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You will typically use separate machines for your Web Server and your Data/Application Server:
Mixed Multi-Tier deployment model
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You will typically develop your application on a Windows platform as shown in the following example but you will import the Web application from the Windows machine into the Data/Application Server.
Single tier model
A single-tier deployment model consists of a single Windows, IBM i or Linux acting as both the Web Server and Data/Application Server.