For testing purposes, you can create an integration node in the IBM App
Connect Enterprise Toolkit. For production purposes,
you must plan your configuration carefully; see Planning your IBM App Connect Enterprise solution
What do I need to know about integration nodes?
Use
the links in this section to find information that you might find
useful before you plan and design your integration nodes.
- What is an integration node? An integration node is a set of
execution processes (including one or more integration servers) that hosts one or more message flows
to route, transform, and enrich in-flight messages. Follow this link to get information about
integration nodes, and the resources that you need to create and configure your integration
nodes.
- What is an operation mode?
The operation mode that you use is determined by the license that you
purchased when you bought the product. The mode can either give you
the full operating capabilities of IBM App Connect
Enterprise, that is, advanced
mode, or restrict the operating capabilities of your integration
nodes, that is, standard
mode.
You can set the operation mode when
you create an integration node, however, integration nodes are created, or migrated from previous
versions, in advanced
mode by default. Follow this link to get information about the
various modes that are available.
- What do I need to know about databases? You
can configure your message flows to access data in databases;
you can read from, write to, and update the information in a
supported database. Follow this link to find out more about
databases and how to create connections to them.
What do I need to know about authorization and
security?
You must set up access and authorization
credentials for some of the resources that you use with IBM App Connect
Enterprise; for example, databases.
Follow the links in this section to get information about authorization,
access control, and security for your integration nodes and integration
servers.
- What authorizations are needed for
configuration tasks? Authorization is the process of
granting or denying access to a system resource. Use this link
to get examples of the tasks in IBM App Connect
Enterprise that
require authorization. Use the following links to get more details
about the security requirements for administrative tasks on
the different platforms:
- What authorizations are required for
access to runtime resources? If you want to set up administrative
authority for the resources that are managed by the integration
node (including the integration node itself), you must set up WebSphere MQ authorizations for integration
nodes and integration servers.
- Where can I find out about security for publish/subscribe? See
the WebSphere MQ product documentation.
How do I plan integration nodes?
Use the following links to find out how to plan your integration
nodes. You can also find out about tasks you must complete before
you can configure your integration nodes.
- How do I plan my environment? Follow
this link to find out what you must consider when you plan your integration
nodes and your system architecture.
- How do I set up security? Follow
this link for information about how to set up security for your integration
nodes. Each link comprises a list of reminders or questions about
the security tasks to consider for your integration node's configuration.
The answers to the questions provide the security information that
you need to configure your integration nodes, and also give you further
information about other security controls that you might want
to deploy.