Frequently asked Questions
The following IBM Datapowerfrequently asked questions and answers provide you with general and frequently used or required installation, configuration, and replication-related information.
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Read the following IBM Datapower frequently asked questions and answers.
To create a cluster of hosts for each API Connect subsystem, useapicupto create a subsystem with all the required parameters, and to add as many hosts as needed to the configuration file. The configuration file is a .yml file in the project directory.
For each host of a subsystem added in the .yml file, a separate ISO file is created for the cluster member VM. Note that the ISO files for each VM must stay attached during the whole lifetime of the VM.
In an API Connect cluster in a VMware environment, the first three nodes are master nodes. Additional nodes are worker nodes.
IBM® DataPower Gateway is a single multichannel gateway that helps provide security, control, integration, and optimized access to a full range of mobile, web, application programming interface (API), service-oriented architecture (SOA), B2B, and cloud workloads.
IBM DataPower Gateway is available in the physical, virtual, cloud, Linux, and Docker form factors.
The DataPower Gateway provides the following approaches to manage its configuration.
- Import and export
- Secure backup and restore
- Saving files as source and using include configuration files with customization scripts
Secure backup and restore is available on physical appliances, DataPower Gateway for Linux, and DataPower Gateway for VMware but only when it is enabled. Secure backup is especially useful on physical appliances because it provides a way to clone an appliance. On other platforms, you can use the platform tools that provide the same function.
- For DataPower Gateway for VMware, hypervisor tools are well suited to this task.
- For DataPower Gateway for Linux, you can manage configuration by backing up and restoring DataPower files.
- For DataPower Gateway for Docker, secure backup and restore is unavailable because it runs contrary to Docker-friendly SDLC.
- In the search field, enterfile management.
- From the search results, clickFile Management.
- Locate the directory where you want to copy the file.
- ClickActionsaligned with the directory.
- ClickUpload Files.
- Define a file to copy to the DataPower Gateway.
- ClickBrowseto locate the file on the workstation.
- Optional: In theSave asa field, modify the file name.
- ClickAdd.
- To copy additional files, repeat the previous step.
- If one of the files exists in the selected directory and you want to overwrite this file, selectOverwrite Existing Filescheck box. If you do not select this check box and the file exists, the file is not copied.
- ClickUpload.
- After reporting success or failure, clickContinue.
- In the search field, enterstatistics.
- From the search results, clickStatistics Settings.
- SetAdministrative statetoenabled.
- ClickApplyto save changes to the running configuration.
- Enterprise-grade security with the highest level of assurance certification to protect your critical business applications.
- A single, drop-in gateway helps simplify the topology and operations, resulting in cost savings and reduced risk.
- High-speed message transformation and transport protocol bridging help deploy new services rapidly.
- Speed problem determination with near-real-time visibility of transactions through centralized operations.
Syntax:
cloud-gatewayname
no cloud-gatewayname
Parameters:
name
Specifies the name of the configuration.
The name cannot be a single period or two consecutive periods. The name can contain a maximum of 128 alphanumeric characters and the following special characters:. – _
You can use the URL builders from the GUI to construct protocol-specific URLs.
To use a URL builder, click the protocol-specific button during service development. The GUI provides URL builders for the specific protocols.
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