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Creating an Environment

Actor: Portal Administrator

To create an environment, complete these steps:

1.	Log in to the API Manager Portal as portal administrator.

2.	Choose the Environments tab and then click Create New Environment.

The Submit New Environment interface appears.

3.	Enter the information to set up the new environment:

−	Environment Name  Enter a short name for the environment. The name is displayed on the product page within the portal.

−	Description  Enter a description for the environment.

−	Type  Choose the environment type from the options in the drop-down list: Development, Production, Sandbox, Staging, or Testing. The type is for informational purposes only.

−	Basepath  Enter a URL that represents the public endpoint for services running in the environment. Often this is an IP load balancer, For example, enter http://localhost:8080/basepath.

4.	Click Save to save the environment.

An environment page for the new environment appears. From this page you can click Add Gateway to add a gateway to the environment or click Configure to specify additional environment configuration settings.

For information on adding a gateway to the environment, see Adding a Gateway to an Environment.

Adding a Gateway to an Environment

After creating an environment, the portal administrator can add one or more gateways to the environment.

1.	Log in to the API Manager Portal as Portal Administrator.

2.	Choose the Environments tab and click on an environment name.

3.	Click Add Gateway under Gateways.

The Create New Gateway interface appears.

4.	Enter the information to identify the gateway:

−	Gateway name  Enter a name for the gateway.

−	Description  Enter a description for the gateway.

−	Environment  Displays the name of the environment that the gateway is being added to.

−	Management URL  Enter the URL to connect to the TIBCO API Exchange Gateway server. If the Management URL is to be accessed using Secure Sockets Layer (SSL), check the SSL check box.

To add additional URLs, click the Add URL button to display additional fields for adding URLs and enter the URL information for the URLs.

5.	Click Save to add the gateway to the environment.

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