This section guides you through the process of deploying the Secure API Manager appliances that become different components of Secure API Manager. You download a single Secure API Manager appliance that has the ability to become any combination of the four Secure API Manager components. Ensure that you have chosen the best deployment scenario for your environment before continuing. For more information, see Understanding Deployment Scenarios.
To properly deploy Secure API Manager requires several separate processes.
Creating the OAuth2 application in Access Manager: You must have created an OAuth2 application in Access Manager before you can deploy Secure API Manager. For more information, see Section 3.0, Integrating Secure API Manager with Access Manager.
Deploying the appliances: You must deploy the appropriate number of appliances in VMware that you need to use in your Secure API Manager configuration. When you deploy the appliances, you configure the time and networking settings for each appliance. The appliances must be up and running in VMware with IP addresses and DNS names assigned to them before you can deploy the Secure API Manager components. For more information, see Deploying a Secure API Manager Appliance.
Collecting the required information: To properly deploy and configure the different Secure API Manager components using the Deployment Manager, you must have gathered the required information before starting the Deployment Manager. You must have the DNS name of each appliance, the NFS server information, load balancer information for each cluster, and the Access Manager configuration information. Fill out the deployment worksheet before running the Deployment Manager. For more information, see Secure API Manager Deployment Worksheet.
Importing the Access Manager trusted root certificate: The Deployment Manager requires an SSL connection to communicate with Access Manager. This is to ensure that there are no security issues. You must import the Access Manager trusted root certificate in to the appliance that becomes the first Database Service Component in your environment. For more information, see Creating an SSL Connection Between Access Manager and Secure API Manager.
Using the Deployment Manager: After you have the appliances deployed in VMware and collected the required information, you can now run the Deployment Manager to create and configure the different Secure API Manager components. The Deployment Manager requires that you install the components in a certain order. For more information, see Understanding the Secure API Manager Deployment Manager.