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The following steps are required in order to integrate DPOD into your monitored device(s) environment.

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Note

It is highly recommended you create a dedicated user for DPOD.

2. Prepare Network Time Protocol (NTP)

Ensure each of your monitored devices is configured to use NTP. 

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3. Perform Required Configuration On Monitored Device(s)

The following set of steps needs to be performed on each of your monitored devices

  1. Set IBM DataPower Gateway System Identifier (also called Appliance Name in firmware 7 and above). This is defined on [Administration->Device->System Settings->System Identifier / Appliance Name]:
    important : avoid using Appliance Name with spacesspaces in Appliance Names.
  2. Configure the services in the XML Management interface [Network->Management->XML Management Interface] as follows: 
    1. Enable SOAP Configuration Management
    2. Enable AMP Endpoint
    3. Enable SLM Endpoint
    4. Enable WS-Management Endpoint
    5. Firmware 6.X only - Disable (uncheckeduncheck) SOAP Management URI
    6. Firmware 6.X only - Disable (uncheckeduncheck) SOAP Configuration Management (v2004)
  3. Make sure the XML Management Interface is enabled

4. Backup Your Monitored Device(s)

Before you Add Monitored Devices to DPOD, it is imperative that you take a backup of your entire system.
During the installation process DPOD will:

  • Create Log Targets automatically once you will initiate that step.

  • Enable system statistics
  • Create network aliases for DPOD
  • Perform other optional steps (e.g. Certificate Monitoring)

As all these actions potentially alter system configuration, a backup is paramount in case a backup restore  restore is required later on.

5. Changes to a Gateway that DPOD performs

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You should be aware that not all the changes can be undone automatically and some may require you manual intervention to revert.

Please refer to the uninstalling procedure before you start 

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