DataPower SOA Appliance Administration, Deployment, and Best Practices
DataPower SOA Appliance Administration, Deployment, and Best Practices

Author: Gerry Kaplan

Publisher: IBM Redbooks

Published: 2011-06-06

Total Pages: 300

ISBN-13: 0738435708

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This IBM® Redbooks® publication focuses on operational and managerial aspects for DataPower® appliance deployments. DataPower appliances provide functionality that crosses both functional and organizational boundaries, which introduces unique management and operational challenges. For example, a DataPower appliance can provide network functionality, such as load balancing, and at the same time, provide enterprise service bus (ESB) capabilities, such as transformation and intelligent content-based routing. This IBM Redbooks publication provides guidance at both a general and technical level for individuals who are responsible for planning, installation, development, and deployment. It is not intended to be a "how-to" guide, but rather to help educate you about the various options and methodologies that apply to DataPower appliances. In addition, many chapters provide a list of suggestions.

DataPower SOA Appliance Service Planning, Implementation, and Best Practices
DataPower SOA Appliance Service Planning, Implementation, and Best Practices

Author: Byron Braswell

Publisher: IBM Redbooks

Published: 2011-08-25

Total Pages: 160

ISBN-13: 0738435732

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This IBM® Redbooks® publication will help you to better understand the effective use of the WebSphere® DataPower® family of appliances. It provides guidance on the best methods identified to date for building the various components that implement solutions, such as handling MQ-based message flows or creating authentication and authorization policies. The information and recommendations in this publication are the result of real world experiences using the appliances. Such experience shows that taking the time to plan a solution implementation before beginning the work yields the greatest savings in time and energy and the highest quality outcome. This publication begins with a checklist of items to consider when planning a DataPower solution. This publication is intended to provide answers or guidance to implementation problems often encountered by users of the appliance. This book is not intended to present complete solutions or templates because experience shows that every customer uses the appliance in their own unique environment with unique requirements. Thus, this publication provides a compendium of information about particular aspects of a solution. Use the Table of Contents or Index to find your current issue, and return to this publication when the next issue or question arises. Refer to the related IBM Redbooks publication entitled DataPower SOA Appliance Administration, Deployment, and Best Practices, SG24-7901 for more information.

IBM WebSphere Appliance Management Center for WebSphere Appliances
IBM WebSphere Appliance Management Center for WebSphere Appliances

Author: Earl Ashley

Publisher: IBM Redbooks

Published: 2013-04-19

Total Pages: 226

ISBN-13: 0738437913

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IBM® WebSphere® Appliance Management Center for WebSphere Appliances simplifies the management and monitoring of environments that consist of multiple IBM WebSphere DataPower® Appliances. This web-based application provides centralized multi-appliance administration to support daily WebSphere DataPower Appliance operation. WebSphere Appliance Management Center for WebSphere Appliances provides the following key services: Centralized firmware management Disaster recovery Domain and service configuration Configuration life cycle deployment Monitoring multiple appliances, collecting key metrics, and presenting them in a central location This IBM Redbooks® publication helps administrators of WebSphere DataPower Appliances to perform daily administration tasks by using WebSphere Appliance Management Center. The topics in this book include health monitoring of an environment, disaster recovery (secure backup and restore), firmware management, and environment promotion. This book also includes best practices, tips and techniques, and general recommendations for administrators of WebSphere DataPower Appliance deployments.

IBM WebSphere DataPower SOA Appliance Handbook
IBM WebSphere DataPower SOA Appliance Handbook

Author: Bill Hines

Publisher: Pearson Education

Published: 2008-12-24

Total Pages: 1277

ISBN-13: 0137003323

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Expert Guide to Deploying, Using, and Managing DataPower SOA Appliances IBM® WebSphere® DataPower® appliances can simplify SOA deployment, strengthen SOA security, enhance SOA performance, and dramatically improve SOA return on investment. In this book, a team of IBM’s leading experts show how to make the most of DataPower SOA appliances in any IT environment. The authors present IBM DataPower information and insights that are available nowhere else. Writing for working architects, administrators, and security specialists, they draw extensively on their deep experience helping IBM customers use DataPower technologies to solve challenging system integration problems. IBM WebSphere DataPower SOA Appliance Handbook begins by introducing the rationale for SOA appliances and explaining how DataPower appliances work from network, security, and Enterprise Service Bus perspectives. Next, the authors walk through DataPower installation and configuration; then they present deep detail on DataPower’s role and use as a network device. Using many real-world examples, the authors systematically introduce the services available on DataPower devices, especially the “big three”: XML Firewall, Web Service Proxy, and Multi-Protocol Gateway. They also present thorough and practical guidance on day-to-day DataPower management, including, monitoring, configuration build and deploy techniques. Coverage includes • Configuring DataPower’s network interfaces for common scenarios • Implementing DataPower deployment patterns for security gateway, ESB, and Web service management applications • Proxying Web applications with DataPower • Systematically addressing the security vulnerabilities associated with Web services and XML • Integrating security with WebSphere Application Server • Mastering DataPower XSLT custom programming • Troubleshooting using both built-in and external tools

Set Up Security and Integration with the DataPower XI50z for zEnterprise
Set Up Security and Integration with the DataPower XI50z for zEnterprise

Author: Rufus Credle

Publisher: IBM Redbooks

Published: 2011-12-20

Total Pages: 172

ISBN-13: 0738436348

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This IBM® Redbooks® publication discusses the new IBM WebSphere® DataPower® Integration Appliance XI50 for zEnterpriseTM that bridges the gap between mainframe and distributed. The DataPower XI50z (a multifunctional appliance) within the zEnterprise BladeCenter® Extension (zBX) is managed with a single point of control, which can help to streamline operations and maintenance. The DataPower XI50z simplifies the translation of your existing formats to XML (hardware acceleration) for easier communication and connectivity. This book will help you install, tailor, and configure the new attributes for implementing a zEnterprise ensemble network. The zEnterprise System introduces internal virtual networks (VLANs) and additional networking attributes that need to be addressed. Also, we describe the planning considerations for the internal virtual networks and external networks. This book is for anyone who wants an understanding of the security on the zEnterprise that focuses on the usage of the XI50z Network Security Services. As you can expect from an IBM Redbooks publication, we provide several integration use cases that you are able to use immediately within a production environment, for example, the XI50z connecting with and using WebSphere MQ (WMQ), connecting with CICS®, connecting with IMSTM, and connecting with DB2®.

Enterprise Caching Solutions using IBM WebSphere DataPower SOA Appliances and IBM WebSphere eXtreme Scale
Enterprise Caching Solutions using IBM WebSphere DataPower SOA Appliances and IBM WebSphere eXtreme Scale

Author: Jan Bajerski

Publisher: IBM Redbooks

Published: 2013-05-01

Total Pages: 186

ISBN-13: 0738438278

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In the dynamic business environment of today, Information Technology (IT) organizations face challenges around scalability and performance. This IBM® Redbooks® publication is targeted for IT architects, IT personnel, and developers who are looking to integrate caching technologies, specifically elastic caching, into their business environment to enhance scalability and performance. Although it is helpful to know caching technologies, an introduction to caching technologies in general is included. In addition, technical details are provided about implementing caching by using several IBM products. The IBM WebSphere® eXtreme Scale product provides several functions to enhance application performance and scalability. It provides distributed object caching functionality, which is essential for elastic scalability and next-generation cloud environments. It helps applications process massive volumes of transactions with extreme efficiency and linear scalability. By using the scalable in-memory data grid, enterprises can benefit from a powerful, high-performance elastic cache. The IBM WebSphere DataPower® XC10 Appliance enables your business-critical applications to scale cost effectively with consistent performance by using elastic caching in a purpose-built, easy-to-use appliance. This publication explains the benefits of using various caching techniques in your enterprise, specifically involving the use of IBM WebSphere eXtreme Scale and the IBM WebSphere DataPower XC10 Appliance. Three real-world scenarios are described that use these enterprise caching technologies to solve issues that face the businesses of today.

Red Hat OpenShift V4.3 on IBM Power Systems Reference Guide
Red Hat OpenShift V4.3 on IBM Power Systems Reference Guide

Author: Dino Quintero

Publisher: IBM Redbooks

Published: 2020-09-10

Total Pages: 128

ISBN-13: 0738459070

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This IBM® Redpaper publication describes how to deploy Red Hat OpenShift V4.3 on IBM Power Systems servers. This book presents reference architectures for deployment, initial sizing guidelines for server, storage, and IBM Cloud® Paks. Moreover, this publication delivers information about initial supported Power System configurations for Red Hat OpenShift V4.3 deployment (bare metal, IBM PowerVM® LE LPARs, and others). This book serves as a guide for how to deploy Red Hat OpenShift V4.3 and provide start guidelines and recommended practices for implementing it on Power Systems and completing it with the supported IBM Cloud Paks. The publication addresses topics for developers, IT architects, IT specialists, sellers, and anyone who wants to implement a Red Hat OpenShift V4.3 and IBM Cloud Paks on IBM Power Systems. This book also provides technical content to transfer how-to skills to the support teams, and solution guidance to the sales team. This book compliments the documentation that is available at IBM Knowledge Center, and also aligns with the educational offerings that are provided by the IBM Systems Technical Education (SSE).

IBM Security Access Manager Appliance Deployment Patterns
IBM Security Access Manager Appliance Deployment Patterns

Author: Shahnawaz Backer

Publisher: IBM Redbooks

Published: 2015-11-02

Total Pages: 98

ISBN-13: 0738454559

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IBM® Security Access Manager is a modular, integrated access management appliance that helps secure access to web, mobile, and cloud workloads. It is offered both as a physical appliance and as a virtual appliance image that runs on several popular hypervisors. The integrated appliance form factor enables easier and more flexible deployment and maintenance. This IBM RedpaperTM publication describes the different Security Access Manager Appliance V9.0 deployment patterns and uses hands-on examples to demonstrate how to initially configure systems in those deployments. It also describes various deployment considerations, such as networking, high-availability, performance, disaster recovery, and scalability. All of these deployment patterns are covered within the context of realistic business scenarios. This paper is especially helpful to Security Access Manager architects and deployment specialists.

Value Realization from Efficient Software Deployment
Value Realization from Efficient Software Deployment

Author: Alex Louwe Kooijmans

Publisher: IBM Redbooks

Published: 2011-10-25

Total Pages: 250

ISBN-13: 0738435813

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Many companies have a complex process for purchasing software that is required by IT projects, or better, by the business. Usually software is purchased by a centralized procurement function, and is either purchased on a project-by-project basis or as a large periodic software contract. Unfortunately purchasing software products does not automatically mean that these products are exploited throughout the organization providing the maximum possible value to the business units. Several issues call for a structured approach that gets the most business value out of software already purchased. The objectives of this approach are to: Create maximum awareness throughout the organization of the software purchased. Track software use in IT projects and act if products are not used at all, used improperly, or insufficiently used. Facilitate use of software products in projects, especially when software products are complex and require a lot of integration. We can summarize the overall objective of this approach as ensuring that the business units in an organization obtain the maximum possible value of software products purchased, which is also the scope of this IBM® Redbooks® publication.