IBM WebSphere DataPower Service Gateway XG45 and WebSphere DataPower Integration Appliance XI52 are available as virtual editions to run in VMware hypervisor environments.

The virtual editions deliver the following capabilities:

• A flexible, cost-effective choice for nonproduction environments
• All virtual edition optional features included free for nonproduction environments
• A production solution for environments not suitable for physical appliance deployment
• Seamless configuration migration between DataPower physical and virtual appliances
• Ability to use virtual appliances for development and test environments and physical appliances for staging, production, and disaster recovery

These virtual editions are designed to provide industry-leading workload security, optimization, and integration functionality similar to the corresponding physical appliance models.

Each WebSphere DataPower virtual edition appliance is powered by a purpose-built platform including an embedded, optimized DataPower Operating System.

For information on the functionality provided by these WebSphere DataPower virtual edition products, refer to Hardware Announcement 112-064, dated April 24, 2012.

This announcement satisfies the statement of direction for Websphere DataPower virtual edition appliances contained in Software Announcement 212-463, dated October 3, 2012.

Find more information here.

ENUS212-468.PDF