[AIX HP-UX Linux Solaris Windows]

Managing profiles using the graphical user interface

You can create profiles, which define runtime environments, using the Profile Management Tool. Using profiles instead of multiple product installations saves disk space and simplifies updating the product because a single set of core product files is maintained.

Before you begin

Before you use the Profile Management Tool, install the product files.

The Profile Management Tool is the graphical user interface for the manageprofiles command. See the description of the manageprofiles command for more information.

You must provide enough system temporary space to create a profile. For information, read about the file system requirements for profiles.

[AIX Solaris HP-UX Linux Windows] You cannot use the Profile Management Tool to create profiles for WebSphere Application Server installations on 64-bit architectures except on the Linux for zSeries platform. However, you can use the Profile Management Tool on other 64–bit architectures if you use a WebSphere Application Server 32–bit installation.

About this task

You can have the installation procedure create a default profile. After installing the core files for the product, use the Profile Management Tool or the manageprofiles command to create additional profiles.

Procedure

Results

You have created one or more profiles using the Profile Management Tool.

What to do next

See the description of the manageprofiles command to learn more about the command-line alternative method of creating a profile and to see examples of using the command.

Read about planning for installation for examples of configurations that you can create by creating profiles.




Subtopics
Creating management profiles with deployment managers
Creating management profiles with administrative agents
Creating management profiles for job managers
Creating secure proxy profiles
Creating cell profiles
Creating custom profiles
Creating application server profiles
[AIX Solaris HP-UX Linux Windows] Augmenting profiles using the graphical user interface
Related reference
Profiles: File-system requirements
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