Proxy servers enable connections to remote servers from
behind a firewall.
You can set preferences for proxy servers in IBM Installation Manager or
in a response file. After the proxy server is enabled, the proxy
server is used for all server communications.
For information about authentication schemes, see Supported Authentication schemes.
SSL/TLS
In
Installation Manager,
go to . Enable Nonsecure SSL
Mode when you want to accept any certificate when an SSL connection
is made.
Important: Accepted certificates might include
invalid or untrusted certificates. Use nonsecure SSL mode only if
you trust all the servers that Installation Manager accesses.
When
Nonsecure SSL Mode is enabled, the Session option is checked by default.
When the Session option is checked, the Nonsecure SSL Mode is enabled
only for this session of
Installation Manager.
The next time
Installation Manager is
started, Nonsecure SSL Mode is not enabled. When the Permanent option
is checked, Nonsecure SSL Mode remains enabled the next time you start
Installation Manager.
FTP Proxy
In
Installation Manager,
go to . Enable this option to specify a SOCKS proxy host address
and a SOCKS proxy port number. The SOCKS proxy port value must be
0 - 65535. FTP proxy is an application-level gateway for FTP. The
FTP proxy functions between a client and a server, forwarding command,
and data streams. An FTP proxy also can fix connections to the FTP
server and helps provide proxy authentication.
Note: Both the SOCKS
proxy host field and the SOCKS proxy port field require a value. When
the SOCKS proxy host field is empty, you see the message Invalid
Host. When the SOCKS proxy port field is empty, you see
the message Port range is [0,65535] displays. Enter
the value 0 when you do not want to specify a port number.
HTTP Proxy
In
Installation Manager,
go to . Use this option to enable an HTTP or SOCKS proxy.
- HTTP proxy: For an HTTP proxy server, do not check the option
Use SOCKS. You must enter values for the Proxy server and Proxy port
fields. The proxy port value must be 0 - 65535.
- SOCKS proxy: For a SOCKS proxy server, check the option Use SOCKS.
You must enter values for the SOCKS proxy server and SOCKS proxy port
fields. The SOCKS proxy port value must be 0 - 65535.
Note: You might see the message Invalid Host after
checking Enable proxy server. The message appears when the Proxy host
field or the SOCKS proxy host field is empty. Enter information into
the field. The Proxy port field or the SOCKS proxy port field must
have a value. When you delete the value from the Proxy port field
or the SOCKS proxy port field, the message Port range is
[0,65535] displays. Enter the value 0 when you do not want
to specify a port number.
The proxy server preferences also can be set in a response file.
For information about silent installation preferences, see Silent installation preference commands.