Network Deployment (Distributed operating systems), v8.0 > Set up the application serving environment > Manage profiles on non-z/OS operating systems
Manage profiles using the graphical user interface
We 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.
The Profile Management Tool is the graphical user interface for the manageprofiles command. See the description of the manageprofiles command for more information.
We must provide enough system temporary space to create a profile. For information, read about the file system requirements for profiles.
The Profile Management Tool GUI for 64-bit architectures is available on Linux for zSeries platforms, x86-based Linux and Windows platforms, Linux on Power PC platforms, and AIX Power PC platforms. However, you can use the Profile Management Tool GUI on other 64–bit architectures if you use a WAS 32–bit installation.
We can have the installation procedure create a default profile. After installing the core product files for the WAS ND, use the Profile Management Tool or the manageprofiles command to create additional profiles.
Procedure
- Create a cell profile.
With a cell profile, you can create a dmgr profile and a profile for a federated application server node in a single pass through the Profile Management tool. Use the cell profile creation option to create the dmgr profile and the federated application server node profile, unless we have a specific reason to create them separately.
- Create a management profile with a dmgr server.
With a dmgr you can create the administrative node for a multinode, multi-machine group of application server nodes that you create later. This logical group of application server processes is known as a cell.
- Create a management profile with an admin agent server.
We can create a management profile for the admin agent to administer multiple application servers that run customer applications only. The admin agent provides a single administrative console to administer the application servers.
- Create a management profile with a job manager server.
We can create a management profile for the job manager to coordinate administrative actions among multiple dmgrs, administer multiple unfederated application servers, asynchronously submit jobs to start servers, and a variety of other tasks.
- Create an application server profile.
Create an application server profile so that you can make applications available to the Internet or to an intranet, typically using Java technology.
- Create a custom profile.
A custom profile is an empty node that you can customize through the dmgr 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 dmgr cell to get started customizing the node.
- Create a secure proxy profile.
We can create a secure proxy profile to serve as the initial point of entry into your enterprise environment. Typically, a secure proxy server exists in the DMZ, accepts requests from clients on the Internet, and forwards the requests to servers in your enterprise environment.
Results
You have created one or more profiles using the Profile Management Tool.
What to do next
See the description of manageprofiles.sh 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.
Related
Create management profiles with dmgrs
Create management profiles with admin agents
Create management profiles for job managers
Create secure proxy profiles
Create cell profiles
Create custom profiles
Create application server profiles
Related
Profiles: File-system requirements