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Typical settings Advanced options
Default expiration date for the signer certificate is 15
years.
Table 6-8 Custom profile options
Allows you the enter the expiration period
Keystore password is WebAS Allows you to enter a unique password for the
keystore
TCP/IP ports will default to a set of ports not used by
any profiles in this WebSphere installation instance.
(Windows) The application server is run as a service
using a local system account and startup type
Automatic.
(Linux) The product is not selected to run as a Linux
service
Custom profile options
Table 6-8 shows a summary of the options available when creating a custom
profile.
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You can use the recommended ports for each
profile (unique to the installation), use the basic
defaults, or select port numbers manually.
(Windows) You can choose whether the
application server will run as a service, under
which account the service runs and what startup
type is used
(Linux) You can create a Linux service and
specify the user name from which the service
runs.
Does not create a Web server definition. Enables you to define an external Web server to
the configuration.
Typical settings Advanced options
The profile name is Customxx.
The profile is stored in
/profiles/Customxx.
By default, it is not considered the default profile.
You can specify profile name and location. You
can also specify if you want this to be the default
profile.
The profile is not selected to be the default profile You can select this profile to be the default profile.
The node name is Nodexx.
The host name defaults to your system’s DNS host
name.
You can specify the node name and host name.
You can choose to federate the node later, or during the profile creation process.
If you want to do it now, specify the deployment manager host and SOAP port (by default, localhost:8879).
If security is enabled on the deployment manager, you need to specify a user ID and password.
Creates a new default personal certificate for this
profile using the DN:
cn=,ou=,ou=,o
=IBM,c=US
Allows you to enter the DN for the new certificate
being created or to import an existing default
personal certificate from an existing keystore