Using V8.0.0, you can
run instances of MobileFirst Server and
MobileFirst Analytics
in IBM® Containers on
IBM
Bluemix. Alternatively, you can also run
instances of the MobileFirst Server on
Cloud Foundry as Liberty for Java™ application on IBM
Bluemix and connect them to MobileFirst Analytics
instances deployed in IBM Containers on
IBM
Bluemix.
Supported operating systems include Linux and
Mac OS X.
V8.0.0 package
overview
The
V8.0.0 package
contains the artifacts to create a
MobileFirst Server as a
Cloud Foundry Liberty for Java application or as an instance
in
IBM Containers, a
MobileFirst Analytics
container, and the components necessary for configuring and deploying them to
IBM
Bluemix.
You
customize your product components in the containers before they are built and deployed to the
IBM Containers
service on Bluemix®.
See
also Package structure and contents
Note: The Reports database is deprecated and does not work with IBM MobileFirst Platform Foundation on
IBM Containers.
Instead, use a MobileFirst Analytics
container. Ensure that the project WAR files in your containers do not have any artifacts or
configurations that are related to the deprecated Reports database.
Using the IBM MobileFirst Platform
Foundation on Liberty for Java Cloud Foundry application
Go through the following main steps for using
V8.0.0.
- Customizing the product components included in the offering .zip.
- Uploading and deploying the Cloud Foundry application with your customization.
- Running the Cloud Foundry application on IBM
Bluemix.
Using the IBM
MobileFirst Platform Foundation Containers
Go
through the following main steps for using
V8.0.0.
- Customizing the product components included in the container.
- Building the container image format with your customization.
- Deploying and running the built images on the IBM Containers service.
Prerequisites
The following
elements are required.