Ibm Websphere Datapower Xc10: Session Data Grid Configuration

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IBM WebSphere DataPower XC10

session Data Grid configuration
This presentation will discuss how you go about configuring a session data grid with IBM
WebSphere

DataPower

XC10 and WebSphere Application Server.
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Agenda
Configuring a session data grid for a server
Configuring a session data grid for an individual application
Summary
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In this presentation, you will see specifically how you go about configuring IBM
WebSphere Application Server to use a DataPower XC10 session data grid. There are
two parts to this. You will first learn how you configure a session data grid for a server then
you will learn how you configure a session data grid for an individual application.

Session data grid
Extension of legacy session management caching mechanism in WebSphere
Application Server
Extensions to WebSphere Application Server administrative console to support
DataPower XC10 session management caching
Two ways to create the grid
Create data grid on the appliance and then point WebSphere Application
Server to the cache
Create the data grid on the appliance directly from the WebSphere Application
Server administrative console
Before you see how to configure a session data grid, here is a recap of its functionality.
IBM WebSphere DataPower XC10 supports session data grid for WebSphere Application
Server. Session management data caching exists in current releases and previous
releases of WebSphere Application Server. DataPower XC10 provides extensions so that
WebSphere Application Server can now use the appliance for the session data cache,
instead of relying on local JVM memory or data base storage. You can create the session
data grids ahead of time in the appliance, and then using the WebSphere Application
Server administrative console, you can associate servers directly with the data grid that
youve already created. Alternatively, you can use the WebSphere Application Server
administrative console to create the session data grid on the appliance at the time you
enable the server for session data caching.

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Configuring a session data grid for a server Configuring a session data grid for a server
In this section, you will see how you configure a session data grid for a server
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Connecting from WebSphere Application Server to DataPower XC10
for session management
Seamless connection
DataPower XC10 provides plug-ins for
WebSphere Application Server
Configure session data offload from
WebSphere Application Server
administrative console
Configuration available at several
levels
Application Server
Individual applications
WAS Cell
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IHS
DMgr
Custom
Node
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Custom
Node
DataPower XC10 will provide the client code and any necessary plug-ins so that there is a
seamless connection from WebSphere Application Server to the DataPower XC10
appliance. WebSphere Application server can be configured through its administrative
console to offload session data for HTTP requests to a data grid on the DataPower XC10
appliance. You can configure this connection from an entire set of applications on a server
or for individual applications.

Creating a session data grid from WebSphere Application Server
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To create a session data grid from the WebSphere Application Server administrative
console, first click the server you want to configure for session management, shown in
Item one. Then under Container Settings, click Session management, depicted in Item
two. Finally in the Configuration screen for session management, click eXtreme Scale
session management settings, shown in Item three. This will take you to the detailed
settings screen, shown on the next slide.

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The eXtreme Scale session management settings screen
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1. Check to enable session
management
2. Type in the IP or host
name of the appliance
3. Type in DataPower
XC10 user name and
password
4. Click Test connection
to test the connection to
the appliance
5. You can supply a Grid
name here and create
the new cache on the
appliance now
6. Or, you can select a
pre-existing data grid on
the appliance
7. Click Apply or OK
Create new grid here,
or select an existing
grid on the appliance
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On the eXtreme Scale session management settings screen, you extend session
management caching to the DataPower XC10 by:
Step one, check Enable session management.
Step two, type the IP or host name of the DataPower XC10 into IP or host name entry
field
Step three, type your credentials for the DataPower XC10 into the User name and
Password fields
Step four, test the connection information and credentials by clicking the Test
connection button.
Step five, select either Persist session in a new grid or
Step six, select Persist session in an existing grid . For an existing grid, use the
Browse button to display the existing data grids on the DataPower XC10. Note that these
are grids that will have already been created on the DataPower XC10 appliance console.
Step seven, click Apply or OK. You will later have to save these settings into your
configuration.

Establishing connection to the XC10
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Here is more detail about the connection information you supply in WebSphere Application
Server about the DataPower XC10. In Step one, you check enable session
management. In Step two, you type the IP or host name of the DataPower XC10. In
Step three, you type the User name and Password that the DataPower XC10
administrator has provided to you. In Step four, you click Test connection to verify that
you can access the DataPower XC10 and that the user credentials are correct. A
successful connection will result in a popup window with the message Connection to
appliance <ip address or host name> is successful.
When you review these settings later, the user credential information is not visible but the
credentials are retained in the configuration for the connection. However, you will need to
type the credentials again later if you subsequently want to test the connection using the
Test connection button.

Creating a new session data grid from WebSphere Application
Server
Select Persist sessions
in a new grid
Type the cache name in
the Grid name box
Click OK
You will later need to save
the change to the
configuration
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Here is more detail about creating a new session data grid from the WebSphere
Application Server administrative console. Assuming you have already provided the
necessary connection information, you must:
Step one, select Persist sessions in a new grid (which is the default selection)
Step two, in the Grid name entry field, review the generated name, or overtype the
generated name with the data grid name you want
Step three, click Apply or OK.
You will later need to save the change to the configuration.

Connecting to a predefined grid from WebSphere Application Server
1. Select Persist
sessions in an
existing grid
2. Click Browse
3. Select the cache
name in the popup
window
4. Click OK
You will later need to
save the change to
the configuration
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Here is more detail about how to specify a predefined data grid from the WebSphere
Application Server administrative console. Assuming you have already provided the
necessary connection information, you must:
Step one: Select Persist session in an existing grid
Step two: Type in the cache name if you know it, or click Browse to display a list of active
data grids on the DataPower XC10
Step three: Select the data grid you want
Step four: Click OK or Apply
You will later need to save the change to the configuration.

Review server session management settings
Application servers
(server name)
Session management
eXtreme Scale
session management
settings
Notice that DataPower
XC10 administrative
credentials are not
displayed, but
connection is still active
Credentials must be
typed again if you use
Test connection
You can review or change the servers session management settings later by clicking on
Application server > (server name) > Session management > eXtreme Scale session
management settings. You will notice that the DataPower XC10 administrative
credentials are blank; however the connection information is still stored within the
configuration so that the connection to the data grid is still active. However, if you choose
to test the connection to the appliance from this screen, or if you change the settings, you
must first provide the credentials.

Configuring a session data grid for an Configuring a session data grid for an
individual application individual application
This section will show you how to configure a session data grid for an individual
application.

Configuring session data grid when installing an application
1. Specify application to upload and install
2. Select Detailed options
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3. In Step 15 you specify session management settings
You can specify eXtreme Scale session management settings in the administrative
console during the installation of a WebSphere Application application. Other applications
running on the same server will not participate in the session caching with this specific
data cache only the application you configure. Item one shows the beginning of the
installation of an application. In the Preparing for the application installation dialog, select
Detailed show all installation options and parameters, shown in Item two. Then
proceed normally within the application installation dialogue to eXtreme Scale session
management setting. Item three shows that this new step is near the end of the
application installation sequence. The next slide shows you the subsequent settings for
the application installation sequence.

Details of eXtreme Scale session management settings
1. Check Enable
session
management
2. Type IP or host
name of appliance
3. Type DataPower
XC10 administrative
credentials
4. Test connection
function available
Primes the Session
persistence
preference to
Persist session in a
new grid with a
suggested name
Click Next to continue
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The steps for configuring an application to cache session data on the DataPower XC10
are identical to configuring an application server at this point. You must first check Enable
session management as shown in Item one. Then type in the IP or the host name of the
DataPower XC10, shown in Item two. As shown in Item three, you must then type the
credentials for the appliance. Note that when you revisit this screen later, the credentials
will still be active but are not shown on the screen. Then finally, click Test connection
to test the connection, shown in Item four. You see that the Persist sessions in a new
grid is primed with a suggested data grid name. Use this name or type in your own
name if you want to define a new data grid name at this point, and then click Next to
proceed with the application installation. The next slide shows you how to select a
predefined data grid from the appliance.

Setting an application to use an existing data grid
To use a predefined
data grid on the
DataPower XC10:
1. Click Persist session
in an existing grid
2. Click Browse
3. Click the name of the
active data grid
You then continue with
traditional application
installation by clicking
Next to proceed
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This example assumes you have already provided valid connection information within the
application installation steps. If you want to use a predefined data grid on the DataPower
XC10, you first select Persist session in an existing grid, shown in Item one. Then
click the Browse button, shown in Item two. A popup window opens with the list of data
grids on the DataPower XC10 that are available for you to use, depicted in Item three.
Click the data grid name you want to use. At this point you can continue with traditional
application installation by clicking Next at the bottom of the screen.

Review the applications session management settings
Enterprise
Applications
(appname)
Session
management
eXtreme Scale
session
management
settings
You can review or change the applications session management setting by navigating to
Enterprise Applications > (application name) > Session management > eXtreme
Scale session management settings. Note that the XC10 appliance console credentials
are not shown. The credentials are saved within the configuration so that the applications
connection to the DataPower XC10 is still active. However, if you choose to test the
connection to the appliance from this screen, or if you change the settings, you must first
provide the credentials.

Summary
Session data grids can be created from
DataPower XC10 appliance console
WebSphere Application Server administrative console
A new or existing session data grid can be configured for a server
A new or existing session data grid can be configured for an individual
application
Session data grids can be created from DataPower XC10 appliance console or from
WebSphere Application Server administrative console during application install. A new
session data grid can be created and configured for a server so all applications installed
and running that server will use that session grid. A server can also be configured to use
an existing session data grid. A new session data grid can be configured for an individual
application during install. In addition, an application being installed on WebSphere can be
configured to use an existing session data grid.

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