ZXTM Control API
ZXTM provides you with an open standards, SOAP-based control API. An API allows suitably-equipped applications and network devices to drive and be driven by each other. This means that configuration tasks which previously would have had to be performed by a person can now be automated, and that ZXTM can be more closely integrated with devices such as provisioning servers and Intrusion Prevention Systems.
Quick Links
- What can I do with ZXTM's Control API?
- What is SOAP?
- Where can I find more information on using the Control API?
What can I do with ZXTM's Control API?
ZXTM's Control API allows it to drive and be driven by other applications and devices on the network. This means that ZXTM can take traffic management decisions based on information gathered from other devices, reconfiguring itself where necessary, and can trigger events in other devices based on prevailing conditions.
This means that ZXTM could be used to:
- detect application-based attacks and push out policy changes to network firewalls, IDS/IPS and other security systems
- trigger provisioning systems to deploy more server capacity during periods of high load
- integrate into existing managed services infrastructure to offer ZXTM's features as value-add services to customers
- add resilience, load balancing and clustering capabilities to an existing application or device
ZXTM enables you to do much, much more. To find out how ZXTM can enhance your network and applications, please contact sales@zeus.com to discuss your requirements or call us on +44 (0) 1223 568555.
What is SOAP?
SOAP (Simple Object Access Protocol) is a way for a program running in one kind of operating system (such as Windows 2000) to communicate with a progam in the same or another kind of an operating system (such as Linux) by using the World Wide Web's Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP)and its Extensible Markup Language (XML) as the mechanisms for information exchange.
An advantage of SOAP is that program calls are much more likely to get through firewall servers that screen out requests other than those for known applications (through the designated port mechanism). Since HTTP requests are usually allowed through firewalls, programs using SOAP to communicate can be sure that they can communicate with programs anywhere.
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Where can I find more information on using the Control API?
A comprehensive guide to using ZXTM's Control API is available with the product (version 4 and above). The document is also available for download from the ZXTM KnowledgeHub.
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