IBM WebSphere DataPower SOA

Appliances Resources

Ozair Sheikh
ozairs@ca.ibm.com
Table of Contents
Support............................................................................................................................ 3
Educational resources ..................................................................................................... 3
Courses........................................................................................................................ 3
Certifications............................................................................................................... 4
Developer works Articles ............................................................................................... 5
Enterprise Service Bus................................................................................................ 5
DataPower configuration ............................................................................................ 5
Product Integration...................................................................................................... 7
IBM Redbooks ................................................................................................................ 8
Official DataPower handbook......................................................................................... 9
Support

• WebSphere DataPower SOA Appliances Product support:

http://www.ibm.com/software/integration/datapower/support/
• WebSphere DataPower SOA Appliances Resource Zone:
http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/websphere/zones/businessintegration/dp.html?S_T
ACT=105AGX54&S_CMP=B1223&ca=dnw-951&open&cm_mmc=4514-_-n-_-
vrm_newsletter-_-10731_99850&cmibm_em=dm:0:12603260
• DataPower SOA Appliances Product documentation:
http://www.ibm.com/software/integration/datapower/library/documentation/v3.7.3/XI50.
html
• DataPower Firmware Download:
https://www14.software.ibm.com/iwm/web/swg-datapower/index.shtml
http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/
• DataPower SOA Appliance Customer Forum:
http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/forums/forum.jspa?forumID=1198
• DataPower Tech Notes Search:
http://www.ibm.com/support/search.wss?rs=2362&tc=SS9H2Y+SS6L4E+SS6L6N+SS6
L5J&rank=8&dc=DB520+D800+D900+DA900+DA800+DB560&dtm
• DataPower customer support: csupport@us.ibm.com

Educational resources

Courses

• WB555: Accelerate and Secure XML and Web Services with IBM DataPower SOA
Appliances:
http://www.ibm.com/jct03001c/services/learning/ites.wss/tp/en?pageType=tp_search_res
ults&rowStart=0&rowsToReturn=20&searchString=WB555&Search.x=0&Search.y=0
• WB557: Administration of IBM WebSphere DataPower SOA Appliances:
http://www.ibm.com/jct03001c/services/learning/ites.wss/tp/en?pageType=tp_search_res
ults&country=tp&rowStart=0&rowsToReturn=20&searchString=WB557
• WB553: IBM WebSphere DataPower SOA Appliances - Advanced Topics:
http://www.ibm.com/jct03001c/services/learning/ites.wss/ca/en?pageType=course_descri
ption&includeNotScheduled=y&courseCode=WB553CE
• WU004: Implementing B2B Solutions with the IBM WebSphere DataPower B2B
Appliance XB60:
http://www.ibm.com/jct03001c/services/learning/ites.wss/tp/en?pageType=tp_search_res
ults&country=tp&rowStart=0&rowsToReturn=20&searchString=WU004
Certifications

• Test 378: IBM Certified Solution Implementer - WebSphere DataPower SOA Appliances
Firmware V3.7.3
http://www.ibm.com/certify/certs/15003503.shtml
• Test 289: IBM Certified Solution Developer - WebSphere DataPower SOA Appliances,
Firmware V3.6.1
http://www.ibm.com/certify/certs/15003502.shtml
• Test 284: IBM Certified Solution Developer - WebSphere DataPower SOA Appliances,
Firmware V3.6.0
http://www.ibm.com/certify/tests/ovr284.shtml
Developer works Articles

Enterprise Service Bus

• Using WebSphere Transformation Extender with IBM Enterprise Service Bus products
http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/websphere/techjournal/0804_flurry/0804_flurry.ht
ml
• Enterprise Service Bus implementation patterns
http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/websphere/library/techarticles/0712_grund/0712_g
rund.html

DataPower configuration

• Integrating Web applications with the DataPower Web application firewall service
http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/websphere/library/techarticles/0712_sheikh/0712_s
heikh.html
• Communicate between stylesheets using WebSphere DataPower context variables
http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/websphere/library/techarticles/0708_maze/0708_m
aze.html?S_TACT=105AGX10&S_CMP=NLWS
• Managing WebSphere DataPower Device configurations for high availability,
consistency, and control
o Part 1
http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/websphere/library/techarticles/0801_rasmu
ssen/0801_rasmussen.html#download
o Part 2: Application promotion strategies:
http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/websphere/library/techarticles/0904_rasmu
ssen/0904_rasmussen.html
• Use WebSphere DataPower SOA Appliances extension functions for certificate-based
XML standard encryption
http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/webservices/library/ws-soa-real2/
• Sign and verify XML documents using Apache WSS4J and WebSphere DataPower SOA
Appliances
http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/webservices/library/ws-soa-verifyxml/index.html
• XML Threats
http://www-
128.ibm.com/developerworks/websphere/techjournal/0603_col_hines/0603_col_hines.ht
ml
• Patterns for REST services with WebSphere DataPower SOA Appliances
http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/websphere/library/techarticles/0708_colonnese/070
8_colonnese.html?S_TACT=105AGX10&S_CMP=NLWS
• Implementing REST services with WebSphere DataPower SOA Appliances
http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/websphere/techjournal/0903_peterson/0903_peters
on.html
• Build an RSS aggregator using IBM WebSphere DataPower SOA Appliances multistep
services
http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/webservices/library/ws-datapower/
• Using a WebSphere DataPower SOA Appliance as an exposed constraints engine
 o Part 1:
http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/websphere/library/techarticles/0801_colon
nese/0801_colonnese.html
o Part 2:
http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/websphere/library/techarticles/0808_colon
nese/0808_colonnese.html
• Extending WebSphere DataPower with centralized appliance management:
http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/websphere/techjournal/0809_roytman/0809_roytm
an.html
• High value features of WebSphere DataPower SOA Appliances that you're probably not
using:
http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/websphere/techjournal/0812_col_peterson/0812_co
l_peterson.html
Product Integration

Messaging products

• Integrating WebSphere DataPower SOA Appliances with WebSphere MQ

http://www-
128.ibm.com/developerworks/websphere/library/techarticles/0703_crocker/0703_crocker
.html
• Integrating WebSphere DataPower XML Security Gateway XS40 with WebSphere
Message Broker
http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/websphere/library/techarticles/0710_crocker/0710_
crocker.html?S_TACT=105AGX54&S_CMP=A1018&ca=dnw-840
• Integrating DataPower with WebSphere Message Broker using the Broker Explorer
http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/websphere/library/techarticles/0707_storey/0707_st
orey.html

Application Servers

• Enable XML awareness in WebSphere Extended Deployment with WebSphere

DataPower SOA Appliances
http://www-
128.ibm.com/developerworks/websphere/library/techarticles/0607_callaway/0607_callaw
ay.html
• Web services security with WebSphere Application Server V6 -- Part 5
http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/websphere/techjournal/0612_cowan/0612_cowan.h
tml
• Using the WebSphere DataPower SOA Appliance with WebSphere Process Server
http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/websphere/library/techarticles/0801_warrier/0801_
warrier.html
• Offload WebSphere Web services security tasks to IBM WebSphere DataPower SOA
Appliances:
o Part 1: Configure a Web service client and service for asymmetric security
http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/webservices/library/ws-offload/index.html
o Part 2: Configuring a WebSphere DataPower SOA Appliance Web service proxy
for WS-Security Asymmetric Security
http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/webservices/library/ws-
offloadDataPower/index.html

WebSphere Service Registry and Repository

• Managing services dynamically using WebSphere DataPower SOA Appliances with

WebSphere Service Registry and Repository
http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/websphere/library/techarticles/0802_rohmann/0802
_rohmann.html
• Using DataPower SOA Appliances to query WebSphere Service Registry and Repository
http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/websphere/techjournal/0805_peterson/0805_peters
on.html
 Legacy Integration

• Service-enable CICS and IMS legacy applications using the IBM WebSphere DataPower
SOA appliance
http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/library/ar-datapow/
• Getting started with WebSphere Transformation Extender Design Studio on DataPower
http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/websphere/library/techarticles/0712_vila/0712_vila
.html

Information Management

• WebSphere DataPower and DB2 pureXML

o Part 1: XML schema and content validation using WebSphere DataPower and
DB2 pureXML
http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/db2/library/techarticle/dm-0805malaika3/
o Part 2: DB2 pureXML as an audit log for WebSphere DataPower
http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/db2/library/techarticle/dm-0806malaika
• What’s new and exciting in IBM Data Studio Developer 1.2
http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/db2/library/techarticle/dm-0808surange/
• Using WebSphere DataPower SOA Appliances to enable the Information as a Service
pattern:
http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/websphere/library/techarticles/0812_callaway/0812
_callaway.html
• Create and deploy Data Web Services on WebSphere DataPower XI50 Integration
Appliance
http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/edu/dm-dw-dm-0901schenker-i.html

WTX

• WebSphere Transformation Extender and DataPower, Part 1: Data integration using

WebSphere Design Studio:
http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/websphere/library/techarticles/0903_amato1/0903_
amato1.html

XB60: B2B Appliance

• A WebSphere DataPower XB60 SOA Appliance primer: Implementing multiple B2B

gateway services to trade AS message
http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/websphere/library/techarticles/0903_kinard/0903_k
inard.html

IBM Redbooks

• DataPower SOA Appliances Part I: Overview and Getting Started:

http://w3.itso.ibm.com/redpieces/abstracts/redp4327.html?Open
• IBM WebSphere DataPower SOA Appliances Part II: Authentication and Authorization:
http://w3.itso.ibm.com/redpieces/abstracts/redp4364.html?Open
 • DataPower SOA Appliances Part III: XML Security Guide:
http://w3.itso.ibm.com/redpieces/abstracts/redp4365.html?Open
• IBM WebSphere DataPower SOA Appliances Part IV: Management and Governance:
http://w3.itso.ibm.com/redpieces/abstracts/redp4366.html?Open
• WebSphere DataPower SOA Appliance: The XML Management Interface
http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/redp4446.html
• Draft Redpaper - DataPower Problem Determination Techniques
http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/redpieces/abstracts/REDP4445.html?Open
• Draft Redbooks - DataPower Architectural Design Patterns: Integrating and Securing
Services Across Domains
http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/redpieces/abstracts/SG247620.html?Open

Official DataPower handbook

• IBM WebSphere DataPower SOA Appliance Handbook (Hardcover)

http://www.amazon.com/IBM-WebSphere-DataPower-Appliance-
Handbook/dp/0137148194/ref=sr_11_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1217456810&sr=11-1