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Using the Profile Management Tool (z/OS only)

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.

Before you begin

Install the most current release of the WebSphere Customization Toolbox on a workstation. Read Installing, updating, rolling back, and uninstalling the WebSphere Customization Toolbox for more information.

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.

Procedure

  1. Start the Profile Management Tool.

    Read Starting the Profile Management Tool for more information.

  2. Perform any of the following tasks:
    • Create your customization definitions.

      Read Creating customization definitions for more information.

    • Modify the variables in a customization definition, and regenerate the customization jobs associated with it.
    • Delete any existing customization definitions that you want to remove.
      1. In the WebSphere Application Server for z/OS customization definition table, select the customization definition that you want to delete.
      2. Click Delete.
      3. Click Yes.
    • Review your customization definitions.

      Read Reviewing customization definitions for more information.

    • Upload your customization jobs to a target z/OS system, or export the jobs to the local file system.

      Read Processing customization definitions using the Profile Management Tool for more information.

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