3.3 Creating profiles on distributed systems (non z/OS)

This section shows how to create profiles using the Profile Management Tool. Note that the Profile Management Tool is not available on 64-bit or Linux on System z platforms.

Silent install: You can also create profiles in silent mode using the manageprofiles command (see Creating a profile in silent mode).

The first steps are common, regardless of the type of profile you will create. You can start the Profile Management Tool in one of the following ways:

1.	From the Start menu in Windows only, select Start  | Programs  | IBM WebSphere  | Application Server ND v6.1  | Profile Management Tool.

2.	Use the platform-specific command in the <was_home>/bin/ProfileManagement directory:

Windows: pmt.bat

Linux/HP-UX/Solaris/AIX: pmt.sh

3.	Check the box directly after installation from the install wizard to launch the Profile Management Tool.

When you start the wizard, the first window you see is the Welcome window. Click Next to select the type of profile you will create, as in Figure 3-5.

Figure 3-5 Creating a profile: Profile type selection

The rest of the wizard varies, depending on the type of profile you are creating. The steps to create each type of profile are discussed more in the following sections.

Default profiles: As you create profiles, you will have the option of specifying a default profile. This is the profile that commands are executed against if you execute them from the <was_home>/bin directory and you do not specify the -profileName argument. The default profile is the first profile that you create, unless you subsequently specify another profile as the default. To see this option, take the Advanced path through the Profile Management Tool.

First Steps: At the end of the Profile Management Tool, you have the opportunity to start the First Steps interface. This interface helps you start the deployment manager or appserver and has other useful links, such as opening the console, migration help, starting the Profile Management Tool, and installation verification. Each profile you create has its own First Steps program located here: <profile_home>/firststeps/firststeps.bat (.sh) If you choose not to start the First Steps program at the completion of the wizard, you can start it later from this location.

You will always have two options when using the Profile Management Tool to create a profile. The "Typical" path will determine a set of default values to use for most settings without giving you the option to modify them. The "Advanced" path lets you specify values for each option.