Configure Proxy Server Settings for the VMware Identity Manager Appliance

The VMware Identity Manager virtual appliance accesses the VMware update servers through the Internet. If your network configuration provides Internet access using an HTTP proxy, you must adjust the proxy settings for the appliance.

The way you configure proxy server settings depends on the underlying operating system. VMware Identity Manager 3.3.2 uses the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) operating system, which includes the YaST utitlity. VMware Identity Manager 3.3.3 and later uses the Photon operating system, which does not include the YaST utility.

• If you are upgrading from 3.3.3 or 3.3.4, perform the steps that follow.
• If you are upgrading from 3.3.2, use the YaST utility as described in Upgrading VMware Identity Manager to 3.3.3.

Enable your proxy to handle Internet traffic only. To ensure that the proxy is set up correctly, set the parameter for internal traffic to no-proxy within the domain.

Prerequisites

Verify that you have the proxy server information.

Procedure

1. Log in to the VMware Identity Manager console and navigate to the Appliance Settings > VA Configuration page.
2. Click Manage Configuration, log in with the admin user password, and click Proxy Configuration.
3. Enable Proxy.
4. In the Proxy host with port text box, enter the proxy name and port number. For example, proxyhost.example.com:3128.
5. In the Non-Proxied hosts text box, enter the non-proxy hosts that are accessed without going through the proxy server.
   Use a comma to separate a list of host names.
6. Click Save .

Results

The VMware update servers are now available to the VMware Identity Manager virtual appliance.