Configuring the Management service
IBM® API Connect automatically detects the host name, user name, and password combination to use to log on to the first Management server.
Before you begin
Ensure that the Management server is running and available on your network.
About this task
Your initial Management server is automatically added to your cloud, so that you can manage the overall operations of the various servers in the API Connect cloud.
The Management service consists of the first Management server that you defined during the API Connect installation.
Within the API Connect cloud, Management servers store all of the cloud configuration and control communication between the other servers.
One Management server is automatically defined in the cloud console when you install API Connect. If required, you can add further Management servers to your cloud.
In the Cloud Manager, each server is added as a member of a service.
If you plan to use more than one Management server in your on-premises cloud, you must complete the following steps:
Procedure
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Set up an external load balancer with only one Management server in the load balancer group.
You use an external load balancer to provide load balancing for the user interfaces.
- Enter the load balancer FQDN in to the Management service configuration (see Defining the Management service).
- Add the second Management server to the Management service by using the API Connect cloud console (see Adding more Management servers).
- Add the second Management server to the load balancer.
- Repeat the previous steps for all other Management servers that you want to add to your on-premises cloud.
Defining the Management service
Procedure
The Management service is a cluster of one or more of the Management servers. To configure your Management service, complete the following steps: