Migrating a z/OS deployment manager: Checklist

Activities for migrating a deployment manager to WebSphere® Application Server Version 9.0 after you generate the appropriate Job Control Language (JCL) jobs include activities related to general preparation and node migration. Use the following checklist as a quick reference to these activities. Follow the instructions that were generated by the z/OS® Migration Management Tool or the zmmt command to complete the process of migrating your deployment manager to Version 9.0.

Before you begin

Supported configurations:

This topic is about profile configuration migration. To migrate your applications to the latest version, use the WebSphere Application Server Migration Toolkit.

You can find more details about migrating a deployment manager in Preparing to migrate a WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment cell for z/OS and Migrating a z/OS deployment manager.

Procedure

  1. Prepare to migrate the deployment manager.
    Table 1. Deployment manager checklist . Enter your values:
    Check off Item
    __________ Inventory your existing Version 7.0 or later configuration and capture key information.

    Read Preparing to migrate a WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment cell for z/OS for more information.
    __________ Map a strategy for the sequence of nodes to be migrated.
    __________ Create CNTL and DATA datasets for each node to be migrated.

    Read Preparing to migrate a deployment manager using the z/OS Migration Management Tool or Preparing to migrate a z/OS deployment manager using the zmmt command for more information.
    __________ Create the Version 9.0 configuration mount point, allocate a configuration file system, and mount either manually or by running the BBOMDHFS or BBOMDZFS job.
    __________ Customize and run the BBOMDCP job to copy the generated JCL procedures to your procedure library.
  2. Migrate the deployment manager.
    Table 2. Deployment manager checklist . Enter your values:
    Check off Item
    __________ Run the migration jobs—including the BBOWMG3D job or the BBOWDPRO, BBOWDPRE, and BBOWDPOS jobs—by following the generated instructions; and check for success.
    __________ Start the Version 9.0 copy of the deployment manager.