You can enable the proxy settings on the VMware Skyline Health Diagnostics appliance by using the user interface.

Prerequisites

  • Verify that you can access the VMware Skyline Health Diagnostics user interface.

  • Verify that you have the administrator privileged user credentials to log in the VMware Skyline Health Diagnostics.

  • Verify that you have the details of proxy server and user credentials (if any).

  • If your proxy is configured to act as MITM, see section Configuration for Proxies acting as MITM (Man-In-The-Middle) before configuring the proxy.

Procedure

  1. Log in to the VMware Skyline Health Diagnostics user interface on a supported web browser using a user with administrator privilege.
  2. Click Settings tab from the top-menu.
  3. In the left pane, select Proxy Settings.
  4. Click the Edit in the top-right corner of the proxy pane.

    Edit option available only when proxy is deactivated.

    The Edit Proxy Settings dialog box appears.

  5. Enter the required details related to proxy.

    Property

    Value

    URL

    Enter the FQDN/IP of proxy server (only HTTPS is supported protocol).

    Port

    Enter the port number of the proxy server.

    User Name

    Enter the user name for authenticating into the proxy server.

    This is optional and only required if authentication is enabled on the proxy server.

    Password

    Enter the password for authenticating into the proxy server.

    This is optional and only required if authentication is enabled on the proxy server.

    Anonymous

    Use this option anonymous authentication is configured on the proxy server.
  6. If no user credentials are required for proxy access, select the Anonymous checkbox.
  7. To check whether the entered details are correct, click Check connection .
  8. Once the Check connection operations completes successfully click Submit .

Results

Proxy server information is updated the VMware Skyline Health Diagnostics appliance.