When a default profile configuraton is launched, it starts the profiler and the default correlator and the application if they aren’t already running. If they are already running the profiler just starts profiling the running application. See Launching a default profiling session for more information on launching a default profiling session.

If you want to profile an application that runs on a non-default correlator, you need to create a launch configuration that points to the run configuration associated with the desired correlator. See Launching a custom profiling session for more information for creating and launching a custom profiling configuration.

If you want to profile an application that runs on a remote correlator, you need to create a launch configuration that points to the machine where the correlator is running. In order to profile an application running on a remote correlator, the remote application needs to be running before you launch the profiling session. See Launching a remote profiling session for more information on creating and launching a configuration for a remote profiling session.