System Properties for Proxy Server 

Use

The portal supports working through a network proxy server to control and limit access to resources outside the company domain.

This section describes how to define a proxy for the portal by setting the system properties for the proxy server.

 

Prerequisites

·        The existence of a server to be use a proxy server for the portal

 

Procedure

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       1.      In the portal, navigate to System Administration ® System Configuration ® Service Configuration.

       2.      In the Portal Catalog, navigate to Applications ® com.sap.portal.ivs.httpservice ® Services® proxy.

       3.      Right-click proxy and choose Configure. The Property Editor appears displaying all available service properties.

For information on working with the property Editor, see Property Editor.

       4.      Specify the proxy server property values, as described below, in the fields provided for each value.

       5.      Click Save.

       6.      Close the editor of the proxy service.

       7.      Restart the services in the com.sap.portal.ivs.httpservice application as follows:

                            a.      Right-click com.sap.portal.ivs.httpservice and choose Administrate. The application details are displayed.

                            b.      Click Restart for the following services:

§         com.sap.portal.ivs.httpservice|http

§         com.sap.portal.ivs.httpservice|proxy

                            c.      Next to Action, click Restart.

       8.      Close the editor of the com.sap.portal.ivs.httpservice application.

 

Proxy Properties

The values set here are for the system settings of the Java Virtual Machine (JVM). Proxy settings consist of defining values for a set of four identical properties for three separate protocols: FTP, HTTP, and HTTP.

The properties to set for each protocol are: (the table refers to the HTTP protocol only; use the relevant properties for HTTPS and FTP):

HTTP - Enable Proxy Setting*	In order to work through a proxy, enter true.
HTTP Proxy Host*	IP address or name of the proxy server.
HTTP Proxy Port*	Port number of the proxy server
HTTP - Bypass Proxy Servers*	Hosts which should be connected to directly and not through the proxy server. The value can be a list of hosts, each separated with any of the following four symbols: ·        space ·        pipe (|) ·        semi-colon (;) ·        comma (,) You may use a wildcard character (*) for matching. Example: *.goofy.sap.com|*.mickey.sap.com;*.donald.sap.com

^*The properties in the table refer to the HTTP protocol only. For HTTPS and FTP, use the relevant properties; for example, HTTPS - Enable Proxy Setting and FTP - Bypass Proxy Servers.

 

Authentication Properties                                                         

The following properties also appear in the Property Editor for basic authentication:

·        Sets user name for proxy basic authentication

·        Sets password for proxy basic authentication

 

Firewall Properties

Also available for selection in the properties list are the following properties, which you configure in the event that a firewall is part of your network configuration:

·        Firewall Proxy Host

·        Firewall Proxy Port

·        Firewall - Enable Proxy Setting (for which you enter true to activate)

Properties for which no values are entered are ignored and do not override existing values.