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IBM Software The file you just downloaded contains a complete backup of your application domain. The MyExport.zip file can now be imported into another WebSphere DataPower appliance to recreate an exact duplicate of your domain. 1.13.6 Device Status The built-in monitoring subsystem can provide complete details as to the operational status of the appliance, including firmware and library information as well as memory usage, CPU utilization and hardware operational circumstances. All of this information is viewable from within the WebGUI as well as through remote monitoring tools (discussed in the next section). __9. In the navigation tree, expand the Status menu to reveal the various status sections. __10. Locate and expand the System section and explore the various status details. 1.13.7 Remote monitoring Administrators can monitor the health and activity of the appliance with any of the following protocols: ● SNMP ● Web Services Distributed Management (WSDM) ● WS-Management ● Proprietary SOAP application programming interface (API) Remote consoles such as SNMP console, or an IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager for SOA console, can display throughput, CPU and memory usage, transaction latency, and general responsiveness of an appliance with these protocols. The following image shows a third party SNMP Management Information Base (MIB) Browser showing memory usage statistics. Page 26 WebSphere Lab Jam

1.13.8 Configuration Comparison, Checkpoint, and Restore IBM Software Administrators can use the Configuration Comparison utility to determine what has changed between current and saved configurations, including previously exported configurations. Configuration checkpoints can be set at any time within an application domain. An administrator can then compare these checkpoints to any other configuration or roll-back the configuration of a domain to an existing checkpoint. 1.14 WebSphere DataPower SOA Appliances Firmware Unlike traditional servers which require an operating system and various layers of installed software, WebSphere DataPower SOA Appliances rely on a single firmware image that provides all required functionality. Updating the firmware in a WebSphere DataPower appliance is a fast and simple process. The firmware image is first downloaded from IBM’s support site and then uploaded to the appliance. Once uploaded, the authenticity of the firmware is verified, then decrypted, and finally applied. The previously running firmware is maintained on the device in the event a rollback is necessary. Lab 1 – Introduction WebSphere DataPower SOA Appliances Page 27

1.13.8 Configuration Comparison, Checkpoint, and Restore<br />

<strong>IBM</strong> Software<br />

Administrators can use the Configuration Comparison utility to determine what has changed between<br />

current and saved configurations, including previously exported configurations.<br />

Configuration checkpoints can be set at any time within an application domain. An administrator can then<br />

compare these checkpoints to any other configuration or roll-back the configuration of a domain to an<br />

existing checkpoint.<br />

1.14 WebSphere DataPower SOA Appliances Firmware<br />

Unlike traditional servers which require an operating system and various layers of installed software,<br />

WebSphere DataPower SOA Appliances rely on a single firmware image that provides all required<br />

functionality. Updating the firmware in a WebSphere DataPower appliance is a fast and simple process.<br />

The firmware image is first downloaded from <strong>IBM</strong>’s support site and then uploaded to the appliance.<br />

Once uploaded, the authenticity of the firmware is verified, then decrypted, and finally applied. The<br />

previously running firmware is maintained on the device in the event a rollback is necessary.<br />

Lab 1 – Introduction WebSphere DataPower SOA Appliances Page 27

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