3.2 Deploying the Secure API Manager Appliance

You must deploy one or more appliances that will contain Secure API Manager. When you deploy the appliance, you set the time zone of the appliance, configure the network settings for the appliance, and create a password for the root user of the appliance.

Each appliance has a separate root administrative user. You set the password for the root user when you deploy each appliance. It is important to have a record of the IP address, DNS name, and login information for each appliance. You can enable an additional administrative account after you deploy the appliance. For more information, see Manage Administrative User Access in the NetIQ Secure API Manager 2.1 Appliance Administration Guide.

To deploy a Secure API Manager appliance:

  1. Download the appliance file from the Software Licenses and Downloads portal. For more information, see Obtaining Secure API Manager and the License.

  2. Deploy the appliance to your virtual environment. For more information, see Deploy an OVF or OVA Template.

  3. Power on the appliance.

  4. Select the appropriate language, then read the license and click Accept.

  5. Use the following information to configure basic settings for the appliance:

    root Password

    Specify a password for the root user on the appliance. The root user is the administrative account for the appliance. You can create an additional administrative account after you deploy the appliance. For more information, see Manage Administrative User Access in the NetIQ Secure API Manager 2.1 Appliance Administration Guide.

    NTP Server

    Specify a primary and secondary NTP server used to keep time on the appliance.

    Region and Time Zone

    Select your region and time zone.

    Hostname and Networking options

    Specify a host name for the appliance, then select whether to use a static IP address or DHCP. If you use a static IP address, you must specify the IP address, subnet mask, gateway, and DNS servers.

  6. Click Finish and wait for the appliance initialization to complete.

    IMPORTANT:The initialization process can take 30 minutes or longer to complete. The initialization process extracts the images of the components.

  7. Record the IP address, DNS name, and login information for future reference and to use during the deployment of the Secure API Manager components. For more information, see Recording the IP Addresses, DNS Names, and Login Information for Each Deployment.

  8. Repeat Step 2 through Step 7 for each appliance you must deploy.

After you have the appropriate number of appliances for your Secure API Manager environment, you must configure Secure API Manager and perform additional steps in Access Manager to have the product function. For more information, see Configuring Secure API Manager in the NetIQ Secure API Manager 2.1 Administration Guide.