The configuration of this distributed DVIPA has no special requirements; it is a normal distributed DVIPA that represents a cluster of z/OS® applications in the sysplex environment. Code VIPADEFINE, VIPABACKUP, and VIPADISTRIBUTE statements within the VIPADYNAMIC block of the TCP/IP profile using the normal options for z/OS applications.
In the following example, the DataPower appliances are all configured to send requests to IP address 10.81.1.1 and port 9001:
VIPADEFINE 10.81.1.1
VIPADISTRIBUTE DEFINE
DISTMETHOD SERVERWLM
10.81.1.1 Port 9001
DESTIP ALL
These VIPADEFINE and VIPADISTRIBUTE statements are placed in the TCP/IP profile of one sysplex stack.
To configure the DataPower appliances to use the tier 2 distributed DVIPA and port when connecting to the z/OS application tier, see the DataPower documentation.