What’s new in Version 2.0

WebSphere® DataPower® XC10 Appliance Version 2.0 includes enhanced appliance hardware, the ability to enable capacity limits on data grids, SNMP support, and integration with WebSphere Portal.

[Version 2.0.0.3 only]

Multimaster replication support

Consider using multimaster replication when you want to replicate data grid data across appliances that have unreliable network connectivity. [Learn new information] Learn more...
[Version 2.0.0.3 only]

xscmd utility

The xscmd utility is the new supported version of the xsadmin utility. The xsadmin utility was included as an unsupported sample in previous releases. [Learn new information] Learn more...
[Version 2.0.0.3 only]

Tool for generating log analysis reports

With the new xsloganalyzer tool, you can generate reports from your log files that can help you analyze the performance of your environment and troubleshoot issues. [Learn new information] Learn more...
[Version 2.0.0.3 only]

HTTP command interface

The HTTP command interface is a new utility for the appliance. You can use this utility to run operations on your appliance, configure appliance settings, and administer data grids, collectives and zones. The utility runs operations with HTTP POST JSON statements that you can combine into scripted operations. [Learn new information] Learn more...
[Version 2.0.0.3 only]

IPv6 support

This product version introduces support for Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6), which is the next evolution in Internet Protocol beyond the IPv4 standard. The key IPv6 enhancement is the expansion of the IP address space from 32 bits to 128 bits, enabling virtually unlimited IP addresses.

[Version 2.0.0.3 only]

Least recently used (LRU) policy support

When setting the maximum capacity on a simple grid, you can choose to specify an LRU policy on a simple grid. [Learn new information] Learn more...

[Version 2.0.0.3 only]

Eviction policy support

By default, when you create a simple grid with WebSphere DataPower XC10 Appliance, a default map and a set of dynamic maps are created. By default, a time-to-live (TTL) eviction policy is required when you create a dynamic map with one of the provided templates. You can choose an eviction policy of creation time, last-update-time, or last-access-time. You can now change this behavior so that an eviction policy is set on both a dynamic map and default map on a simple grid. [Learn new information] Learn more...

[Version 2.0.0.3 only]

Edit etc/hosts file

You can edit the etc/hosts file from the WebSphere DataPower XC10 Appliance interface to associate IP addresses with a host name. [Learn new information] Learn more...

[Firmware refresh Version 2.0.0.2 and later]

CSV files for monitoring

Monitoring data is automatically written to CSV files. These CSV files can contain information about the servers, map, or data grid. [Learn new information] Learn more...
[Firmware refresh Version 2.0.0.2 and later]

Toleration support for WebSphere Application Server Version 8 Fix Pack 1

WebSphere DataPower XC10 Appliance and WebSphere eXtreme Scale Client have toleration support for WebSphere Application Server Version 8 Fix Pack 1.
[Firmware refresh Version 2.0.0.2 and later]

Dynamic maps

You can create additional maps in a data grid by having your client application connect to the specifically-named map. [Learn new information] Learn more...

Improved appliance hardware

Appliance Type 7199-92x is new with Version 2.0 and includes faster processors, more network ports, and more cache capacity. [Learn new information] Learn more....

Data grid capacity limits

You can define a maximum capacity for each data grid in a collective. Configuring a maximum capacity limits the amount of data storage that a particular data grid can use. The capacity limit ensures that the available storage capacity for the collective is used in a predictable manner. [Learn new information] Learn more...

Simple Network Monitoring Protocol (SNMP) support

With SNMP support, you can monitor the status of a WebSphere DataPower XC10 Appliance as a part of a larger group of systems in a data center. SNMP monitoring enhances your ability to notice system issues quickly and then responding to them promptly. [Learn new information] Learn more....

WebSphere Portal integration

You can persist HTTP sessions from WebSphere Portal into a data grid on the appliance. [Learn new information] Learn more...

Data grid inserts are rejected when physical data storage reaches full capacity

When the included 240 GB cache is full, the physical data storage is at its maximum capacity. Any insert or operations on the data grid are rejected, but read and delete operations can continue. To prevent the physical data storage from reaching full capacity, you can configure capacity limits on the data grids in the collective. [Learn new information] Learn more....

Firmware performance improvements

The Version 2.0 firmware includes throughput performance improvements that apply to both Type 9235-92X and Type 7199-92X appliances. Performance varies depending on the workload and environment.

WebSphere Commerce integration

WebSphere Commerce Version 7.0.0.1 now supports the use of WebSphere eXtreme Scale Client Version 7.1. You can use the WebSphere DataPower XC10 Appliance to cache dynamic cache data from WebSphere Commerce. [Learn new information] Learn more....
Parent topic: IBM WebSphere DataPower XC10 Appliance overview