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Frequently asked questions for DataStage as a Service Anywhere

Frequently asked questions for DataStage as a Service Anywhere

Find answers to frequently asked questions and use those solutions to resolve issues that you might encounter using DataStage® as a Service Anywhere with remote runtime engines.

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How to purchase DataStage-aaS?

You can purchase DataStage-aaS from the https://cloud.ibm.com/catalog/services/datastage. Purchasing one plan for DataStage-aaS provides access to the control plane and remote data planes. You are being charged based on the maximum amount of remote engines deployed in a month, even if they remain unused.

Can IBM Cloud see my data when jobs are run on a remote engine?

No. With DataStage-aaS, IBM Cloud has no direct access to the remote engine. The remote engine checks a queue maintained by IBM Cloud for job runs and job info.

Is Red Hat OpenShift required?

No. The remote engine manifests as a lightweight container, and does not require Openshift Container Platform to run.

Is the remote engine available for stand-alone or classic DataStage?

No. Remote engine capability is available only for NextGen DataStage and IBM Cloud.

What is the difference between the control plane and data plane?

The control plane (design time) sits on IBM Cloud and is where clients log in and access the DataStage application to design and interact with their DataStage flows. The Dallas and Frankfurt data centers only affect the control plane (design time). The data plane (runtime) is the parallel engine where completed DataStage jobs are executed. Therefore, DataStage flows are created on the control plane, and DataStage jobs are run on the data plane.

Is remote runtime engine for DataStage-aaS Anywhere available in any geolocation?

Yes. With DataStage-aaS you can execute DataStage jobs within a local remote engine in your own environment. You can deploy remote engines in any geography, data center, cloud, and on-premises. The control plane (design-time) is located only in Dallas and Frankfurt locations, but the data plane is local to the user and can be run on any docker or kubernetes based deployment.

Is there a limit to a number of remote engines deployed?

No, there is no limit to the number of remote engines a user can deploy. You can deploy one remote engine per project, multiple remote engines per project, or tie multiple projects to one remote engine. However, once a remote engine deployment is selected for a specific project, you cannot switch back to IBM-hosted.

Is an inbound and outbound network required?

Only the outbound network is needed. There are no incoming calls to the remote engine.

Is the runtime environment a set size?

No. You can enable dynamic scaling and add or remove engines throughout the month.

Can the Databank monitor DataStage-aaS Anywhere jobs?

Yes.

Is remote engine capability available for other CP4D products?

Remote engine capability currently supports only the DataStage runtime. All other CP4D services, such as Watson Pipelines, are not currently supported by the remote engine capability. This limitation can be resolved by refactoring file processing into before or after job properties within a DataStage flow.

Does DataStage Anywhere help me control egress charges?

With DataStage-aaS Anywhere, data egress costs are under your control. You can deploy the runtime of DataStage in any location or multiple locations - our recommendation is to co-locate as closely as possible to your workload to minimize or completely eliminate egress charges.

Does the Container Process run as a non-root user?

Yes. On OpenShift clusters, the deployment uses the restricted SCC.

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