Profiles: file system requirements
A minimum amount of space must be available in the directory where you create a profile.
Manually verify that the required space for creating a profile is available on AIX. A known problem in the underlying InstallShield for Multiplatforms (ISMP) code prevents proper space checking on AIX systems at the time that the product disc was created.
An error can occur when you do not provide enough space to create a profile. Verify that you have, in addition to the minimum space required for a particular profile, an additional 40 MB of space. The 40 MB of space is used for log files and temporary files.
You must have 200 MB of available file system space in the directory where you create an Application Server profile.
You must have 30 MB of available file system space in the directory where you create a deployment manager profile.
You must have 10 MB of available file system space in the directory where you create a custom profile.
Situations in which you could have insufficient file system space
Profile creation failure can sometimes occur in the following situations:
- Another user performs an action, such as copying files, that occupies file system space at the same time that either the Profile Creation wizard or the wasprofile command writes to the file system.
- Another program writes to the disk at the same time that either the Profile Creation wizard or the wasprofile command writes to it to create a profile.
- The Profile Creation wizard writes its logs and the profile that it creates to the same file system at the same time.
- The wasprofile command writes its logs and the profile that it creates to the same file system at the same time.
Use the following recommendations to avoid profile creation failure:
- Ensure that enough temporary space is allocated for profile creation. Some temporary space is needed for the profile creation logs. These logs can be on a different file system than the file system on which the profile is created.
- Ensure no other program writes to the file system space when either the Profile Creation wizard or the wasprofile command creates the profile.
- Ensure no user performs actions that occupy the file system space when either the Profile Creation wizard or the wasprofile command creates the profile.
Related tasks
Creating and deleting profiles Related reference
wasprofile command
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