IBM WebSphere Service Registry and Repository Feature Pack for Service Federation Management
| Company type | Software feature pack |
|---|---|
| Industry | Information technology, Software |
| Products | Service Federation Management for WebSphere Service Registry and Repository |
| Parent | IBM |
IBM WebSphere Service Registry and Repository Feature Pack for Service Federation Management represents IBM's approach to overseeing service sharing among various business units. It operates within Business Space, allowing users to configure how services are shared across distinct domains.
Components
This feature pack enhances WebSphere Service Registry and Repository versions 7.0 and 7.5 by introducing a GUI accessible through Business Space. It enables grouping of service endpoints to facilitate sharing across federated domains. Additionally, it supports the inclusion of service qualities through automatically deployed service proxies when establishing shares.
The solution is composed of three primary elements: a federation model, a communication protocol, and a management console.
Requirements
IBM Service Federation Management depends on IBM WSRR versions 7.0 or 7.5 as its underlying platform.
How IBM Service Federation Management works
The Service Federation Manager console provides tools for managing the available services. Proper authorization must be set up to allow SFM to interact with the necessary service providers.
Service documents are retrieved from connectivity providers, domain servers, registry servers, and federation servers. Domains correspond to service domains hosted on domain servers, while Service Groups consolidate service endpoints to simplify sharing processes.
A federation server connects these domains and facilitates the mapping of Service Groups between them, enabling consumers to access provider services. At this stage, additional service attributes—such as authentication and message validation—are configured. The deployment of proxies is governed by these configurations along with user selections.
Shares specify which services are exchanged between domains and under what parameters. Proxies are generated only when needed to support the defined properties.
User Interfaces
The IBM SFM interface is a graphical user interface embedded within Business Space, organized into tabs for administration, domain control, and federation oversight.