The non-appliance mode may be installed on a virtual or a physical server with a pre-installed operating system (RHEL/Rocky Linux only). The application is installed on the provided operating system.
The operating system is managed by the customer. You may choose the operating system and version from the list of supported operating systems.
The customer may apply security patches or other updates to the operating system.
DPOD fix packs will only update the DPOD software installed on the server.
You may install additional packages / software on the DPOD server. However, third-party software such as antivirus, cybersecurity, monitoring, APM, endpoint protection, backup, etc. might significantly decrease the performance of DPOD and impact its functionality. During the resolution of issues, DPOD support will ask the customer to disable any 3rd party software in order to isolate the issues and verify their source. Support cannot be provided if the 3rd party tools are not disabled.
This mode is recommended for production, as it provides the customer with control over the operating system, including security patches and monitoring tools, which often must comply with the organization policies.
IBM plans to deprecate the Appliance Mode installation in the future, and provide a formal deprecation announcement and a detailed migration plan, outlining the specific timeline and steps for the deprecation. If you have any concerns or questions, please contact your IBM representative to discuss any concerns you may have with the above plan. |
The appliance mode may be installed on a virtual or a physical server using an ISO file. It includes both the operating system (Rocky Linux) and the application.
The operating system is managed by DPOD. You cannot decide which operating system and what version are installed in this mode.
Updates to the operating system and DPOD software may only be applied by installing DPOD fix packs.
It is forbidden to install any additional packages / software on the DPOD server, unless instructed to do so by IBM Support.
It is forbidden to update the operating system or apply any security patches which are not included in DPOD fix packs.