Service profile

A service profile is an XML file that contains the service definition for a service. Every service has a service profile. When you register a service, you are registering the service profile that contains the service definition.

Service definition

Every service, whether it is installed by default or added by an administrator, is defined by an XML file that lets you configure such properties as
  • The maximum and minimum number of service instances required by the service

  • A service instance description, which describes how to start a service instance for this service

  • Any resources required to run the service instances for this service

  • Any dependencies this service has (such as another service being started)

Note:

We do not recommend changing the XML file for any of the system services (those installed by default) unless specifically told to do so. You may need to change ports.

Note that the consumer ID is the full consumer path.