This article provides general information on starting and using
the Profile Management Tool. See the instructions for each customization task
for directions on using the Profile Management Tool to perform a particular
task.
About this task
The WebSphere Application Server for z/OS Profile Management Tool
is an Eclipse plug-in, running under Websphere Application Server Toolkit,
that you can use for the initial setup of WebSphere Application Server for
z/OS Version 6.1.x cells and nodes. 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, which is then uploaded to z/OS and used
for customization.
Note: In WebSphere Application Server for z/OS, you use
the ISPF-based Customization Dialog or the Eclipse-based Profile Management
Tool (and the jobs they generate) to create new cells and nodes. Once 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.
Restriction: You cannot use the z/OS Profile Management Tool to configure WebSphere
Application Server for z/OS Version 6.0.x environments.