WebSphere Application Server V8.5 Administration and Configuration Guide for the Full Profile

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5.1.1 WebSphere Application Server for z/OS

The Profile Management tool provides support to generate jobs to create the following

WebSphere Application Server for z/OS environments:

 Create a cell environment consisting of a deployment manager and a federated

application server.

 Create a management environment, which can be either:

– A deployment manager

– A job manager

– An administrative agent

 Create a stand-alone application server environment.

 Create a managed (custom) node and federate the node into an existing cell.

 Federate an application server.

5.1.2 WebSphere DMZ secure proxy server for z/OS

Using the DMZ secure proxy server for an IBM WebSphere Application Server installation,

you can install your proxy server in the DMZ, while reducing the security risk that might occur

if you choose to install an application server in the DMZ to host a proxy server. The risk is

reduced by removing any functionality from the application server that is not required to host

the proxy servers, but this reduction in security can also pose a security risk. Installing the

secure proxy server in the DMZ rather than the secured zone presents new security

challenges. However, the secure proxy server is equipped with capabilities to provide

protection from these challenges.

The Profile Management tool for WebSphere Application Server V8.5 provides support for the

following WebSphere DMZ secure proxy server for z/OS environments:

 Management

Generates the customization jobs to create an administrative agent for the secure proxy

server.

 Secure proxy

Generates the customization jobs to create a secure proxy server.

5.2 Getting started with the Profile Management tool

This section explains how to prepare and start the Profile Management tool. These steps are

common for any type of profile.

To start the Profile Management tool:

1. Start the WebSphere Customization Toolbox.

On Windows systems, click Start  All Programs  IBM WebSphere  WebSphere

Customization Toolbox V8.5  WebSphere Customization Toolbox.

On Linux, click operating_system_menus_to_access_programs  IBM

WebSphere  WebSphere Customization Toolbox V8.5  WebSphere

Customization Toolbox.

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2. Click the Welcome tab. Click Profile Management Tool (z/OS only), as shown in

Figure 5-2. Click Launch Selected Tool.

Figure 5-2 WebSphere Customization Toolbox welcome

3. On the Customization Locations tab, create a new location by clicking Add, as shown in

Figure 5-3.

Figure 5-3 Add a new location

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The definitions that contain the generated customization jobs are stored at the location that

you define in the Add Customization dialog box. Enter the following information, as shown in

Figure 5-4:

a. Select Create a new customization location, and enter a name for the new location.

b. Click 8.5 from the Version drop-down menu, and click Browse to define the

corresponding folder for this location.

c. Click Finish to create this location.

Figure 5-4 Create the customization location

Tip: You can create a single location to hold all of the definitions. Depending on the

size of your environment, using a single location for all definitions can become

confusing. Consider creating one location per cell definitions as a method of

organizing your definitions.