Key Difference between API Connect V5 and V2018.X
2. API Connect V5 | 3. API Connect V2018.X | |
Upgrade to Major Version | In place upgrade from v4 to v5 | Setup a parallel stack to upgrade v5 to v2018.x |
Analytics Capabilities | Embedded within API Manager | Runs as a separate component for scalability |
API Manager Internal OS | Cast Iron OS (IBM Proprietary) | Ubuntu, customer accessible for governance |
Developer Toolkit | Node Package Manager (NPM) based installed bundling designer, CLI, Microgateway, Loopback | – Native binaries for Win/Linux/Mac which includes designer, CLI, Loopback for better UX – Local API policy testing using DataPower API Gateway on Docker |
Registration of Members in Cluster | Manual registration of members (Gateway only) in cluster through CMC | Dynamic addition of members (Gateway, Analytics, API Manager) to a cluster without manual registration |
CMC Monitoring | Dashboards for System monitoring | Integrate with enterprise monitoring tools through SNMP for System monitoring |
App Management | Start / Stop Apps from designer and CLIs | Use native cloud / runtime CLI to do App management |
APIC Gateway Service | Create service and add gateway member to the service via the add server button in CMC | Adding gateway members to a cluster is done via the gateway peering object on DataPower |