Installation overview

Perform the following steps to prepare, install, and configure the Dynamic Workload Console:

  1. Check the installation prerequisites at http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=672&uid=swg27020800 to verify that your system is compliant.
  2. Collect the information necessary to fill in the required fields during the installation. See Installing.
  3. Choose the installation method that best suits your needs as described in Installing.
  4. Install the Dynamic Workload Console by following the instructions provided in Installing the Dynamic Workload Console.
  5. If you plan to communicate with the Tivoli Workload Scheduler or Tivoli Workload Scheduler for z/OS® Connector Version 8.3 Fix Pack 3, perform the post-installation steps as described in Post-installation steps to connect to Tivoli Workload Scheduler Version 8.3 Fix Pack 3.
  6. Log in to the Dynamic Workload Console as described in Accessing the Dynamic Workload Console.
  7. In the navigation tree on the left, click one of the following:
    Tivoli Workload Scheduler
    To access the Tivoli Workload Scheduler available functions
    Dynamic workload broker
    To access the Dynamic Workload Broker available functions
  8. To effectively manage the functions available in the Dynamic Workload Console, create engine connections to the Tivoli Workload Scheduler and Dynamic Workload Broker environments that you want to manage. Without defining engine connections, you can use only a limited set of Dynamic Workload Console functions. For more information, seeQuick steps to define a Tivoli Workload Scheduler engine connection and Quick steps to define a Dynamic Workload Broker connection.