IBM Cloud Orchestrator, Version 2.5.0.1

Configuring the Public Cloud Gateway

The Public Cloud Gateway is deployed as part of the IBM® Cloud Orchestrator installation. However, the Public Cloud Gateway is not enabled by default and certain updates to the configuration files are required before you can use the Public Cloud Gateway.

Before you begin

Ensure that the prerequisites are satisfied.

About this task

To configure the Public Cloud Gateway, set up the following configuration files:

admin.json
config.json
credentials.json
flavors.json

By default, these files are located in the /opt/ibm/ico/pcg/etc directory. When the Public Cloud Gateway is installed, default values for all parameters are provided except cloud access keys. Administrators must only change these settings in the configuration files that affect their particular setup.

The configuration of the Public Cloud Gateway is slightly different depending on the actual remote cloud:

There are a set of Common configuration tasks that are common across all supported remote clouds.