Generating customization definitions

Use the Profile Management Tool function provided in the WebSphere Customization Tools to generate customization definitions and create customized jobs for WebSphere® Virtual Enterprise and WebSphere Extended Deployment Compute Grid.

Before you begin

About this task

You can generate customization definitions using the Profile Management Tool. A customization definition is a set of files used to create customized jobs for the purpose of configuring Virtual Enterprise for z/OS® and Compute Grid for z/OS.

Procedure

  1. Start the Profile Management Tool.
    • [For Windows operating system] Click Start > Programs > IBM WebSphere > WebSphere Customization Tools. After the application starts, click the Profile Management Tool tab.
    • [For Linux operating system] Click operating_system_menus > IBM WebSphere > WebSphere Customization Tools. After the application starts, click the Profile Management Tool tab.
  2. Add an existing location or create a new location of the customization definition that you want to create. On the Customization Locations tab, click Add. If you create a new location, the Version box refers to the existing version of WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment installed on your z/OS system.
    Note: Do not use the same location you are using for other Virtual Enterprise and Compute Grid customization definitions.
  3. Generate the customization definition. On the Customization Definitions tab, click Augment.
  4. Select the type of definition environment to create:
    • Deployment manager
    • Application Server
    • Managed (custom) node
    Note: When you customize the product for a federated application server node that is not migrated, select Application server as the type of definition environment to create. When you customize the product for a federated application server node that has been migrated, select Managed (custom) node as the type of definition environment to create. When a federated application server node itself is migrated, the migration type is changed to a managed (custom) node.
  5. Complete the fields on the panels. Specify the values for the parameters used to create your z/OS system.
  6. Click Augment to generate the customization definition.

What to do next

Upload the customized jobs to your target z/OS system.