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// * service_mesh/v2x/ossm-reference-smcp.adoc

[id="ossm-cr-profiles_{context}"]
= profiles parameters

You can create reusable configurations with `ServiceMeshControlPlane` object profiles. If you do not configure the `profile` setting, {SMProductName} uses the default profile.

Here is an example that illustrates the `spec.profiles` parameter for the `ServiceMeshControlPlane` object:

.Example profiles parameters
[source,yaml]
----
apiVersion: maistra.io/v2
kind: ServiceMeshControlPlane
metadata:
  name: basic
spec:
  profiles:
  - YourProfileName
----
