Running Config Sync as a standalone binary

The pre-built binaries allow you to run the API Connect Config Sync utility from a Mac, Windows, or Linux x86 platform.

About this task

Running a standalone invocation of apic-configsync using one of the pre-built binaries is the most flexible option. For optimal performance, apic-configsync should run as close to the target cluster as possible.

Complete the following steps to configure environment variables and run the standalone binary.

Procedure

  1. Download and extract the API Connect Config Sync package.
  2. In the extracted package, navigate to the /binaries/<platform> directory that contains the appropriate version of the apic-configsync utility for your platform.
  3. Define the environment variables for the source and target catalogs.
  4. Run the utility with the following command:
    • Mac and Linux x86: ./apic-configsync
    • Windows: apic-configsync.exe