The Profile Management Tool (z/OS® only)
is a tool, running under the WebSphere® Customization
Toolbox, that you use for the initial setup of WebSphere Application Server for z/OS cells and nodes.
About this task
The Profile Management Tool itself does not create the
cells and nodes; instead, it creates batch jobs, scripts, and data
files that you can use to perform WebSphere Application
Server for z/OS customization
tasks. These jobs, scripts, and data files form a customization definition
on your workstation that is then uploaded to z/OS and used for customization.
Notes: - Do not use the Profile Management Tool for WebSphere Application Server Version 6.1,
which runs under the Application Server Toolkit, to set up cells and
nodes for Version 7.0 and later.
- In WebSphere Application
Server for z/OS, you use the
Profile Management Tool and the jobs that it generates to create new
cells and nodes. After you have created a standalone application
server or Network Deployment cell, however, you use the WebSphere Application Server for z/OS administrative console or
scripting to administer it.
The Profile Management Tool is intended for use
by a systems programmer or WebSphere Application
Server for z/OS administrator
who is familiar with the z/OS target
system on which the resulting WebSphere Application
Server for z/OS cells and nodes
will run.
The Profile Management Tool uses response files to
hold the various values used to create WebSphere Application Server for z/OS customization jobs, scripts
and files. These response files remain on the workstation where the
Profile Management Tool is run.
- The Profile Management Tool allows you to put these response files
on network drives where they can be shared with other users.
- The Profile Management Tool also uploads the associated response
file to a DATA member as part of the upload process. This DATA PDS
member can then be downloaded to serve as a basis for a new configuration.