install.

The user install Host On-Demandon all the supported platforms. Using the Host On-Demand, the user install using the Host On-Demand GUI, Silent Mode or Console Mode. GUI is supported by RHEL, Windows, Ubuntu and PPC Linux. To install on z/OS, AS400, and AIX the user can use Console Mode or Silent Mode.

This chapter discusses installing the following three Host On-Demand components:

• The Host On-Demand server, which is necessary for using Host On-Demand.
• The Host On-Demand configuration servlet, which is needed only in specific instances when the user is running Host On-Demand in conjunction with a firewall. Refer to Installing the Configuration Servlet for further explanation and instructions.
• The Deployment Wizard, is an extremely useful administrative tool to generate customized Host On-Demand clients. Refer to Installing the Deployment Wizard for instructions.

IBM Host On-Demand provides cost-effective and secure browser-based and non-browser-based host access to users in intranet-based and extranet-based environments. Host On-Demand is installed on a Web server, simplifying administrative management and deployment, and the Host On-Demand applet or application is downloaded to the client browser or workstation, providing user connectivity to critical host applications and data.

Host On-Demand supports emulation for common terminal types, communications protocols, communications gateways, and printers, including the following:

• TN3270 and TN3270E terminals
• TN5250 terminals
• VT52, VT100, VT220, VT320, and VT420 terminals
• The Secure Shell (SSH)
• Transport Layer Security (TLS)
• File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
• Customer Information and Control System (CICS) Transaction Gateway
• TN3270E and TN5250 printers.