Use the Profile Management tool to create and augment profiles

 

After you install WebSphere XD, you can use the Profile Management tool plugin to create unique types of profiles and augment existing profiles for WebSphere XD Operations Optimization V6.1. Use the GUI, which is provided by the Profile Management tool, to complete these tasks.

 

Before you begin

Augment at least one profile to use the features of the product.

Ensure that your environment meets all of the hardware and software requirements.

Install WebSphere Application Server ND V6.1, and apply the latest WAS fix pack to update your ND product level.

Install WebSphere XD Operations Optimization.

The Profile Management tool is the graphical interface to the manageprofiles command.

 

About this task

With the Profile Management tool plugin for WebSphere XD Operations Optimization, you can create various types of profiles, and augment existing profiles, by following the steps that are outlined in the GUI. The Profile Management tool plugin replaces the ISMP Profile wizard that was offered with WebSphere XD before the release of V6.1. Depending on what your specific goals are, complete any of the following tasks to create or augment profiles:

• Stand-alone application server profile

  Create a WAS profile for WebSphere XD Operations Optimization.

• Deployment manager profile

  Create a deployment manager profile for WebSphere XD Operations Optimization. The deployment manager administers the application servers that are federated into the cell. This particular profile is already augmented to use WebSphere XD features.

• Cell profile

  Create a cell profile for WebSphere XD Operations Optimization. A cell profile consists of a deployment manager and a federated node. You can use this profile to test the functionality of WebSphere XD.

• Custom profile

  Create a custom profile for WebSphere XD Operations Optimization. A custom profile is an empty node that you customize through the deployment manager to include application servers, clusters, or other Java processes, such as a messaging server.

Complete the following steps to create and augment profiles for WebSphere XD Operations Optimization Version 6.1:

 

Procedure

1. Install WebSphere XD to create the core product files.

2. Start the Profile Management tool.

   Click Profile Management tool from either the First steps console or the Start menu.

3. Choose to create a new profile for WebSphere XD, or augment an existing profile.

 

Results

Your product environment now contains augmented profiles.

 

What to do next

Depending on which task you choose to complete, launch the First steps console for assistance with configuring and testing WebSphere XD environment. Alternatively, repeat any of the preceding tasks to create or augment additional profiles.

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Subtopics

Creating profiles

 

Related tasks

Augmenting profiles

 

Related reference

First steps console