IBM API Management and Datapower Installation Guide Step by Step

This is a detailed Step by Step instruction to Installion, Configuration & Validation of IBM API Management Version 3.0.4

Overview

The two main components of API Management are the Management Node and Gateway Node. In version 3.0.4 API Manger provides the Analytics and Assembly function and they do not need to be configured separately.

The Management node [API Management VM] manages the operations of the various nodes in the IBM API Management environment and provides the tools to interface with the various nodes. The Environment Console, API Manager and Developer portal user interfaces run on the

Management node.

 The Gateway node [IBM Datapower IDG VM] process and manages security protocols and stores relevant user and appliance authentication data.

To provide high availability in your environment you can deploy two or more of each node type. In an environment with two Management nodes you need to define an external load balancer to distribute requests across the Management nodes.

Consider whether you plan to use a combination of physical and virtual appliances, or, only virtual images.

Required Software

1. VMWare Worskstation or VMPlayer

2. VMWare ESXI 5.5x

3. VMWare vSphere Client 5.5

4. IBM Datapower XI52 or IDG VMWare Hypervisor Image

5. IBM API Management 3.0.4 VMWare Image

Installation of VMWare Tools

1. Install VMWare Player 

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