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.

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• Create a cell profile.

  With a cell profile, you can create a deployment manager 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 deployment manager profile and the federated application server node profile, unless you have a specific reason to create them separately.

• Create a management profile with a deployment manager server.

  With a deployment manager 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 administrative agent server.

  You can create a management profile for the administrative agent to administer multiple application servers that run customer applications only. The administrative agent provides a single administrative console to administer the application servers.

• Create a management profile with a job manager server.

  You can create a management profile for the job manager to coordinate administrative actions among multiple deployment managers, 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 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.

• Create a secure proxy profile.

  You 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.