Use this information to install and customize WebSphere® Extended
Deployment for z/OS, which includes WebSphere Virtual
Enterprise for z/OS and WebSphere Extended Deployment
Compute Grid for z/OS. Using the WebSphere Customization Tools, you can
generate and run customized jobs. If you have z/OS servers that are running in 31–bit mode,
you can run a script to convert all of your application servers to
64–bit mode.
Before you begin
- Install WebSphere Application
Server
Network Deployment for
z/OS. Depending on which product version you are running, your system
must meet one of the following minimum requirements:
- WebSphere Application
Server Network Deployment Version 6.1.0.27 or later
- WebSphere Application
Server Network Deployment Version 7.0.0.5 or later
See the Latest fix packs for WebSphere Application Server for
more information.
- Install WebSphere Extended
Deployment for z/OS. See the Program Directory
on the Library page for more information.
- For information on installing and customizing WebSphere eXtreme Scale for z/OS, see the WebSphere eXtreme
Scale Information Center.
Procedure
- Install the WebSphere Customization
Tools. See Installing the WebSphere Customization
Tools
for more
information.
- Augment profiles and create customized jobs for z/OS. See Generating customization definitions
for more information.
- Upload and run customized jobs. See Uploading and running customized jobs
for more information.
- Optional: Run a script to convert all of your z/OS servers from 31–bit mode to
64–bit mode. See Enabling 64–bit mode on all z/OS servers
for
more information.