Gateway Services

Overview

If a Gateway Service has been started successfully and registered with the Interior Server at least once and using at least one Gateway Service, the Gateway Server will remember that information and will automatically restart the next time with the same groups.

After a restart, users don’t have to return to the GUI and reassign these groups to that same Gateway Server container, provided no changes to the groups are needed. The Gateway Server itself returns to the GUI and captures the latest information associated with a specific container.

In order to make changes to the Gateway Services, make any desired changes to the groups using the GUI, and then restart the edited Gateway service so that new setting is captured.

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Configuring Gateway Services

After an empty container has been started, you need to deploy a Gateway Service in that container.

To create a Gateway Service (a public transport group):

1. Using TIBCO Administrator, select BusinessConnect > Gateway.

2. Click on Gateway Services link.

3. Click New.

The window New Gateway Service appears. Depending on the selected service, different configuration options will be available.

— HTTP, page 19

— FILE, page 22

— FTPS: See TIBCO BusinessConnect Plug-in for FTPS Server User’s Guide for information.

— PX: See TIBCO BusinessConnect Plug-in for PartnerExpress User’s Guide for information.

4. Enter the name for the new service, select the service type and Click OK.

HTTP

To configure the HTTP service, you will use the following tabs:

• General Tab for HTTP, page 19

• Credentials Tab for HTTP, page 20

• Transport Tab for HTTP, page 20

General Tab for HTTP

Check the checkbox Active to activate the service.

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Credentials Tab for HTTP

This tab allows you to select a private key used by the Gateway Service.

1. Click on New Private Key.

2. Click Save.

The new Private key is now listed under Credential Name.

Transport Tab for HTTP

This tab contains two subtabs to configure the Gateway Service settings Table 3 HTTP Service: New Private Key for the Group

Field Description

Alias Enter the name for the new private key.

Current Credential

To set a new key or to replace an existing one, click ^change. Upload the new private key from your machine.

Password Add the password to protect the key (required).

Table 4 HTTP Service: Ports Tab Field Description

Plain Port Default is 6700 Secure Port Default is 6705 Secure CA Port Default is 6707 Private Key

Credential for Secure Ports

Select a private key that was previously configured for the Gateway Service using the Credentials Tab for HTTP, page 20.

To disable secure communications on HTTP, enter 0 or leave the Secure Port or Secure CA Port fields empty.

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3. Click Save.

Table 5 HTTP Service: Advanced Tab

Field Description

Security Minimum Encryption Strength

Select the encryption strength from the dropdown list:

• All

• Only Stronger Than Export Policy

• Only 128-Bit and Stronger

• Only Stronger Than 128 Bit

• Only 256 Bit and Stronger Gateway to Interior Settings

Data Streaming Threshold (KB)

Default is 10000

This threshold value controls when data streaming is utilized to transfer the payload data between the Gateway Server and the Interior Server.

Request Timeout (secs)

This timeout value controls how long the Gateway Server should wait for the request from the Interior Server to complete.

The default is 3600 seconds.

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FILE

To configure the FILE service, you will use the following tabs:

• General Tab for FILE, page 22

• Transports Tab for FILE, page 22

General Tab for FILE

Check the checkbox Active to activate the service.

Transports Tab for FILE

This tab contains three subtabs:

• Poller Tab, page 22

• Fault Tolerance Tab, page 23

• Advanced Tab, page 23

Poller Tab

This tab is used to configure the File Poller, as explained in Table 6.

Table 6 FILE Service: Poller Tab

Field Description

Monitor Directory (required)

The directory to be monitored by the File Poller.

This directory must start with '/' or '\' or '//' or '[a-zA-Z]:' and must end with '/' or '\'

Example: C:\tibco\bc\6.0\monitorFiles\file^.txt Polling Interval

(secs)

A period of time specified in seconds. The Poller monitors the specified location for the new and updated files.

The default is 300 seconds.

Delete Files after Processing

When this checkbox is checked, the files will be deleted after processing (this is the default).

Directory to Place Assign a directory where the error files will be placed.

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Fault Tolerance Tab

TIBCO Rendezvous is used to achieve fault tolerance for the FILE service. Use this tab to configure the transport as explained in Table 7.

Advanced Tab

This tab is used to configure communication settings between the Gateway Server and the Interior Server.

• Click Save.

Table 7 FILE Service: Fault Tolerance Tab Field Description

RV Service Name of the service. This is the default value and is carried over from the Application Management> BusinessConnect> Configuration>

BusinessConnect> Component Settings>Intercomponent Communication>Gateway Server settings

RV Network Network on which the service is running. This is the default value and is carried over from the Application Management> BusinessConnect> Configuration>

BusinessConnect> Component Settings>Intercomponent Communication>Gateway Server settings

RV Daemon Host used by the RV daemon. The value is carried over from the Application Management> BusinessConnect> Configuration> BusinessConnect> Component Settings>Intercomponent Communication>Gateway Server settings

Table 8 FILE Service: Advanced Tab

Field Description

Gateway to Interior Setting Data Streaming

Threshold (KB)

Default is 10000.

This threshold value controls when data streaming is utilized to transfer the payload data between the Gateway Server and the Interior Server.

Request Timeout (secs)

Request a timeout for the start of the Gateway to Interior Server communication. The default is 3600 seconds.

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Chapter 5 Gateway Tokens

This chapter explains the functionality and management of the Gateway Tokens.

Topics

• Overview, page 26

• Creating Gateway Tokens, page 27

• Managing Gateway Tokens, page 29