Use this command on a configuration manager to define a profile (a set of configuration information) that can be distributed to managed servers.
After defining a profile, you can use the DEFINE PROFASSOCIATION command to specify objects to be distributed to managed servers subscribing to the profile.
Privilege Class
To issue this command, you must have system privilege.
Syntax
>>-DEFine PROFIle--profile_name---------------------------------> >-----+------------------------------+------------------------->< '-DESCription--=--description--'
Parameters
Examples
Task
Define a profile named ALPHA with a description of Programming Center.
Related Commands
Table 69. Commands Related to DEFINE PROFILE
Command | Description |
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COPY PROFILE | Creates a copy of a profile. |
DEFINE PROFASSOCIATION | Associates objects with a profile. |
DEFINE SUBSCRIPTION | Subscribes a managed server to a profile. |
DELETE PROFASSOCIATION | Deletes the association of an object with a profile. |
DELETE PROFILE | Deletes a profile from a configuration manager. |
LOCK PROFILE | Prevents distribution of a configuration profile. |
QUERY PROFILE | Displays information about configuration profiles. |
SET CONFIGMANAGER | Specifies whether a server is a configuration manager. |
UNLOCK PROFILE | Enables a locked profile to be distributed to managed servers. |
UPDATE PROFILE | Changes the description of a profile. |