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# Create a compute profile

# Create a compute profile {#ariaid-title1}

* Release version: Yokohama
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* Updated January 30, 2025
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A compute profile specifies the hardware to use for newly-provisioned virtual machines. A compute profile maps to a cloud account, a
datacenter, and a hardware template.{#create-compute-profile__shortdesc-compute-profile}

## Before you begin

Role required: sn_cmp.cloud_admin

You must have a cloud account with datacenters. You must run Discovery on the service accounts to populate the datacenters.

## Procedure

1. In the Cloud Admin Portal, navigate to ManageResource Profiles.
2. In the Profiles list, select Compute Profile and then click New.
3. Enter a unique and descriptive Name and Description for the profile and then click Submit.  
   The profile is created.
4. Click the resource profile that you created.
5. Map the profile to a template.
   1. In the list, click the profile that you created.
   2. In the Profile Mappings related list, click New, fill in the form, and then click Submit.  
      Figure 1. Example compute profile {#create-compute-profile__table_n3n_zvt_ddb__entry__2}

      | Field | Description |
      |-|-|
      | Cloud Account | Select a cloud account that the profile is valid for. |
      | Location | Select the datacenter that the profile is valid for. |
      | Hardware Template \[cmdb_ci_compute_template\] | Select the hardware type that the profile should be mapped to. Click the reference icon (![Reference image]()) to view the details of the template. |
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**Related tasks**   

* [Discover all datacenters in a service account on-demand](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/baoNsyxuckTzCZvrceWhmw "After you set up a service account, run Discovery to populate the datacenters in the account.")

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