Use this task to prepare to install WebSphere® Application
Server for z/OS® product code.
Before you begin
Print and review
Creating implementation plans on z/OS.
Assemble a team of people to install and configure the product. Be
sure that the team has the skills needed to plan, install, and configure WebSphere Application Server for z/OS.
See
Skill requirements for more
information.
About this task
You must completely install the product code for WebSphere Application Server for z/OS before
you can set up an application serving environment. Obtain product
code from IBM
® in one of the following formats:
- An IBM ServerPac or SystemPac®,
which consists of loadable product libraries and corresponding SMP/E
datasets. A ServerPac or SystemPac contains program
libraries with integrated maintenance for one or more products, which
include a base operating system, such as z/OS,
if desired. Program library datasets are loaded to disk as part of
the ServerPac or SystemPac installation. After installation,
perform maintenance with SMP/E.
- An IBM Custom-Build Product Delivery Option (CBPDO),
which consists of SMP/E relfiles. A CBPDO contains SMP/E relfiles
and maintenance for one or more products. Install each product using
SMP/E commands (APPLY / ACCEPT) or the corresponding panels. After
installation, perform maintenance with SMP/E.
Perform the tasks in this section before you install the WebSphere Application Server for z/OS product
code. By planning your product code placement and naming, you can
ease future product maintenance and migration tasks.
Procedure
- Make sure that the z/OS system on which you will install WebSphere Application Server for z/OS meets
the hardware and software requirements. See z/OS driving system requirements for more information.
- Identify the software delivery option you will use.
To review your product delivery options see IBM SystemPac or ServerPac or IBM Custom-Build Product Delivery Offering (CBPDO) for more information.
- Learn about WebSphere Application Server
product datasets, and plan a naming convention. See z/OS product datasets for more information.
- Learn about WebSphere Application Server
product directories, and plan a mount point convention. See Product file system for more information.
- Decide whether to install the WebSphere Application
Server Version 7.0 Optional Materials feature.
This
feature must be installed in order to install and use feature packs
and other interim deliverables.
- Decide whether to install the DMZ Secure Proxy Server for WebSphere Application Server Version 7.0.
The DMZ Secure Proxy Server must be installed in order to
run a secure proxy server on a z/OS system
that might not include the WebSphere Application Server
for z/OS product.