What Is the Workstation Component?

The Workstation component of the BEA Tuxedo system allows application clients to reside on a machine that does not have a full server-side installation, that is, a machine that does not support any administration or application servers. All communication between the client and the application servers takes place over the network.

A Workstation client process can run on a Windows 98, Windows 2000, or UNIX platform. The client has access to the ATMI. The networking behind requests is transparent to the user. The Workstation client registers with the system through a Workstation handler (WSH) and has access to the same capabilities as a native client.

All communication between a Workstation client and application server is done through a Workstation handler (WSH) process.

Workstation clients can perform almost all the same functions that can be performed by network clients. They can, for example: