Problem Description:

I am currently using IBM APIC 5.0.0 deployed on OCP 4.12.9 and attempting to configure a proxy (172.31.38.214 3128) on IBM DataPower Gateway 1.7.0. My goal is to enable APIs deployed in APIC to connect to their original addresses through this proxy, rather than provide services externally. I have encountered issues during this configuration process and seek technical support.

Environment Description:

• OCP Version: 4.12.9

• APIC Version: 5.0.0

• Gateway Type: IBM DataPower Gateway 1.7.0

• Proxy Configuration: 172.31.38.214 3128

Configuration and Encountered Issues:

I added the following configuration in the small-gw-apiconnect-domain-final-config file:

apigw apiconnect
  proxy * 172.31.38.214 3128
exit

Afterward, the gateway's pod restarted and displayed an error. The error message was:

20230814T133228.404Z [0x81000243][cli][error] apigw(apiconnect): tid(22806): required property front-protocol is missing

This error indicated that I lacked the necessary "front-protocol" property in the proxy configuration.

So, I added the "front-protocol" property:

apigw apiconnect
  front-protocol apiconnect_https_9443
  proxy * 172.31.38.214 3128
exit

Still, it displayed an error:

20230814T135110.708Z [apiconnect][0x8100021e][cli][error] apigw(apiconnect): tid(22806): 'apiconnect_https_9443' is not valid
20230814T135110.708Z [apiconnect][][cli][error] : tid(22806): (config:///datapower-operator-apiconnect-init.cfg:212):   front-protocol apiconnect_https_9443
20230814T135110.708Z [apiconnect][0x81000243][cli][error] apigw(apiconnect): tid(22806): required property front-protocol is missing

These errors seem related to the frontend protocol apiconnect_https_9443 that I attempted to use, and they continue to point out the missing "front-protocol" property.

I attempted to manually configure it after the pod started using oc attach -it small-gw-0, but this method is very unstable. The configuration is easily lost, or it can be lost after the pod restarts, causing the proxy to malfunction.

Requested Support:

I am seeking support from the IBM technical team to resolve the above issues and help me successfully configure the proxy connection service on the gateway. Specifically, I need to know:

• How to correctly configure the proxy in the small-gw-apiconnect-domain-final-config file to allow APIs to connect to their original addresses through the proxy?

• How to ensure the stability of the configuration to prevent loss after the pod restarts?

I look forward to your reply and thank you for your support.

APIC v5 support ended some years ago and it was never installable on OCP.

I don't recognise "1.7.0" as a datapower version either?

apigw apiconnect
  proxy * 172.31.38.214 3128
exit

20230814T133228.404Z [0x81000243][cli][error] apigw(apiconnect): tid(22806): required property front-protocol is missing

apigw apiconnect
  front-protocol apiconnect_https_9443
  proxy * 172.31.38.214 3128
exit

20230814T135110.708Z [apiconnect][0x8100021e][cli][error] apigw(apiconnect): tid(22806): 'apiconnect_https_9443' is not valid
20230814T135110.708Z [apiconnect][][cli][error] : tid(22806): (config:///datapower-operator-apiconnect-init.cfg:212):   front-protocol apiconnect_https_9443
20230814T135110.708Z [apiconnect][0x81000243][cli][error] apigw(apiconnect): tid(22806): required property front-protocol is missing