Why and when to perform this task
This section covers planning, installing, and customizing tasks for WebSphere Application Server for z/OS.
Planning for, installing, and customizing WebSphere Application Server for z/OS includes those tasks you must perform prior to installing business applications, such as planning your system configuration and installing the WebSphere Application Server for z/OS run-time environment. This chapter:
To install the runtime environment initially, you must perform tasks in two general areas:
After installation and customization, you can install application development environments for your application developers and client environments for your business applications. For more information about this, see the assembling applications information in the z/OS view of the WebSphere Application Server for z/OS information center.
When you have stabilized WebSphere Application Server for z/OS on the first system, you can enable WebSphere Application Server for z/OS in a sysplex. You may also implement other advanced system configurations, such as multi-node cells or connecting your business applications to an IMS or CICS database.