Creating an availability zone
An Availability Zone is a logical group of one or more API Connect services. The Default Availability Zone is created during installation.
About this task
Availability zones allow you to logically group API Connect services to suit your environment. For example, you can group gateway services according to the region or data center they are located in.
The Default Availability Zone is created during the installation process.
When you create an availability zone, you should provide a descriptive title; a name is generated
automatically for internal identification. For example:
Title | Name |
---|---|
US Availability Zone | us-availability-zone |
Hampshire Availability Zone | hampshire-availability-zone |
Newport Availability Zone | newport-availability-zone |
London South Availability Zone | london-south-availability-zone |
One of the following roles is required to add and manage Availability Zones:
- Administrator
- Topology Administrator
- Owner
- A custom role with the
Topology:Manage
permission
Procedure
Follow these steps to add one or more additional Availability Zones to your on-premises cloud:
Field | Description |
---|---|
Title (required) | Enter a descriptive title for the availability zone. This title will display on the screen. |
Name (required) | This field is auto-populated by the system and used as the internal field name. |
Summary (optional) | Enter a brief description. |