How to create a Provisioning Profile
One of the questions I often get is on how to create a backup of a middleware domain. It is as simple as to create a file backup of your directories and maybe take a database backup if you use any other Fusion Middleware product on top. The only catch is that you need to have a machine for restore with the exact same layout, name etc.
What if there is another way to backup your domain and your Fusion Middleware binary files? Can the same backup be used to create additional development, test and production environments? The solution is Enterprise Manager provisioning profiles. It still won't do a database backup, but when later deploying a profile, you can change passwords, ports in use, install directories etc.
To create a backup of your domain, go to the top menu and select [Provisioning], and then [Create WebLogic Domain Provisioning Profile].
You are then taken into the Software Library of Enterprise Manager. It is recommended that you create a separate directory structure for your provisioning profiles. To create additional directories, just right-click and create a new directory from the parent directory.
When happy with the layout, right-click again and choose [Component]. A new pop-up will appear.
Choose [WebLogic Domain Provisioning Profile].
The difference between Oracle Middleware Home Gold Image and Provisioning Profile is the following:
- Oracle Middleware Home Gold Image is used to create a deployable profile of your binary installation. This will ease your next installation of Fusion Middleware. Do it once, and the just provision the Gold Image the next time a new installation is required.
- WebLogic Domain Provisioning Profile is used to backup and provision your domain as well. When creating a WebLogic Domain Provisioning Profile, you have the option to create a Oracle Middleware Home Gold Image as well.
Just follow the Wizard, entering the required information. Note that it is possible to add Attachments and Notes. Such as documentation, network charts and Word or Excel documents.
Press [Next]. It is possible to add a Middleware Home to be used with the domain. It does not need to be the same as hosting your domain.
The next screen is just a summary
Press [Save and Upload]
A job is created that can be monitored
Once the job has finished the new profile should be visible in the Enterprise Manager Software Library.
Provision your newly created Profile
To provision the newly created profile to the same or a different machine, then go into [Enterprise->Provisioning and Patching->Middleware Provisioning]
Then select [Provision Middleware]
A Wizard will then help you to provision both domains, and Middleware Homes.
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