he OIC connectivity agent is the answer for a secure hybrid deployment, where you have a mix of cloud and on-premise applications and need to ensure a secure communication.
The agent is the handler/listener that manages both inbound/outbound communication. This ensures that there is no need to open a port in the on premise firewall.
Fortunately Mordac is not a Product Manager for OIC:)
1. Create an Agent Group The agent group is a logical group to which we can associate the physical agents installed on premise. Very simple to create one – Just provide a name and a description.
2. Download and Run the Connectivity Agent Installer
On the same place where you created the agent group, download the connectivity agent. Let’s stop for a second and look to the system requirements. Read the complete article here.
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