Creating an Availability Zone
An Availability Zone is a logical or physical set of data centers containing one or more API Connect services. Availability Zones provide redundancy and failover in the event of network issues. The Default Availability Zone is created during installation; it includes a Management service.
Before you begin
- Run Install Assist to configure the Default Availability Zone that contains the Management service. See Installing API Connect into a Kubernetes environment or Deploying the Management OVA file.
About this task
Availability zones organize API Connect operations based upon your business needs. Availability zones are sets of logical or physical data centers containing one or more API Connect services. Multiple availability zones in your cloud provide redundancy and fail over in the event of network issues. Availability zones can be organized by region, for global separation, or for physical or logical separation of data centers.
Title | Name |
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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 |
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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. |