Gateway Manager

Introducing Gateway Manager

Gateway Manager is a new application that provides the integration layer between IAG 5 clusters and Itential Platform. This initial release enables customers to connect IAG 5 to Itential Platform and incorporate gateway services into Platform workflows.

What is Gateway Manager?

Core Capabilities

Gateway Manager provides essential connectivity features between IAG 5 and Itential Platform:

• IAG 5 Cluster Connectivity: Connect IAG 5 clusters to Itential Platform deployments
• Service Integration: Expose IAG 5 services as executable tasks within Platform workflows
• Reverse Connection Model: Communication initiated from customer network, eliminating tunnel configurations
• Connection Management: Centralized management of connections between Platform and gateway clusters
• Automatic Service Discovery: Discovers and synchronizes IAG 5 services automatically for Platform integration
• Workflow Visibility: Shows which Platform workflows are associated with each Gateway service

Security and Access Control

Gateway Manager enforces Itential Platform security model across gateway operations:

• RBAC Integration: Leverages Itential Platform's role-based access control for gateway and service management
• GBAC Support: Uses group-based access control to manage user permissions across gateway resources
• Service Group Management: Provides gateway-specific access control capabilities for service groups
• Certificate Management: Secure handling of certificates, gateways, service groups, and services

IAG 5 Integration

Gateway Manager is designed specifically to work with IAG 5 clusters, enabling the enhanced capabilities of IAG 5 to be utilized within Itential Platform workflows.

Deployment and Compatibility

Gateway Manager is available as an RPM package for on-premises installations and is compatible with Itential Platform versions IAP 2023.2 and Itential Platform 6. For installation procedures, see Gateway Manager installation.

Summary

Gateway Manager provides the integration layer between IAG 5 clusters and Itential Platform, enabling gateway services to be incorporated into Platform workflows using a simplified connectivity model.

For technical documentation and implementation guidance, see Gateway Manager.