Before you integrate your DataPower® XC10 Appliance into the topology, your environment must meet the following prerequisites and software requirements.
- System requirements
Your environment must have the following requirements installed to integrate with WebSphere® DataPower XC10 Appliance. - Directory conventions
The following directory conventions are used throughout the documentation to reference special directories such as wxs_install_root and wxs_home. You access these directories during several different scenarios, including during installation and use of command-line tools. - Network ports
If you are using the WebSphere DataPower XC10 Appliance behind a firewall, you must enable communication through the following ports. - IBM WebSphere DataPower XC10 Appliance installation prerequisites
You need specific hardware, software, rack, and tool requirements to install and configure IBM® WebSphere DataPower XC10 Appliance. Use this set of prerequisites to plan for installation, configuration, and use of IBM WebSphere DataPower XC10 Appliance. - Appliance specifications and features
- Product interoperability
WebSphere DataPower XC10 Appliance has been tested for interoperability with other IBM products. ![[.NET programming language only]](./images/ngnet.gif)
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Microsoft .NET considerations
Two .NET environments exist in WebSphere eXtreme Scale: the development environment and the runtime environment. These environments have specific sets of requirements.