Deployment and configuration workflow

The Access Gateway deployment workflow is a series of tasks that you perform to deploy Access Gateway, protect resources, and implement a high-performance environment.

The following table lists the workflows tasks in the order that they need to be completed:

Task

Description

Related topics

Review prerequisites Examine deployment prerequisites to minimize deployment concerns. Access Gateway deployment prerequisites
Determine capacity Review capacity requirements to ensure performance. Capacity planning and Access Gateway
Deploy Access Gateway Deploy Access Gateway using one of the supported virtualization environments. Manage Access Gateway deployment

Initialize Access Gateway

Initialize a new Access Gateway instance, including setting password and other initialization.

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Configure Okta as an IdP Configure Access Gateway to use your org as an identity provider. Configure an Identity Provider in Access Gateway
Optionally configure access to Access Gateway Configure your Okta org to support administration access to the Access Gateway Admin UI console directly. Configuring administration access using SAML.
Integrate apps Apps represent the protected resources behind Access Gateway. In this task, you integrate protected apps. Integrate apps with Access Gateway
Configure high availability Implement an Access Gateway high availability cluster to increase performance and reliability.