Installing IBM API Connect
IBM® API Connect can be installed by using VMware, or Citrix XenServer.
Before you begin
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Ensure that you have the minimum hardware and software requirements installed. For more information, see IBM API Connect Version 5.0 requirements.
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Decide how many different servers you want to install. For more information, see Planning your cloud.
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Each server that you configure in IBM API Connect must already be defined in your network and must have a separate IP address.
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Depending on the combination of physical and virtual appliances you are using, ensure that all API Connect management appliances in your on-premises installation are initialized and that all gateway (DataPower®) servers are running. Check that all of the servers are powered on and active in the network. Then, log in to the API Connect console to connect to these servers and define an API Connect provider organization.
About this task
The required steps of installing your server depend on the type of server that you are installing.
At a minimum, you must initialize API Connect on two specific server types. Then, by using the API Connect cloud console, you must add one of each of the following API Connect server types:
- Management (the first Management server is added automatically)
- Gateway
- Developer Portal
For virtual servers, each server type requires a separate OVA file, which are created during the installation process. Therefore, to install API Connect requires two different OVA files:
- For the Management server, product_version-APIConnect-ManagementAppliance-date_time_unique_id.ova
- For the Gateway server, refer to the supplied product details
Depending on the software that you are using to install API Connect within your enterprise, select the relevant installation topics.