18.3. Profiles Page

Abstract

You view and manage containers with assigned profiles in a fabric in the Profiles page. You can drill down to profile and container details and create containers for the profiles. You can also define profile requirements for the fabric.

Overview

You access the Profiles page from the Fabric perspective. If the Fabric perspective is not available, make sure that your fabric is available or create a new fabric.
The following image shows an example of the Profiles page:
The Profiles page contains the following sections:
Action Bar
Options to filter the container list, add the view to the dashboard, or create a new container.
Container List
List of containers with assigned profiles. The containers are grouped by profile.You can click the name of the container to drill down to the Container Details page. You can also create a container for a specific profile directly from the list.

Action Bar

The Action Bar contains the following options:
Filter
Filters the container list to show only containers that match a string that you enter in the text box. The container list refreshes as you type. To clear the filter, you click the X icon.
Add to Dashboard
Adds the current view to the dashboard. The view appears in the fabric dashboard.
Container
Opens the Create New Container page. If you use this button to create a container, you must manually assign the container to a profile.
Target
Opens the Edit Requirements dialog box. In the dialog box, you can change the minimum and maximum number of containers to run for each profile. You can also add or remove dependent profiles for each profile.
Count
Shows the number of running containers for each profile.

Container List

The container list contains the following elements:
Show / Hide
Arrow icon to show or hide containers for each profile. Each container shows the same information as the container list on the Containers page.
Profile
Name and version of the profile. You click the profile name to drill down to the Profile Details page.
Container
Name and basic details of the container. You click the container name to drill down to the Container Details page.
Instances
Icon that shows the number of profile instances. You can click the icon to create additional containers for the profile.