Use the WebSphere Extended Deployment
Profile wizard to create and augment a new profile, which is a set
of files that define the runtime environment. To use WebSphere Extended
Deployment features, at least one profile augmented with WebSphere
Extended Deployment must exist. You can omit this task if you already
augmented the profile through the installation wizard.
About this task
When you use the WebSphere Extended
Deployment Profile wizard to create a new profile, the wizard automatically
augments the profile for you. The WebSphere Extended Deployment Profile
wizard is an InstallShield for Multiplatforms (ISMP) application.
For z/OS customization, see
Customizing WebSphere Extended Deployment for z/OS V6.0.1
.
Procedure
- Start the Profile wizard.
From the
bin/ProfileCreator/XD directory
where the product is installed, issue the following command:
pcatwindows.exe
pcatUNIX_platform.platform_extension
- Review the Welcome panel and
click Next.
- If a profile is detected and
can be augmented for Extended Deployment, the Existing WebSphere
Extended Deployment Profile Detected panel is displayed.
Click Create a new profile for
WebSphere Extended Deployment, and click Next.
- Select the type of profile to
create, and click Next.
- New deployment manager profile: Click Create a deployment manager
profile.
Tip: To silently create a new deployment
manager profile, edit the responsefile.pcat.XDdmgrProfile.txt file.
- Custom profile: Click Create a custom profile. You must
federate the empty node that is contained in the custom profile and
start the node after the federation process is complete. Provide the
federation information:
- In the The host name or the IP address for the deployment manager field,
type the host name or Internet Protocol address for the deployment
manager.
- In the SOAP port for the deployment manager field, where
8879 is the default, type the SOAP port number if it is different
from the default.
Alternatively, select
Federate this node later using
the
addNode command check box.
Tip: To silently
create a custom profile, edit the responsefile.pcat.XDmanagedProfile.txt file.
- WebSphere Application Server profile: Click Create an Application
Server profile.
Tip: To silently create a WebSphere
Application Server profile, edit the responsefile.pcat.XDstandAloneProfile.txt file.
- In the Profile name field,
type a unique name for your new profile and click Next.
The default is Dmgr01,
if you create a deployment manager profile type.
- In the Profile directory field,
type your profile directory location, and click Next.
You can also browse to the location.
- Provide your node, host, and
cell name, and click Next.
- In the Node name field, type a unique name for administration
by the deployment manager.
- In the Host name field, type the domain name, system name,
or Internet Protocol address of the workstation on which you are installing.
- In the Cell name field, type the logical name for the group
of nodes that the deployment manager is administering.
- Provide your port values. Verify that each port value is unique, and click Next.
- Optional: If you are
using the Windows operating environment, you can set up the Windows
operating system services to start and stop WebSphere Application
Server, and configure startup and recovery actions. To
use the Windows operating system services, select the Run the Application
Server as a Windows service check box, provide your service definition
information, and click Next.
- Review the profile creation summary
and click Next. Click Back to edit the profile.
- Click Finish to exit the Profile
wizard. The profile installer creates the new profile.
- Review the logs to ensure that no
errors occurred during the profile creation. In the install_root/logs directory,
review the xd_pcatlog.txt file for creation errors.
In the profile_creation/logs directory, review
the xd_pcatlog.txt file to verify the profile was
created successfully.
Results
You created an augmented profile.
What to do next
You can now direct WebSphere
Extended Deployment elements from one place to another by using the
First steps console.