Planning for product configuration on z/OS

This tasks helps you plan WebSphere® Application Server for z/OS® application serving environments for your z/OS target systems.

Before you begin

Complete the steps in Installing the product and additional software on z/OS and Preparing the base z/OS operating system for product installation.

Read WebSphere Application Server for z/OS terminology.

About this task

WebSphere Application Server for z/OS uses "application serving environments" to provide its functions. Configuring these application serving environments after product installation requires a fair amount of planning and coordination. If you have not previously configured WebSphere Application Server for z/OS, you should configure a "practice" standalone application server using the default options then proceed to configure the actual product configuration that you want.

Note: On other platforms, the configuration files associated with a WebSphere Application Server runtime environment are called profiles; profiles can be copied and manipulated with the manageprofiles command.

In WebSphere Application Server for z/OS, all runtime environments are created with the Profile Management Tool or zpmt command using a profile name of "default". With WebSphere Application Server for z/OS, you do not normally need to invoke the manageprofiles command or use the -profile option on other administrative commands.

Perform the tasks in this section to choose an application serving environment configuration and plan the necessary details for configuration.

Procedure

  1. Decide whether to set up a standalone application server or a Network Deployment cell. See Standalone and Network Deployment configuration differences for more information.
  2. Familiarize yourself with Considerations for WebSphere Application Server for z/OS .
  3. (Optional) If you have never set up a WebSphere Application Server for z/OS application serving environment before, follow the steps in Building practice WebSphere Application Server for z/OS cells to gain experience in configuring and working with an application serving environment.
  4. Follow the directions for the type of application serving environment you want to configure: Use the worksheet included with each option to record your planning decisions and additional configuration information.

What to do next

When you have completed the planning worksheet for the configuration you have selected, you are ready to configure the application serving environment. See Configuring the WebSphere Application Server for z/OS product after installation for information.



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