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Using the z/OS Migration Management Tool to create and work with migration definitions

Before you migrate a WebSphere® Application Server for z/OS® Version 5.x or 6.0.x node to Version 6.1.x, you must create the JCL jobs (CNTL and DATA data sets) that you will run during the actual migration. You can use either the z/OS Migration Management Tool or the Interactive System Productivity Facility (ISPF) Customization Dialog to create the appropriate jobs and instructions. This article provides information on how you can use the z/OS Migration Management Tool in the migration process.

Before you begin

  1. Install WebSphere Application Server Version 6.1.x on a z/OS system containing a Version 5.x or Version 6.0.x configuration.
  2. Install the WebSphere Application Server Toolkit Version 6.1.1 or later, which includes the z/OS Migration Management Tool, on a workstation running the Windows® or Linux® Intel® operating system.
    [This information only applies to Version 6.1.0.9 and later running on the Microsoft Windows Vista operating system.] Note on using the z/OS managment tools on the Microsoft® Windows Vista™ operating system: To use the WebSphere Application Server for z/OS management tools that accompany WebSphere Application Server Toolkit on the Microsoft Windows Vista operating system, you must have Application Server Toolkit Version 6.1.1.2 or later installed on your system. Earlier versions of the Application Server Toolkit are not supported on the Windows Vista operating system.

    AST is not supported on the Windows 2008 operating system.

    Perform one of the following actions:
    • If Application Server Toolkit Version 6.1.1 or later is on your product disk, follow the installation instructions that are on the disk to install it.
    • If Application Server Toolkit Version 6.1.1 or later is not on your product disk, perform the following tasks:
      1. Go to Recommended Updates for WebSphere Application Server.
      2. Look under Version 6.1 for a link to the Application Server Toolkit 6.1.1 or later download page.
      3. Go to that page, and download the Application Server Toolkit 6.1.1 or later package and its installation instructions.
      4. Follow the instructions to install the Application Server Toolkit.
  3. Make sure that an FTP server is up and running on the z/OS target system.
Note: The z/OS Migration Management Tool is intended for use by a systems programmer or administrator who is familiar with the z/OS target system on which the migrated Version 6.1.x nodes will run.

About this task

The WebSphere Application Server for z/OS Migration Management Tool is an Eclipse plug-in, running under the Application Server Toolkit, that you can use for creating migration jobs and instructions for migrating WebSphere Application Server for z/OS Version 5.x or 6.0.x nodes to Version 6.1.x. The z/OS Migration Management Tool itself does not perform the migration; it creates batch jobs and instructions that you can use to perform the actual migration tasks. The jobs and instructions that you generate using the z/OS Migration Management Tool form a migration definition on your workstation that you then upload to your z/OS system and use for the migration.
Note: In WebSphere Application Server for z/OS Version 6.1.x, you can use the ISPF-based Customization Dialog or the z/OS Migration Management Tool and the jobs as well as instructions that they generate to migrate from Version 5.x or 5.0.x to Version 6.1.x nodes. After you actually migrate a node, however, you use the WebSphere Application Server for z/OS Version 6.1.x administrative console or scripting to administer it.
Tip: The z/OS Migration Management Tool creates a response file to hold the various values that you enter when you generate a WebSphere Application Server for z/OS migration definition. This response file remains on the workstation on which the z/OS Migration Management Tool is run, and you can use this file as a basis for creating similar migration definitions later.

Procedure

  1. Start the z/OS Migration Management Tool.

    See Starting the z/OS Migration Management Tool.

  2. Create your migration definitions.

    See Creating a migration definition using the z/OS Migration Management Tool.

  3. Optional: Modify the variables in your migration definitions.

    See Modifying a migration definition using the z/OS Migration Management Tool.

  4. Optional: Delete any existing migration definitions that you want to remove.
    1. In the WebSphere Application Server for z/OS migration definition table, select the migration definition that you want to delete.
    2. Click Delete.
    3. Click Yes.
  5. Optional: Review your migration definitions.

    See Reviewing a migration definition using the z/OS Migration Management Tool.

  6. Upload your migration definitions to a target z/OS system.

    See Uploading a migration definition using the z/OS Migration Management Tool.

What to do next

  1. To perform the actual migration, follow the customized instructions in the migration definitions that you uploaded to the target z/OS system.
  2. After you migrate the nodes, use the WebSphere Application Server for z/OS Version 6.1.x administrative console or scripting to administer them.



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