Modify a managed set

We can change the members of a managed set, manually synchronize the sharable appliance settings, administer the versions of sharable appliance settings that are available for a managed set, change firmware versions, administer domains, or deploy a domain or sharable appliance settings version.

To modify a managed set, in the console, click Servers > DataPower > Managed sets > managedset_name, and then complete one or more of the following actions.

• To add appliances to the managed set, click Edit Membership, and then select the appliances to add to this managed set.

• To remove appliances from the managed set, click Edit Membership, and then select the appliances to remove from this managed set.

• To choose a different appliance as the master appliance, click Edit Membership, and then select a different appliance as the master appliance.

• Click Synchronize to manually synchronize the firmware, shared appliance settings and managed domains throughout the managed set.

  The appliance manager always attempts to keep the firmware, shared appliance settings and managed domains synchronized across all of the appliances in a managed set. However, we can click Synchronize if we need to manually force a synchronization to occur.

• To access the DataPower WebGUI to configure an appliance or a firmware version, click Launch.

• To modify which firmware version is the active firmware version for the managed set, in the Firmware section, click Change firmware.

  Avoid trouble: Do not use the DataPower 3.6.0.28, 3.6.0.29, or 3.6.0.30 level of firmware for a managed set.gotcha

  Typically, when creating a managed set of DataPower appliances, the DataPower appliance manager completes the following process:

  • Creates a shareable appliance settings version from the shareable appliance settings on the master appliance.

  • Synchronizes the settings across the managed set. This synchronization process is repeated whenever the shareable appliance settings change on the master appliance.

  Similarly, when a domain is added to a managed set in the DataPower appliance manager, the DataPower appliance manager typically completes the following process:

  • Creates a domain version from the domain on the master appliance.

  • Synchronizes the domain version across the managed set. This synchronization process is repeated every time that the domain changes on the master appliance.

  If we use the DataPower 3.6.0.28, 3.6.0.29, or 3.6.0.30 level of firmware for a managed set, the firmware level might cause the DataPower appliance manager to unnecessarily create new shareable appliance settings versions, or domain versions, and then synchronize these new versions across the managed set.

• To view a list of settings versions that have been used for the managed set, in the Settings section, click Version history.

  We can then click Detail, to change the version that is being used for this managed set, or to delete a version.

• To view a list of appliances assigned to the managed set, click Appliances.

• To view a list of all of the managed domains on the master appliance, in the Managed domains section, expand the Managed domains field. Within this field, we can change a domain from managed to unmanaged, or access the DataPower WebGUI to configure a domain.

  1. To change a domain from managed to unmanaged, select the domain, and then click Unmanage.

  2. To access the DataPower WebGUI to configure a domain, click Launch on the Managed Domains table.

     Clicking Launch launches the DataPower WebGUI in the managed domain on the master appliance.

• To view a list of all of the managed domains for this managed set, in the Managed domains section, expand the Unmanaged domains on the master appliance field. Within this field, we can change a domain from unmanaged to managed, or click Launch to access the DataPower WebGUI, and configure a domain.

  1. To change a domain from unmanaged to managed, select the domain, and then click Manage

  2. To access the DataPower WebGUI to configure a domain, click Launch on the Managed Domains table.

What to do next

When we add appliances to or remove appliances from a managed set, perform a manual synchronization, change firmware versions, shareable settings or domain versions, an appliance manager task is created. To monitor the progress of these tasks, in the console, click Servers > DataPower > Tasks.

Related concepts

WebSphere DataPower appliance manager overview

Related tasks

Remove a managed set from the DataPower appliance manager

dpManagerCommands (AdminTask)