Before configuring BlueCat Gateway on a BDDS appliance, ensure your environment meets the following requirements:
- BlueCat Address Manager v9.3.0 or greater (hardware or virtual machine)
- BDDS v9.3.0 or greater (hardware or virtual machine)
Supported appliances
- BlueCat GEN4 Appliances
- BlueCat Address Manager 3000, 6000
- BlueCat DNS/DHCP Server 45, 60, 100 Note: BDDS20 and XMB3 are not supported.
Supported software
- BlueCat Gateway v20.12.1 or greater (necessary for the deployment of custom
images leveraging the Built-in workspace) Attention: BlueCat Gateway has several security compliance measures enabled by default, including HTTPS. For more information, refer to Installing BlueCat Gateway.
- BlueCat Adaptive Applications or Plugins built on BlueCat Gateway v20.12.1 or greater
Note:
- Gateway-specific prerequisites and requirements must still be configured, such as assigning the BlueCatGateway UDF to set workflow permissions per user. For details, refer to Creating BlueCatGateway UDF and Creating a BlueCat Gateway user in Address Manager.
- The production containers as well as BlueCat Adaptive Applications and Plugins must leverage the Built-in workspace to deploy properly on BDDS. For more information, refer to Adding Built-in Workflows to the BlueCat Gateway Container.
Technical specifications
- CPU: 2 CPUs 2.5GHz or greater
- RAM: 8GB
- 16 GB of free disk space
- Ports 80/443 must be open on the BDDS to pull the image from the cloud registry. For
more information on opening ports 80 and 443 on the BDDS, refer to article 16200 on BlueCat Customer Care. Note: If using a local repository with BDDS behind a firewall, the BDDS must be routable to the local repository to pull the image.