Plan - IBM WebSphere DataPower XC10 appliance
- Interoperability
- System requirements
- Directory conventions
- Network ports
- IBM WebSphere DataPower XC10 appliance installation prerequisites
- Appliance specifications and features
- Type 9235-92X
- Type 7199-92x
Product interoperability
- WebSphere Application Server
Required to implement the HTTP session and dynamic cache data grid scenarios.
- WebSphere DataPower Integration Appliance XI50
The XI50 appliance can be used as a side cache by a REST gateway, allowing non-Java-based clients to access Simple Data Grids using HTTP-based operations.
- WebSphere Portal
We can persist HTTP sessions from WebSphere Portal into a data grid on the appliance.
- WebSphere Commerce
WebSphere Commerce v7.0.0.1 now supports the use of WXS client v7.1 for caching dynamic cache data.
- Tivoli monitoring
System requirements
- Hardware
For initial configuration, use the provided RJ45 to DB-9 serial null-modem cable from serial port on appliance to either...
- ASCII terminal
- PC running terminal emulation software
- Appliance software
The WebSphere DataPower XC10 appliance appliance comes with IBM-supplied software. It is not possible to install any other software on the appliance.
- Web browser
- Mozilla Firefox, version 3.5.x and later
- Microsoft Internet Explorer, version 7 or later
- Client software
- WebSphere eXtreme Scale Client V7.1 .
- WebSphere Application Server v6.1.0.41 or later
- WebSphere Application Server v7.0.0.21 or later
- WebSphere Application Server v8.0.0.2 or later
Directory conventions
- wxs_install_root
- Directory containing extracted WXS product archive files.
Trial /opt/IBM/WebSphere/eXtremeScale Stand-alone directory /opt/IBM/eXtremeScale Integrated with WAS /opt/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer
- wxs_home
Trial /opt/IBM/WebSphere/eXtremeScale Stand-alone directory /opt/IBM/eXtremeScale/ObjectGrid Integrated with WAS /opt/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer/optionalLibraries/ObjectGrid
- was_root
/opt/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer
- java_home
- /opt/IBM/WebSphere/eXtremeScale/java
wxs_install_root\java- samples_home
- wxs_home/samples
- dvd_root
- dvd_root/docs/
- $HOME
- WXS user files, such as security profiles.
c:\Documents and Settings\user_name
/home/user_name
Network ports
If there are firewalls in the topology, to accommodate WXS, open the following firewall ports...
- Catalog server
- The first three appliances added to the collective each run one catalog server. Referred to as the catalog service. Enables communication between appliances.
Peer port 6601 Client port 6602 JMX service port 1099 JMX connector port 1100, 7100-7116 ORB listener port 2809 CSIv2 listener port 7499 SNMP port 161
- Data grid client access ports
- Port ranges for the internal components on the appliance:
- 6701-6716
- 6801-6816
- 7501-7516
If appliances within the collective are on different sides of the firewall:
- 7500
- 6700
- 6800
- Browser ports
- Open ports 80 and 443 to use the appliance console or any REST services.
- Client servers
- WXS client uses a listener port specified in...
wxs_client_root/properties
- Problem determination application
- 9060
Install installation prerequisites
To set up and administer the appliance, you need network administration skills.
Collect the following data to define your DataPower XC10 appliance base configuration.
- Whether we are using the 1 gigabit or 10 gigabit Ethernet ports for the data grid.
Use either all 1 gigabit ports or all 10 gigabit ports. Connect the management port at MGMT0.
- IP address and subnet mask for the Ethernet interface for appliance management access (MGMT).
- IP address of the default gateways (routers) that supports the subnets for the Ethernet interfaces.
- IP address of the DNS server.
Configure for both forward and reverse look ups.
- Communication parameters for serial interface:
9600.8.n.1 (9600 baud, 8 data bits, no parity, 1 stop bit).
- Mail server (SMTP).
- (Optional) IP addresses and subnet mask for Ethernet interfaces for appliance service access...
ETH0, ETH1, and ETH2
Rack requirements
Standard 19 inch (48.26 cm) rack with a minimum of 25 inches (63.5 cm) of depth that...
- Provides rear mounting columns
- Supports both front and rear mounting
Required space in and around the rack...
- At least 30 inches (76.20 cm) of free space behind the rack
- At least 2 inches (5.1 cm) above and below the appliance
- Sufficient free space in the front for Ethernet and any serial console cables
The ambient temperature in the environment in which the appliance is to be installed must not exceed 104° F (40° C).
Tools and supplies
- A medium Phillips screwdriver
- Two (2) standard rack screws (provided with appliance)
- One to four (1-4) network cables
- Serial cable or PL-2303 USB-to-serial cable
If we are using the PL-2303 USB-to-serial cable, download and install a driver for the cable.
- Serial console with a male DB9 connector.
- VT100-style console
- PC running an emulator, such as HyperTerminal or Minicom
Web user interface requirements
- Mozilla Firefox, version 3.5.x and later
- Microsoft Internet Explorer, version 7 or later
Appliance specifications and features
Two types of hardware...
- Type 9235-92x for WebSphere DataPower XC10 appliance v1.0.
- Type 7199-92x for WebSphere DataPower XC10 appliance v2.0.
To determine the appliance model type and serial number...
Appliance | Settings | Firmware
9235-92X specs
The type 9235-92X WebSphere DataPower XC10 appliance is a rack-mountable appliance that includes LED indicators for the status of the various components.
The type 9235-92X appliance originally shipped with V1.0 of the WebSphere DataPower XC10 appliance software. We can upgrade the software on this appliance to V2.0. However, after you install the V2.0 software on the appliance with a firmware upgrade, we cannot move the software back to v1.0.
The appliance includes data storage, a system battery, fan modules, and power modules.
Dimensions: Height 1.7 in. (4.32 cm) Width 19 in. (48.25 cm) 19.13 in. (48.59 cm) with rails Depth 28.12 in. (71.42 cm) 33.05 in. (83.94 cm) with rails Weight Maximum: 37.48 lb. (17 kg) Electrical specifications: Sine-wave 50 - 60 Hz (single-phase) required 110 Voltage AC Minimum: 100 VRMS Maximum: 127 VRMS 220 Voltage AC Minimum: 200 VRMS Maximum: 240 VRMS Heat output Maximum: 590 watts (2014 Btu) per hour Environment: Air temperature Turned on:
- Altitude 0 m to 914.4 m (3000 ft.) 50° to 95° F (10° to 35° C)
- Altitude: 914.4 m (3000 ft.) to 2133.6 m (7000 ft.) 50° to 89.6° F (10° to 32° C) Maximum altitude: 2133.6 m (7000 ft.)
Turned off: 50° to 109.4° F (10° to 43° C)
Shipping: -40° to 140° F (-40° to 60° C)
Humidity 8% to 80% Fan acoustics Front: LA=50 dB to LA=64 dB Rear: LA=51 dB to LA=66 dB
The lower limits indicate the fans during normal operating conditions. The upper limits indicate the fans during startup or high temperature situations.
Power level acoustics 65 dB to 79 dB (Declared)
9235-92x features
The 9235-92x appliance provides a hard disk for storage of log file data. The hard disk array is a simple swap Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) hard disk drive.
Feature Value Capacity 146 GB Speed 10 K RPM Interface SAS Cache 16 MB RAID 1 Configuration RAID 1 (mirrored) Output 25 watts per drive
9235-92x front view
A Activity LED light for the MGMT Ethernet interface. B Speed LED light for the MGMT Ethernet interface. C Activity LED light for the ETH0 Ethernet interface. D Speed LED light for the ETH0 Ethernet interface. E Power LED light. F Storage LED light. G LED light is not operational in appliance. H Error alarm LED light. I Activity LED light for the ETH2 Ethernet interface. J Activity LED light for the ETH1 Ethernet interface. K CONSOLE connector L Network connector to the MGMT Ethernet interface. M Network connector to the ETH0 Ethernet interface. N Network connector to the ETH2 Ethernet interface. O Network connector to the ETH1 Ethernet interface. P Amber, or error LED indicator light for the cache. Q Yellow, or writing LED indicator light for the cache. R Green, or reading LED indicator light for the cache. The front panel of the appliance has the CONSOLE connector. Use the serial cable that is shipped with the appliance to connect from:
- An ASCII terminal
- A PC running terminal emulation software to the appliance
The front panel of the appliance has the following Ethernet connectors:
MGMT Ethernet connector Manage all transaction data on the appliance. This connection has an associated activity LED light and speed LED light.
Activity LED light When illuminated, indicates that traffic is passing through this connection. Speed LED light Ethernet connection speed and status. ETH0 Ethernet connector Manage all transaction data on the appliance. This connection has an associated activity LED light and speed LED light.
Activity LED light When illuminated, indicates that traffic is passing through this connection. Speed LED light Ethernet connection speed and status. ETH1 Ethernet connector Manage all transaction data on the appliance. ETH2 Ethernet connector Manage all transaction data on the appliance. The front panel of the appliance has the following LED lights:
Power LED light The green power LED light is illuminated when the appliance is connected to a power source and the power switch is in the ON position. Storage LED light The green storage LED light is illuminated when data storage is being accessed. Error alarm LED light The yellow error alarm LED light is illuminated when any LED light on the rear of the appliance is illuminated or after a system event failure.
9235-92x rear view
A The power supply 1 LED light. B The power supply 2 LED light. C The LED diagnostic panel. D The power supply module 1. E The power supply module 2. F The data storage unit: Hard disk array. The hard disk array is used for storing log information. G The battery tray. H The fan module 2. I The power switch. J The fan module 1.
9235-92x Power supply modules
The appliance is powered by two fully redundant 650 watt power supply modules. A single power supply module can supply enough power to support appliance operations. The power supply modules can be hot-swapped, which means that we can replace a single power supply module without powering down the appliance.
Each power supply module contains two fans. Failure of at least one fan causes the power supply module to overheat and generate messages.
At the rear of the appliance, each power supply module has an LED light that indicates its operational state.
9235-92x Data storage unit
The appliance comes with the hard disk array to provide log file storage. The hard disk array is part of the hard disk drive module. This module includes two 146 GB disks in a RAID 1 configuration and includes two fans. The disks operate as a single, mirrored volume. The disks cannot be used as two discrete disks.
Replace the hard disk drive module if one of the fans becomes inoperable. A replacement hard disk drive module does not contain the disks. For a replacement hard disk drive module, you use the existing disks. If an individual disk becomes inoperable, we can replace that disk.
9235-92x LED diagnostic panel
The rear panel of the appliance includes an LED diagnostic panel with six LED lights. The layout is three LED lights in two rows, as shown in the following image.
Position of light Meaning Top row, left The state of the fans in the hard disk drive module Top row, center The state of the Drive 0 hard disk Top row, right The state of the Drive 1 hard disk Bottom row, left The state of the battery Bottom row, center The state of the fans in the fan module 2 Bottom row, right The state of the fans in the fan module 1
9235-92x Battery
The appliance is equipped with a CR2 3 V lithium battery. The battery cannot power the appliance. The appliance must be connected to active AC power sources for the appliance to process transactions. The battery maintains the following internal components only:
- The real-time clock
- Static RAM-based memory, that contains various global parameters which include the current date and time for the appliance
Complete power failure (no AC power to the appliance with a missing or depleted battery) for seven days activates the intrusion switch. Activation of the intrusion switch renders the appliance inoperable. After seven days, you might need to return the appliance to IBM for remanufacturing.
Leave the appliance connected to active AC power sources. Do not turn off the appliance when the battery must be replaced. The hardware monitors the capacity of the battery. The hardware generates critical messages when the capacity is less than 10%.
9235-92x Fan modules
The appliance includes two fan modules. Each fan module holds four individual fan motors. If one fan motor fails, replace the entire fan module to maintain the required air flow.
The fans normally operate between the cold chassis speeds and maximum speeds. The failure threshold is set to a speed that is 20% lower than the cold chassis speed.
Minimum Cold chassis Maximum Failure threshold Front 2900 5280 16100 2000 Rear 2300 4880 12400 2000
- The front fans are five-blade fans.
- The rear fans are four-blade fans.
Appliance type 7199-92x
The type 7199-92X WebSphere DataPower XC10 appliance ships with v2.0 of the appliance software. This new hardware release includes faster processors, more network ports, and more cache capacity than previous hardware releases.
7199-92x Features
Feature Description Local capacity 16 GB of storage on the local file system Hard disk array Two 1 TB Simple swap Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) hard disk drives. Capacity: 2 TB Data grid 320 GB Fusion DUO Drive, which includes the 240 GB cache
Type 7199-92x front view
A Console connector B USB port C LCM module D Hard disk drive module 2 E Hard disk drive module 0 F Hard disk drive module 3 G Hard disk drive module 1 H Fault LED I Locate LED J Power LED K Power button L MGMT0 Ethernet connector M MGMT1 Ethernet connector N Left Ethernet modules:
- eth0
- eth1
- eth2
- eth3
- eth4
- eth5
- eth6
- eth7
O Right Ethernet modules:
- eth8
- eth9
P The amber, or error LED indicator light for the cache. Q The yellow, or writing LED indicator light for the cache. R The green, or reading LED indicator light for the cache.
7199-92x LCD module
The front panel of the appliance has a liquid crystal display (LCD) module that includes an LCD and five menu buttons. The LCD provides information about the model type and build number of the appliance; however, the menu buttons are not functional.
7199-92x Console connector
The front panel of all Type 7199 appliance has a console connector. For initial configuration, use the RJ45 (IS0 8877) to DB-9 (also known as a DE-9 or EIA/TIA-562) serial null-modem cable that is shipped with the appliance to connect from either...
- ASCII terminal
- PC running terminal emulation software
There is a RJ45 connection on one end of the cable, and a DB-9 serial null-modem connection on the other end of the cable. The RJ45 end connects to the appliance and the DB-9 serial null-modem cable end connects to your ASCII terminal or personal computer. Use the USB-to-serial converter cable to attach the cable to your personal computer.
Note: For initial configuration, we can use the RJ45 to serial connection cable that ships with the appliance or we can create a cable based on the cable pinout specifications listed in the following table. Do not use an Ethernet cable to plug the serial console port into an Ethernet network.
RJ45 DB9 Pin number Signal Pin number Signal 1 RTS 8 CTS 2 DTR 6 DSR 3 TXD 2 RXD 4 GND 5 GND 5 GND 5 GND 6 RXD 3 TXD 7 DSR 4 DTR 8 CTS 7 RTS
7199-92x USB port
The front panel of the appliance has a USB interface conforming to USB 2.0 devices. This USB connector is not enabled and therefore does not provide any connection.
7199-92x LEDs
The front panel of all Type 7199 appliances has three stand-alone LEDs.
Fault LED The amber fault LED is lit when a critical event is detected. Locate LED The blue locate LED is lit when activated by the firmware. We can control whether this LED is lit from the command line. The LED remains lit until deactivated. Use the locate-led command in the command-line interface:
- To activate...
locate-led on
- To deactivate...
locate-led off
Power LED The power LED is lit when the appliance is connected to a power source and you have turned on the appliance.
- The green power LED is illuminated when the appliance is on and fully functioning.
- If the LED is not illuminated, the appliance has been turned off.
7199-92x Power button
The power button is located on the front panel of the appliance. Press the power button to:
- Turn on the appliance.
- Start a graceful shutdown (if the appliance is already turned on).
Pressing the power button and holding for 5 seconds performs an immediate hardware shutdown.
When you press the power button to turn off the appliance, electrical current still flows to the device. To completely stop all electricity to the appliance, unplug all power cords.
Network connectors
The front panel of each appliance has two LAN management Ethernet ports and two Ethernet modules.
- LAN management Ethernet ports
- Two Ethernet interfaces for remote management. Cannot be used as data ports.
- Two Ethernet interfaces, MGMT0 and MGMT1, to handle data traffic and logging functions to and from the various DataPower services, including SNMP, SSH, and the user interface.
Ethernet port LEDs...
- MGMT0 Ethernet connector
- This Ethernet interface can manage all transaction data on the appliance. The MGMT0 Ethernet connector also supports IPMI over LAN, including serial over LAN. MGMT0 has an associated speed LED and activity LED:
- Speed LED ( A )
- The green LED indicates a 1 Gbps connection.
- The amber LED indicates a 10 Mbps or 100 Mbps connection.
- Activity LED ( B )
- The green LED indicates the port is linked.
- The green flashing LED indicates the port is active.
- MGMT1 Ethernet connector
- This Ethernet interface can manage all transaction data on the appliance. MGMT1 has an associated LED activity light and a LED speed light:
- Speed LED ( A )
- The green LED indicates a 1 Gbps connection.
- The amber LED indicates a 10 Mbps or 100 Mbps connection.
- Activity LED ( B )
- The green LED indicates the port is linked.
- The green flashing LED indicates the port is active.
- Ethernet modules
- The DataPower appliance has two Ethernet modules for Ethernet connectivity. The left Ethernet module has eight RJ45 ports, and the right Ethernet module has two 10 Gb small-form factor pluggable (SFP+) ports. The name of the Ethernet interface depends on the module configuration, with the Ethernet interface names dependent on the Ethernet module configuration.
The 1 gigabit module supports Ethernet with unshielded, twisted-pair with interface standards and includes:
- 10BASE-T
- 100BASE-TX
- 1000BASE-T
The 10 Gigabit module supports small form-factor pluggable (SFP+) ports with interface modules and patch cables. Autonegotiation is always enabled:
- 10GBASE-SR
- 10GBASE-LR
- Left Ethernet module
- Has eight unshielded, twisted-pair (RJ45) Ethernet ports. The Ethernet numbers range from ETH0 to ETH7 and correlate to the number of available ports.
- Right Ethernet module
- Has two 10 Gigabit SFP ports. The Ethernet numbers range from ETH8 to ETH9 and correlate to the number of available ports.
The Ethernet modules are not hot-swappable. Hot swapping the modules causes your system to crash, and could possibly damage your appliance.
7199-92x - Hard disk drive modules
The front panel of the appliance includes four, 2.5 inch hard disk drive modules. The appliance supports SAS hard disk drives, and there are two LEDs on each hard disk drive module. The left LED monitors hard disk activity, and the right LED indicates a potential problem:
- A green flashing LED indicates that the hard disk drive is being accessed.
- An amber flashing LED indicates that the hard disk drive has failed.
- No LED illuminated indicates the hard disk drive is not active.
Note: The hard disk drive modules are not hot-swappable. Hot swapping the modules could cause your system to crash.
Type 7199-92x rear view
7199-92x Rear view diagram
A Fan module 1 B Fan module 1 LED C Fan module 2 D Fan module 2 LED E Fan module 3 F Fan module 3 LED G Power supply module 1 LED H Power supply module 1 I Power supply module 2 LED J Power supply module 2
7199-92x Fan modules
The appliance includes three fan modules. Each fan module contains an individual cooling fan with an LED in each fan module:
- If the amber LED is lit, there is a problem with the fan module.
- If the amber LED is not lit, the fans are operating normally.
The speed of the fans are dependent on the temperature of the appliance. As the temperature increases, the fan speed increases to maintain a balanced temperature for the appliance.
7199-92x Power supply modules
The appliance is powered by two redundant power supply modules. A single power supply module can supply enough power to support appliance operations. The power supply modules can be hot-swapped, so we can replace a single power supply module without powering down the appliance. Each power supply module contains an LED:
- If the amber power LED is lit, the power supply has an error.
- If the LED is not lit, the power supply is working as expected.
When you press the power button to turn off the appliance, there is still electrical current flowing to the device. To completely stop all electricity to the appliance, unplug all power cords.
7199-92x Ethernet network configuration
The Ethernet modules expand the network connectivity options. Each appliance has two Ethernet modules. The Ethernet modules are numbered from left to right, but if a module has less than eight ports, the module will use the lowest port number in the range.
7199-92x Numbering convention
The numbering convention for configuring Ethernet interfaces and installing network cables is:
- Left module ranges from ETH0 to ETH7
- Right module ranges from ETH8 to ETH9
Type 7199-92x connections
Each Ethernet module has one of the following configurations:
- The left Ethernet module has eight 1 Gigabit Ethernet ports, which are RJ45 connectors.
- The right Ethernet module has two 10 Gigabit Ethernet ports, which are small form-factor pluggable (SFP+) transceivers.
The appliance has ten Ethernet connections. The Ethernet interface names are ETH0 through ETH7, ETH8, and ETH9.
7199-92x Specifications
Dimensions: 7199 Height 8.89 cm (3.5 in.) Width 42.8 cm (17.25 in.) Depth 58.4 cm (23 in.) Weight Maximum: 21 kg (46.2 lbs) Electrical input: Sine-wave 50 - 60 Hz (single-phase) required 110 Voltage AC Minimum: 100 VRMS Maximum: 127 VRMS 220 Voltage AC Minimum:200 VRMS Maximum: 240 VRMS Power usage 10 A for 110 V AC 5 A for 220 V AC The Type 7199 appliance contains two 720 watt power modules. Both power supply modules must be connected to the same power source to prevent a difference in ground voltage between the two power modules.
Environment: Air temperature Turned on:
- Altitude 0 to 914.4 m (3000 ft.)50° to 95° F (10° to 35° C)
- Altitude: 914.4 m (3000 ft.) to 2133.6 m (7000 ft.)50° to 89.6° F (10° to 32° C) Maximum altitude: 2133.6 m (7000 ft.)
Turned off: 50° to 109.4° F (10° to 43° C)
Shipping: -40° to 140° F (-40° to 60° C)
Humidity 8% to 80%