Before you migrate a WebSphere® Application Server for z/OS® Version 6.1 or later node
to Version 8.5, you must
create Job Control Language (JCL) jobs (CNTL and DATA datasets) that
you will run on z/OS during the actual migration. You can use
the z/OS Migration Management Tool to create a migration
definition and upload the appropriate migration jobs. Learn how to
modify a migration definition that you created using the z/OS Migration Management Tool.
Before you begin
Supported configurations: This
article is about configuration migration, such as migrating deployment
managers and federated nodes in a network deployment environment.
The Application Migration Toolkit for WebSphere Application Server
provides support for migrating applications from previous versions
of WebSphere Application Server to the latest product version. For
information about migrating applications, read more about the Application
Migration Toolkit.
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Print
and complete one of the following worksheets:
Refer to the definitions of the variables in the following
articles:
Use the completed worksheet as a reference when you modify your
migration definition.
Procedure
- Start the z/OS Migration Management Tool.
Read Starting the z/OS Migration Management Tool for more information.
- In the Migration Locations table, select the location of
the migration definition that you want to modify.
- In the Migration Definitions table, select the migration
definition that you want to modify.
- Click Regen.
- Modify the fields in the panels using the values that you
entered for the variables on the configuration worksheet that you
created.
Tips: - Click Back and Next as necessary.
- Hover your cursor over a field for help information.
- Click Cancel at any time to leave the process
without generating a modified migration definition.
When you have successfully entered all of the necessary
information on the panels for this type of migration definition, the z/OS Migration Management Tool displays the definition type,
location, and name on the Migration Summary panel.
- Click Create to build the modified
migration definition on your workstation and replace the old definition.
- Read the information on the Migration Creation Summary
panel.
- Click Finish.