Creating a Deployment Profile

Although you can deploy a package at any time after you have create a package profile, creating a deployment profile allows you to store a deployment scenario that can be executed multiple times, for example, to multiple servers.

In the Service perspective, select File > New > Deployment Profile.
On the New Deployment File page, select the destination for the new deployment profile.
Enter a file name and click Next.
On the Description page, enter a description for this profile.
The description should provide information to help you re-use the profile.
On the Packages page, select the packages to include in this profile and click Next.
The Packages page displays all packages selected for inclusion in this deployment.
On the Target Servers page, select a target server for each package.
A warning notifies you if a package does not have a server specified. Select the package and click Next.

The Select Target Server dialog displays.

Note: If the packages have target servers specified, you can automatically execute the deployment when it is saved by selecting Execute deployment when finished?.
Select a server from the list of connection definitions that support deployment of this package.
If a package is targeted to more than one server, a unique package is generated for each targeted server. This allows you to use packaging functionality in the Deployment Profile editor without executing the deployment.
Review the information on the Summary page and click Back if changes are necessary.
Click Finish.
- If you select Execute deployment, the deployment profile file is saved and the deployment is executed.
- If you did not select Execute deployment, you can execute the deployment later.
- To re-use the deployment profile, use the Deployment Profile editor to edit the deployment profile.