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  • 1.  Layer 7 API Gateway instance installation options in AWS ?

    Posted May 24, 2021 10:38 AM
    We've an appliance based Layer7 API Gateway version 10.0 CR03  installed in our on-prem.We had a built it using the Layer 7 gateway 10.0's base ova.
    There is a use case and we're evaluating the best options of standing up a gateway instance in one of AWS accounts, so we're wondering what would be the best approach to have the layer7 instance installed in AWS.
    Can we use the Layer 7 docker image to install the the image in an EC2 but in that case we'll have an additional overhead of maintaining the MySQL  DB elsewhere, (can we use POSTgres SQL instead , is that even an options?)
    The second approach would be to use the same  ova image and use it to get the appliance up and running in a ec2 similar to how we run in our on-prem.Can you confirm if I'm missing anything in this approach?

    What is Broadcom's suggestion would be as a better approach?

    Thanks
    Abhishek Bose


  • 2.  RE: Layer 7 API Gateway instance installation options in AWS ?

    Broadcom Employee
    Posted May 25, 2021 12:21 PM
    Hello,

    You have several options for deploying API Gateway in AWS.
    -  Deploy the Gateway AMI in EC2( this is the closest option  to the OVA )
    - Deploy the contaioner  in EKS using RDS cloud mysql instance. 
    - Deploy the Software form factor on a supported OS in EC2

    Barry

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  • 3.  RE: Layer 7 API Gateway instance installation options in AWS ?

    Posted May 26, 2021 07:35 AM
    Hi Barry,

    Thanks for your response, could your elaborate on the first 2 options that you have suggested a bit more or if there is any existing documentation that I can read on the process. Like how to get the the gateway AMI and for the second option can we use RDS Postgres instead of MYSQL or do we have to use MYSQL?

    Thanks
    Abhishek Bose
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  • 4.  RE: Layer 7 API Gateway instance installation options in AWS ?

    Broadcom Employee
    Posted May 26, 2021 12:31 PM
    Hello Abishek,

    You can locate documentation for using Gateway AMI here:

    https://techdocs.broadcom.com/us/en/ca-enterprise-software/layer7-api-management/api-gateway/10-0/other-gateway-form-factors/using-the-gateway-ami-appliance.html

    You can reference documentation for container gateway deployment here:
    https://techdocs.broadcom.com/us/en/ca-enterprise-software/layer7-api-management/api-gateway/congw-10-0/install-configure-upgrade.html

    You can leverage RDS mysql for any of the options. API Gateway only supports mysql 8.0 for gateway 10.

    Thanks
    Barry
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