Creating a Profile Using the Profile Management Tool

You can create a new profile using the Profile Management Tool, which is provided with a standard WebSphere installation.

  1. Perform one of the following actions:

    • Windows: Click the Start button, point to All Programs/IBM WebSphere/IBM WebSphere Application Server V9.0/Tools, and click Profile Management Tool.

    • UNIX/Linux: Navigate to the <websphere_install_dir>/AppServer/bin directory, and execute the ./pmt.sh command.

    The Profile Management Tool appears, and a welcome message is displayed.

  2. Click Launch Profile Management Tool.

    A list of profiles appears.

  3. Click Create.

    The Profile Management Tool wizard appears, displaying the Environment Selection screen.

  4. Verify that Application server is selected.
  5. Click Next.

    The Profile Creation Options screen appears.

  6. Verify that Typical profile creation is selected.

    Note: This option provides a default name for the new profile. If you want to specify a custom name for the profile, select Advanced profile creation. It is recommended that you only change the profile name. Leave all the other options set to their default values, unless changes are specified in this procedure.

  7. Click Next.

    The Administrative Security screen appears.

  8. Clear (uncheck) Enable administrative security.
  9. Click Next.

    The Profile Creation Summary screen appears, showing you the creation details for the new profile.

  10. Review the summary, and make note of the following information:

    • Location (the path to the profile)

    • Profile name

    • Administrative console port numbers (both insecure and secure)

  11. Click Create.

    The profile is created, and a message appears when the operation is successful.

  12. Clear (uncheck) Launch the First steps console.
  13. Click Finish to close the Profile Management Tool wizard.

    You are returned to the Profile Management Tool, and the new profile is listed along with the existing profiles.

  14. Close the Profile Management Tool.
  15. Start the application server with one of the following actions:

    • Windows: Click the Start button, point to All Programs/IBM WebSphere/IBM WebSphere Application Server V9.0/Profiles/<new_profile_name>, and click Start the server.

    • UNIX/Linux: Navigate to this directory: 

    <websphere_install_dir>/AppServer/profiles/<new_profile_name>/bin/

    and execute the ./startServer.sh server1 command.

  16. Once the server is running, perform one of the following actions:

    • Windows: Click the Start button, point to All Programs/IBM WebSphere/IBM WebSphere Application Server V9.0/Profiles/ <new_profile_name>, and click Administrative console.

    • UNIX/Linux: Use a browser and open the following page: 

    http://localhost:new_profile_port_number/ibm/console

    For more information on determining the port number for your new WebSphere profile, see About New Profile Port Numbers.

  17. Type a login name into the User ID text box.

    You can use any login name you want. However, for consistency, this procedure will use the name seeadmin.

    Note: When security is turned on, you will need a user name and password that are valid for the WebSphere server.

  18. Click Log in.