Default Profiles

Definition

If you want to assign the same parameter value for all application servers (such as the name of the database host, or the host on which the message server is running), enter it in the default profile. In general, you can list any parameter you like here.

SAP recommends that you use the following values:

Parameter Definition	Parameter Name in Profile
Name of the database host	SAPDBHOST
Name of the update server	rdisp/vbname
Name of the enqueue server	rdisp/enqname
Name of the server for handling background processing events	rdisp/btcname
Name of the computer on which the message server is running	rdisp/msname
Name of the TCP service under which the message server can be reached	rdisp/msserv
Name of the computer on which the SNA Gateway is running	rdisp/sna_gateway
Name of the TCP Service under which the SNA Gateway can be reached	rdisp/sna_gw_service

You cannot choose a name for the default profile. It is always called DEFAULT.PFL . The default profile, like all other profiles, is located in the global profile directory of the SAP System. For example, under UNIX it is located in the directory /usr/sap//SYS/profile ( = SAP System name). There is always one active default profile.

Default profiles are also called system profiles.

(Section from a default profile):

SAPDBHOST = hs0011

DIR_ORAHOME = /oracle/BIN

rdisp/mshost = hs0311

rdisp/vbname = hs0311_BIN_53

rdisp/enqname = hs0311_BIN_53

rdisp/btcname = hs0002_BIN_53

rdisp/sna_gateway = is0001

rdisp/sna_gw_service = sapgw00