Supported options on Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Supported installation and storage options for running IBM Cloud Pak for Integration on Amazon Web Services (AWS).
Installation options
AWS Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) using installer-provisioned infrastructure (IPI), see Red Hat OpenShift documentation for AWS.
AWS Quick Start for IBM Cloud Pak for Integration - a 1-click AWS CloudFormation template that automates deployment of a recommended topology into EC2 in approximately 2 hours.
Storage
The table below shows each capability's compatibility with these storage options:
Amazon Elastic Block Store (EBS)
Amazon Elastic File System (EFS)
OpenShift Container Storage
Portworx
Note: For storage support options that apply to the deployment and navigation interface (Platform Navigator), refer below to foundational services, which are installed with Platform Navigator.
| Integration capability | AWS EBS | AWS EFS | OpenShift Container Storage | Portworx |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deployment interface (Platform Navigator) See foundational services below. | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Asset sharing and reuse (Automation assets) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Transaction tracing and troubleshooting (Operations Dashboard) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| API management (API Connect) | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| Event Endpoint Management (API Connect) | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| Application integration dashboard (App Connect Dashboard) | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Application integration server (App Connect) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Application integration designer (App Connect Designer) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| High-speed transfer server (Aspera HSTS) | No | Yes | Yes | No |
| Event streams | Yes | No | Yes, block storage only | Yes |
| Messaging (MQ), single-instance | Yes | Yes * | Yes | Yes |
| Messaging (MQ), multi-instance | No | Yes * | Yes | Yes |
| Gateway (DataPower Gateway) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Foundational services (platform UI, monitoring, licensing, managing users) | No | No | Yes | Yes |
* Subject to locking considerations