IBM App Connect Operators: IntegrationServer Resource

In Part 1, we discussed what a Kubernetes Operator is, and the reasons why we chose to create one for IBM App Connect. In this part, we’ll delve into what the Operator does, and how it works.

We noted that the IBM App Connect Operator can look after a number of different IBM App Connect-related custom resources. The main topic of this post is the IntegrationServer resource, but we will also discuss the Configuration resource since almost all deployments of IntegrationServer resources will require Configuration resources too.

IBM App Connect Operators

If you’re relatively new to Kubernetes, or not entirely sure what an Operator is, and why IBM created one for IBM App Connect, this post is for you. 

You do not have to use the Operator to use IBM App Connect in containers. However, we aim to show how the Operator significantly simplifies Kubernetes deployment.