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Creating profiles


Use the Profile Management tool plugin to create profiles for WebSphere Extended Deployment Operations Optimization Version 6.1. A profile is a set of files that define the runtime environment.

 

Before you begin

You must augment at least one profile to use WebSphere XD features.

Ensure that your environment meets all of the hardware and software requirements. Install WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment V6.1, and apply the latest WebSphere Application Server fix pack to update your Network Deployment product level. Next, install WebSphere Extended Deployment Operations Optimization V6.1.

 

About this task

To utilize WebSphere XD features, the Profile Management tool plugin enables the graphical user interface (GUI) to assist you in setting up profiles, such as a WebSphere Application Server profile, a deployment manager profile, a product cell profile, and a custom profile.

 

Procedure

  1. Start the Profile Management tool plugin for WebSphere Extended Deployment Operations Optimization. Click Profile Management tool from either the First steps console or the Start menu.

  2. Click Create to launch the profile creation wizard and create a new profile for WebSphere Extended Deployment. This panel appears only if there is an existing profile and an existing profile template present.

  3. Review the Welcome panel, and click Next.

  4. Select the type of environment to create, and click Next.

  5. Select a profile type to include the selected environment, and click Next. The available profile types are standalone application server, deployment manager, product cell, and custom.

  6. Choose a profile creation option, and click Next.

    Select Typical profile creation to create profile that uses the default configuration settings. Enable security by clicking Enable administrative security, provide a user ID and password to access the administrative tools, and click Next. To specify unique configuration settings, select Advanced profile creation. Next, provide the values for the settings in the panels that appear when you select the advanced option only:

    1. Clear the check box to choose not to deploy the administrative console and applications, and click Next. Sample applications are not selected by default.

    2. Type the name of the profile, the path to its intended location, and click Next. The default values are AppSrv_ProfileNumber and install_root/profiles/profileName.

    3. Type the node name and the host name of the profile, and click Next. The default values are shortHostname_Node_NodeNumber and hostName.

    4. Enable security by clicking Enable administrative security, provide a user ID and password to access the administrative tools, and click Next. If you selected the sample applications in step a., provide a password for the user ID samples.

    5. Type the port values for this specific profile, and click Next.

    6. Choose to create a service for the server, and click Next.

    7. Select the web server definition options, and click Next.

  7. Review the summary of your selections, and click Create. To make changes to any preceding panels, click Back. As the wizard creates the profile, a panel displays the details of the creation process.

  8. Review the completion panel, and click Finish to exit the wizard.

 

Results

You created a profile to use the features of specific products.

 

What to do next

The next step is to continue establishing WebSphere XD environment by starting the deployment manager, and federating one or more nodes into its cell. You can also choose to create another profile. If the type of profile that you just created is a deployment manager profile, a product cell profile, or a WebSphere Application Server profile, you can launch the First steps console, which also has links to an installation verification test and other information and features that relate to the deployment manager.


Subtopics

Creating profiles from the command line

 

Related tasks


Creating profiles for multiple products
Installing WebSphere XD
Preparing WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment to install WebSphere XD

 

Related reference


First steps console