Create a plan for implementing your WebSphere® Application
Server for z/OS® application serving environment
About this task
To get started, plan to build your initial WebSphere Application
Server for z/OS application serving environment servers
on one system, then replicate them on other systems as you expand
into a cell. This procedure first guides you through initial planning
and implementation of WebSphere Application Server
for z/OS on a monoplex. Then, it guides you through
setting up your application development and client environments. Finally,
the procedure guides you through planning for optional advanced system
configurations.
Perform the following steps to implement your
plan, checking off each item as you complete it:
- Determine the skills that you need.
See Skill requirements for more information.
- Determine WebSphere Application Server
for z/OS system requirements.
See Hardware and software requirements on z/OS for more information.
- Understand the security options, and prepare for securing
your system.
- Implement Workload Management in goal mode on each z/OS system
if necessary.
See z/OS workload management (WLM) for more information.
- Implement Resource Recovery Services (if not already implemented)
on each z/OS system.
See Preparing Resource Recovery Services (RRS) for more information.
- Plan for your performance monitoring systems.
- Plan and define your problem diagnosis procedures.
See Problem diagnostic plan strategy for
more information.
- Consider automatic restart management before you install WebSphere Application Server for z/OS.
See Automatic restart management (ARM) for
more information.
- Plan your product dataset and HFS naming conventions.
- Install the WebSphere Application Server
for z/OS product.
See Installing the product on z/OS for more information.
- Prepare your z/OS target systems to run WebSphere Application Server for z/OS.
See Preparing the base z/OS operating system for
more information.
- Learn about configuring application serving environments.
See Planning for product configuration on z/OS for
more information.
- Set up a simple standalone application server to verify
system readiness and gain experience with a basic application serving
environment.
See Building practice WebSphere Application Server for z/OS cells for more information.
- Plan and define your system backup procedures.
- Plan and define your software service procedures.
- (Optional) Plan for testing and production systems.
- Plan and configure the application serving environments
that you want.
See Planning for product configuration on z/OS and Configuring the WebSphere Application Server for z/OS product after installation.
- Review your administration and application security requirements
and settings.
- Develop and deploy applications.
- Review WebSphere Application Server
for z/OS requirements for application development
and client environments.
- (Optional) Implement Sysplex Distributor, and set up a
high-availability environment.
- (Optional) Expand your application serving environments
as needed.
- Tune system performance.
See Skill requirements for more information.