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3.1.1 Profiles
This section focuses on profiles as a basic building block of WebSphere
Application Server.
Overview
WebSphere Application Server runtime environments are built by creating
profiles. Each profile is an instance of a WebSphere Application Server
configuration.
WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment allows you to create the
following profile types using provided profile templates:
► Cell
This environment creates two profiles:
– A management profile with a deployment manager
– An application server profile added (federated) to the management profile
► Management
A management profile provides components for managing multiple
application server environments. Possible profiles are as follows:
– Deployment manager
– Administrative agent
– Job manager
► Application server
An application server profile runs your enterprise applications and makes
them available to the internet or to an intranet. It contains a stand-alone
application server.
► Custom
A custom profile contains an empty node with no servers. However, a server
can be added after the profile is created.
► Secure proxy (configuration-only)
A secure proxy (configuration-only) profile is for use with a DeMilitarized Zone
(DMZ) secure proxy server. This configuration-only profile is intended only to
be used to configure the profile using the Integrated Solutions Console. After
you configure the profile, you can export the profile configuration and then
import it into the secure proxy profile in your DMZ. Secure proxy
(configuration-only) profile is only an administrative component.
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