Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Documentation

Creating a Profile

Create a profile in Autonomous Linux to register an instance with the service.

  • Add basic details

    Enter the identifying information for the profile:

    • Name: Enter a unique name for the profile. The name must be unique within the tenancy. You can change the name at any time. Avoid entering confidential information.
    • Description: (Optional) Enter a description for the profile. Avoid entering confidential information.

    Select OS

    Define the OS version and architecture of instances you will register with the profile:

    • OS vendor: Select the vendor of the OS. For example, Oracle.

    • OS version: Select the version of the OS. For example, Oracle Autonomous Linux 8.

    • Architecture: Select the architecture for the OS. For example, x86_64.

    Set as default (optional)

    If creating the profile in the root compartment, you can select Set as default to identify it as a default profile for OCI instance registration.

    Select profile type

    Select the type of profile to create:

    Software source profile

    Important

    Mandatory software sources are automatically attached to the profile. These sources are grayed-out in the selection list.
    1. Select Software source for type.
    2. Select the compartment that contains the software source.
    3. Use the search box to find software sources.
    4. Select the software sources to attach.
      Tip

      Don't see a software source? You might need to change the compartment or replicate a vendor software source.

    Group profile

    1. Select Group for type.
    2. Select the compartment that contains the group.
    3. Use the search box to find a group.
    4. Select the group.

    Tagging (optional)

    Expand Show advanced options and then add tags to this resource.

    If you have permissions to create a resource, then you also have permissions to apply free-form tags to that resource. To apply a defined tag, you must have permissions to use the tag namespace. For more information about tagging, see Resource Tags. If you're not sure whether to apply tags, ask an administrator or skip this option. You can apply tags later.

    Review and create

    Review the details of the profile. Make any changes as needed, and then select Create.

    View the new profile in the Profiles list page.

  • Use the oci os-management-hub profile create-software-source-profile command and required parameters to create a profile for a set of software sources.

    oci os-management-hub profile create-software-source-profile --arch-type architecture --compartment-id ocid --display-name profile-name --os-family OS --software-source-ids software-source-ocids --vendor-name vendor [OPTIONS]

    Use the oci os-management-hub profile create-group-profile command and required parameters to create a profile for a group.

    oci os-management-hub profile create-group-profile --compartment-id ocid --display-name profile-name --group-id ocid [OPTIONS]

    Use the oci os-management-hub profile create-lifecycle-profile command and required parameters to create a profile for a lifecycle environment.

    oci os-management-hub profile create-lifecycle-profile --compartment-id ocid --display-name profile-name --stage-id ocid [OPTIONS]

    For a complete list of flags and variable options for CLI commands, see the Command Line Reference.

  • Run the CreateProfile operation to create a profile for a set of software sources, a group, or a lifecycle environment.