Configuring a Proxy Server for Data Fabric Access to the Internet

Describes the procedure to configure an https or http proxy for scenarios where communication between the internet and Data Fabric must happen over a proxy server.

Prerequisites

You must be a fabric manager to be able to perform this task.

About this task

Depending on the network configuration, Data Fabric might require to connect to the internet via a proxy server for download of Data Fabric packages, or to communicate with the SSO server that might be outside of the network in which Data Fabric is installed. A https or http proxy server can serve as a common routing point for internet access from Data Fabric.

It is recommended to use an https proxy for secure communication between Data Fabric and any server to be accessed over the internet.

You may, optionally, specify a http proxy server for any communication over http.

The format to specify the proxy server is <proxy-server-url>:<portnumber>.

Some Data Fabric components are auto-restarted when you save the proxy settings. You are required to refresh the Data Fabric UI after about 15 to 20 minutes after saving the proxy settings.

NOTE
If you have signed in to the Data Fabric UI by using your single sign-on (SSO) credentials, your session is active, and it should suffice to refresh the page in the web browser after the restart of Data Fabric components. If you are a non-SSO user, you must log off and log back in to the Data Fabric UI.

Follow the steps given below to configure a proxy server.

Procedure

  1. Log on to the Data Fabric UI and switch to the Fabric manager experience.
  2. Click Fabric Administration.
  3. On the Fabric Settings card, click the Edit icon adjacent to Proxy configuration.
  4. Enter the https proxy URL and port number in HTTPS proxy in the <proxy-server-url>:<portnumber> format.
  5. Optionally, enter the http proxy URL and port number in HTTP proxy in the <proxy-server-url>:<portnumber> format.
  6. Click Save.

Results

The proxy settings are saved. Some Data Fabric components restart and this might result in an error after about 15 minutes of saving the proxy settings. Refresh the Data Fabric UI page that you are working on at such time.