Planning for product configuration on z/OS

This task helps you plan WebSphere® Application Server for z/OS® application serving environments for your z/OS target systems.

About this task

WebSphere Application Server for z/OS uses application-serving environments to provide its functions. Configuring these application serving environments after product installation requires a fair amount of planning and coordination. If you have not previously configured WebSphere Application Server for z/OS, you should configure a practice standalone application server using the default options then proceed to configure the actual product configuration that you want.

Note: The configuration files associated with a WebSphere Application Server runtime environment are called profiles. On platforms other than z/OS, profiles can be created, copied, and manipulated using the manageprofiles command. In WebSphere Application Server for z/OS, however, all profiles are created using the Profile Management Tool (z/OS only) or the zpmt command. With WebSphere Application Server for z/OS, you do not normally need to invoke the manageprofiles command or use the -profile option on other administrative commands. In fact, creating a profile by running manageprofiles.sh directly is not supported on z/OS.

The Profile Management Tool can also be used to configure older versions of WebSphere Application Server for z/OS. For more information, see the documentation for the specific version of WebSphere Application Server that you want to configure.

Notes on changes in Version 9.0:
  • When you use the WebSphere Customization Toolbox or zpmt.sh command to configure an application server or a management server, note the following changes in Version 9.0:
    • The BBOSRAC and BBOCBRAK/BBODBRAK/BBOMBRAK jobs were combined into a single job named BBORACF.
    • All customization jobs now use $TMPDIR if it is set rather than /tmp.

    Carefully read and follow the customization instructions generated by the WebSphere Customization Toolbox or zpmt.sh command. Do not re-use customization files or data created from a version earlier version of WebSphere Application Server for z/OS.

  • In previous versions of IBM WebSphere Application Server for z/OS, certain native (non-UNIX) files were provided in Multiple Virtual Storage (MVS™) partitioned datasets such as SBBOJCL. In WebSphere Application for z/OS Version 9.0, these files are distributed in the WebSphere Application Server for z/OS product file system. These files must be exported from the WebSphere Application Server for z/OS product file system into MVS partitioned datasets before they can be used.

    Use the copyZOS.sh script to export MVS native files into partitioned datasets.

    If the dataset does not already exist, it is allocated by the copyZOS.sh script. The copyZOS.sh script resides in the bin directory of the WebSphere Application Server for z/OS product file system (/usr/lpp/WebSphere/AppServer/V9R0/bin).
    copyZOS file_type data_set_name  
    Run the copyZOS.sh script without options to see a list of supported file types and the required output dataset characteristics for each file type.

Perform the tasks in this section to choose an application serving environment configuration and plan the necessary details for configuration.

Procedure

  1. Decide whether to set up a standalone application server or a Network Deployment cell. See Standalone and Network Deployment configuration differences for more information.
  2. Familiarize yourself with Considerations for WebSphere Application Server for z/OS .
  3. (Optional) If you have never set up a WebSphere Application Server for z/OS application serving environment before, follow the steps in Building practice WebSphere Application Server for z/OS cells to gain experience in configuring and working with an application serving environment.
  4. Follow the directions for the type of application serving environment you want to configure: Use the worksheet included with each option to record your planning decisions and additional configuration information.

What to do next

When you have completed the planning worksheet for the configuration you have selected, you are ready to configure the application serving environment. See Configuring the WebSphere Application Server for z/OS product after installation for information.

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