Creating a new configuration profile

Configuration Manager stores your settings for deploying a Content Platform Engine application instance in a configuration profile. The profile defines the application server settings, the JDBC data source settings, the directory service provider (LDAP) settings, and the application deployment settings. You must create a new profile for each Content Platform Engine Content Cortex domain that you are configuring.

About this task

The information for a profile is collected in XML files in the form of properties and values that describe the associated configuration and deployment tasks. You must provide values for the profile properties that are specific to each configuration at your site, such as the application server name. The XML files are stored in a directory that is unique to a given profile.

The profile name is used for the directory name and for the configuration profile file name. When you create a profile, make sure that the profile name is a valid directory name for your operating system and does not contain:
  • Special characters like /,\,:,*,?,",<>,;,\0,| for Windows and Linux® platforms.
  • Reserved names like CON, PRN, AUX, NUL, COM0, COM1, COM2, COM3, COM4, COM5, COM6, COM7, COM8, COM9, COM¹, COM², COM³, LPT0, LPT1, LPT2, LPT3, LPT4, LPT5, LPT6, LPT7, LPT8, LPT9, LPT¹, LPT², LPT³, CLOCK$, MSDOS.SYS, IO.SYS, CONFIG.SYS, AUTOEXEC.BAT , CONOUT, CONOUT$, PRINTER, MAILSLOT that are not supported as directory names in Windows.
By default, the profiles are stored in the ce_install_path/tools/configure/profiles directory, where ce_install_path is the location where Content Platform Engine is installed. For more information on profiles, see Configuration profile concepts.
Tip: For more information on the properties and values that you set in Configuration Manager, roll your mouse over the property name to view the tool tip help for the property.

To create a configuration profile:

Procedure

  1. Open your completed Installation and Upgrade Worksheet file.
    Tip: In the worksheet file, verify that the Data > Filter > AutoFilter command is enabled. To view only Configuration Manager values, filter by CM: Create New Installation Profile in the Installation or Configuration Program column.
  2. Start the Create New Installation Profile wizard by selecting File > New Installation Profile.
  3. Complete the wizard screens by using the values in your worksheet.
    High availability clustered server environmentsAttention: WebSphere® Application Server and Oracle WebLogic Server: If you are creating the profile for a highly available clustered environment, use the profile for the WebSphere Application Server deployment manager, or the domain for the Oracle WebLogic Server administrative server.
  4. For WebSphere Application Server and Oracle WebLogic Server, in the Set Properties for Application Server screen, click Test Connection to test the connection between Configuration Manager and the application server by using the information that you provided. If the test fails, make sure that the application server is running and the application server property values that you entered match the values that are defined in your application server.

Results

The profile you created is displayed as an icon in the profile pane (left pane), along with icons for the tasks you selected. By default, the Deploy Application task is disabled. You must enable the task later in the configuration process.