A profile is a set of files that define the runtime environment.
A profile also enhances and simplifies the product administration. To use
product 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.
After you install the product, you can create a profile that is augmented
with WebSphere Extended
Deployment in two ways:
- Create and augment the profile by using the Profile wizard. When you use
the Profile wizard to create a new profile, the wizard automatically augments
the profile for you.
- Create a base profile first by using the WebSphere Application Server Profile
Management tool. Next, use the WebSphere Extended
Deployment Profile
wizard to augment the profile. With this option, you must determine the correct WebSphere Application Server on which you installed WebSphere Extended
Deployment to successfully augment the profile.
Profiles supported by the Profile wizard
The Profile
wizard supports the following profiles:
- Deployment manager profile. This profile provides the necessary configuration
files for starting and managing the deployment manager server that the profile
contains. The profile also provides the necessary features to configure and
manage WebSphere Application Server profiles, or nodes,
that are contained in the deployment manager cell. The deployment manager
profile contains an application server that is named dmgr,
which is a unique application server that contains the deployment manager.
- WebSphere Application Server profile. The default WebSphere Application Server profile provides the necessary
configuration files for starting and managing the application server that
the profile contains. This profile also provides the services and resources
that are required to deploy and run enterprise applications.
- Custom profile. A custom profile is an empty node that you can customize
through the deployment manager to include application servers, clusters, or
other Java processes, such as a messaging server. Create a custom profile
on a distributed machine and add the node into the deployment manager cell
to get started customizing the node.
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
.