In this first implementation chapter, we set out to set up our own permissioned blockchain using the OBCS. The chapter started by summarizing problems with traditional cross-organizational applications, and it introduced a solution using OBCS. Next, I explained how you can provision your own OBCS environments for all member organizations of your business network.
After provisioning the environments, we explored the administrative console and its main capabilities, namely the health dashboard, blockchain network, nodes, channels, and chaincodes. For each capability, we went over the UI, its layout, and the tasks we can perform.
After glancing over the administrative console, we started joining the member organizations to the same business network. We began by exporting the client certificates and peer nodes of each of the member organizations. Once we had exported the required...