IBM DataPower Operations Dashboard v1.0.7.1

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  1. Send reports, alerts, internal alerts or maintenance events via Email: Setup the SMTP host, password, port and user name in the system parameters page
  2. Send reports via Email: configure the reports Email destination
  3. Publish alerts via syslog: configure the alerts syslog server hostname and port in the system parameters page
  4. Setup DevOps portal if you want to use DevOps features such as Remote or Local WSDL validation and promotion.
  5. Receive internal DPOD health checks alerts via syslog or Email: enter the Email recipients and change the value for "Internal Alerts - Send Email on Alert" , "Internal Alerts - Email Destination Address for Alerts" and "Internal Alerts - Send Syslog on Alert" in the system parameters page. Restart the keepalive service via app-util.sh after changing these parameters
  6. Publish DPOD maintenance events (backup, sync, firmware upgrade) via syslog: configure the maintenance syslog server hostname and port in the system parameters page
  7. Use the backup appliance feature: change the "Backups -  Destination Path"  in the system parameters page to a new dedicated mount point

  8. Use the appliance firmware upgrade feature:
    a. Change the "Firmware Upgrade - Repository Path" in the system parameters page to a new dedicated mount point.
    b. The system parameter  "Firmware Upgrade - Local Node IP Address" contains the address which monitored devices should access DPOD via SSH 

    make sure the address is correct and each monitored device can access this address via ssh (port 22)

    c. The system parameters "Firmware Upgrade - OS User Name" and "Firmware Upgrade - OS User Password" contain the user and password that will be used to access DPOD via SSH, it is recommended that you change the user's password and update the system parameter.

    Login to DPOD as root user and issue "passwd productuser1" to change the password, write it down and update the system parameter
    T    he maximum password length is 30 characters.


  9. Receive Syslog notification for the backup or sync appliance features: change "Maintenance Syslog Notifications Destination Hostname"  in the system parameters page
  10. Security hardening such as: replace self signed certificate of the web console and limit admin dashboard to specific IP address.
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IBM DataPower Operations Dashboard (DPOD) v1.0.7.1