CentraSite 10.11 | CentraSite User’s Guide | Runtime Governance | Introduction to Runtime Governance | Runtime Governance with API Gateway | Deployment using CentraSite Business UI
 
Deployment using CentraSite Business UI
In CentraSite Business UI, API Gateway supports the following deployment methods:
*The Web Services Stack (WSSTACK) Mediation:
*Axis framework based and therefore provides limited capabilities
*Supports both SOAP and REST APIs
*Default configuration
*The Axis Free Mediation:
*In addition to the capabilities of WSStack Mediation, Axis Free provides support for HTTP patch method.
*Supports both REST and OData APIs
The deployment method for Virtual REST Service assets is defined in CentraSite using the configuration parameter, RestServiceStack, in the centrasite.xml customization file. By default, this parameter is set to wsstack.
To change the default method to Axis Free Mediation, you need to set the RestServiceStack parameter to Axis-free. When the deployment method is set to Axis-free, any new Virtual REST Service that is published to API Gateway goes to the Axis Free Mediation. When the same service is republished to API Gateway, CentraSite considers the mediation stack that the service has already been published to.
If a value is not specified for the RestServiceStack parameter, then the Virtual REST Service goes to WSStack Mediation.
Note:
Republishing a Virtual REST Service does not modify its mediation stack. To change the mediation stack for an already deployed service, it needs to be unpublished first, and then republished.