Use the Profile Management Tool function within the WebSphere® Customization Toolbox to generate customization
definitions and create customized jobs for WebSphere eXtreme Scale for z/OS®.
About this task
You can generate customization definitions using the Profile
Management Tool, which is provided in the WebSphere Customization Tools. A customization
definition is a set of files used to create customized jobs for
configuring WebSphere eXtreme Scale for z/OS.
Procedure
- Start the Profile Management Tool.
Click . After the application
starts, click the Profile Management Tool tab.
Run the shell script, wct.sh,
which is in the /opt/IBM/WebSphere/Toolbox/ directory.
After the application starts, click the Profile Management
Tool tab.
- Using the customization locations that you have added or
created for WebSphere Application Server for z/OS, select the profile that you
want to augment from the Customization Locations list of the existing WebSphere Application Server product version that
is installed on your z/OS operating
system.
Note: Do not use the same location
that you are using for other WebSphere eXtreme Scale customization
definitions.
- Select an environment from the Customization Definitions
list for WebSphere Application Server for z/OS. Click Augment to
create the response file and list of instructions for augmenting the WebSphere Application Server for z/OS runtime environment. The
Profile Management Tool Environment Selection panel is displayed.
- Select the environment to augment from the Environments
list, and click Next.
- Management
- Application server
- Managed (custom) node
The Profile Management Tool Augment Selection panel is
displayed.
- Select the type of augmentation to apply from the list
of Augment types, and click Next.
- Complete the fields on the panels. Specify the
values for the parameters that are used to create your WebSphere Application Server for z/OS runtime environment.
- Click Augment to generate the customization
definition.
- Click Finish to close the dialog,
and continue.
What to do next
Upload the customized job to your target z/OS system. See Uploading and running customized jobs for
more information.