17 Installing and Discovering the Windows Proxy

This chapter describes the following:

•Installing the Windows Proxy, page 291

•Discovering the Windows Proxy, page 292

•Configuring Windows Proxy Authentication, page 293

•Decreasing the Maximum Java Heap Size, page 294

•Removing the Windows Proxy, page 294

The Windows Proxy is required when the management server is on Linux and you want to obtain information from Microsoft Windows hosts that do not have a CIM extension installed. First, install the Windows Proxy as described in ”Installing the Windows Proxy” on page 291. Then, discover the Windows Proxy as described in ”Discovering the Windows Proxy” on page 292.

Keep in mind the following:

•File System Viewer will not work if the hosts behind the Windows proxy are on a private network. If you want to use File System Viewer and your license lets you use this functionality, the Windows hosts cannot be on a private network.

•File System Viewer will also not work if the Windows proxy and the management server do not have network connectivity.

•The management server is unable to discover a database on a Windows host if the host is on a private network behind a Windows proxy. The management server can discover the Windows host through the Windows proxy, but the management server is not able to detect the database.

•If you run into problems with starting the Windows proxy, decrease the maximum Java heap size, as described in ”Decreasing the Maximum Java Heap Size” on page 294.

•When the Windows proxy is installed on a new server, the Windows hosts must be re-discovered.

Installing the Windows Proxy

IMPORTANT: If you are upgrading the Windows proxy, you can install the latest version of the Windows Proxy over the previous version.

To install the Windows proxy:

1.Insert the Utilities CD-ROM, go to the Windows directory and then double-click InstallWindowsProxy.exe.

2.When you see the introduction screen, click Next.

3.When you are asked for an installation directory, you can select the default or choose your own. To choose your own directory, click the Choose button. You can always display the default directory by clicking the Restore Default Folder button. When you are done, click Next.

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