DataPower and Terminal Servers…
DataPower has a serial port console that is used during initial bootstrap of the appliance, recovering from problems, and certain[…]
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WebSphere DataPower Roles and Responsibilities…
DataPower is a weird (but, wonderful) beast. It has a tendency to break some of the traditional IT silos that[…]
Read moreThree Internal Architectures—Designs for DataPower Deployments
I have been in several different shops that are either deploying DataPower or are a few years after deploying DataPower. […]
Read moreOSI 7-Layer Network Model
I’ve been playing with Cisco switches and routers recently at home to get a handle on VLANs-more about VLANs later. […]
Read moreDataPower Extension Functions and Elements
Anyone who has spent time working with DataPower has had to write an XSLT stylesheet at some point. DataPower provides[…]
Read moreXSLT & XPath
XSLT is the only scripting language supported by WebSphere DataPower appliances. It is the only way to customize DataPower functionality[…]
Read moreSample Stylesheet—Starting Point
I often have to go back and look up these details; so, I decided to post a standard starting point[…]
Read moreProtocol Transformations
Previously, I wrote a Wire Protocols post that outlined the common protocols that I’ve encountered when working with ESBs and[…]
Read moreGenerating and Uploading a Shared Key (Symmetric Key) to DataPower Appliances
DataPower does not seem to provide a tool to generate a Shared Key that can be used with 3DES or[…]
Read moreService Mediation vs. Service Orchestration
I’ve wanted to define this term for a while, but, someone beat me to it several years ago. I generally[…]
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