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What exactly is the difference between "WSO2 API Manager" and "WSO2 Data Analytics Server" and "WSO2 Application Server"?

I am absolutely new in WSO2 and I have the following doubts.

I am following this official training video course: http://wso2.com/training/apim-self-paced?video=2#request_training_enroll

that contains a labkit PDF (you can obtain it clicking on the Download Lab kit* button.

So at the beginning of this PDF file it is explained also as install and start these 3 WSO2 component:

  1. WSO2 API Manager: https://docs.wso2.com/display/AM1100/Installing+on+Windows

  2. WSO2 Data Analytics Server: https://docs.wso2.com/display/DAS300/Installing+on+Windows

  3. WSO2 Application Server: https://docs.wso2.com/display/AS530/Installing+on+Windows

I have correctly installed these 3 software and I can start these web application going into the <PRODUCT_DIRECTORY>/bin/ and executing this bat file:

wso2server.bat --run

Then I access to the web interface of these programs opening in the browser this URL:

https://localhost:9443/carbon/

My main doubt is that opening this URL for each of these 3 software I am obtaining always the same web interface. Also if I log in as admin credential I am obtaining the same dashboard.

So what exactly is the difference between these 3 software? For which purpose I have to use one instead another?

  1. All run on the 9443 port so I can't run these software at the same time. Maybe have I to change the port to do it?
Solution

  • You need to change the port offset of each tool in: 

    [WSO2_TOOL]\repository\conf\carbon.xml

    In section:

    <Ports>

    <!-- Ports offset. This entry will set the value of the ports defined below to
     the define value + Offset.
     e.g. Offset=2 and HTTPS port=9443 will set the effective HTTPS port to 9445
     -->
    <Offset>0</Offset>

    For example:

    For API Manager = 0

    URL: https://localhost:9443/carbon/

    Used for: API developement

    For DAS = 1

    URL: https://localhost:9444/carbon/

    Used for: Monitoring other tools integrated with it and for IoT

    For AS = 2

    URL: https://localhost:9445/carbon/

    Used for: deploy web services in axis2 and jax-ws, and deploy webapp.