Using HTTP Proxies

An HTTP proxy is a network node that relays and optionally caches traffic. If your organization uses an HTTP proxy to connect to the internet and subsequently OCC, you must configure its use during the orcharhino installation.

HTTP proxies are not to be confused with orcharhino Proxies, which are necessary to provision and manage hosts in separate networks. For more information, see Installing orcharhino Proxy Server.

Using an HTTP Proxy during OVA Installation

You can configure your HTTP proxy on the Customize template screen. The OVA appliance passes the configuration settings of your HTTP proxy to the orcharhino Web Installer. For more information, see Appliance Installation Steps in Installing orcharhino Server.

Using an HTTP Proxy during Manual Installation

You can pass your HTTP proxy configuration to install_orcharhino.sh:

--http-proxy-scheme=SCHEME  Must be one of 'http' or 'https', defaults to 'http'.
--http-proxy-host=PROXY     Use the given HTTP(s) proxy to connect to the internet.
                            Give a resolvable hostname, FQDN, or the IP address here.
--http-proxy-port=PORT      Use the given PORT with the --http-proxy-host option.
--http-proxy-user=USER      Use the given USER with the --http-proxy-host option.
--http-proxy-passwd=PASSWD  Use the given PASSWD with the --http-proxy-host option.

The script passes the configuration settings of your HTTP proxy to the orcharhino Web Installer. For more information, run install_orcharhino.sh --help.

Using an HTTP Proxy during orcharhino Web Installer

You can review and adapt your HTTP proxy configuration on the HTTP Proxy Configuration page to pass the values to the orcharhino-installer command. The orcharhino Web Installer saves those values in /etc/rhsm/rhsm.conf and /etc/yum.conf. Moreover, the installer stores the HTTP proxy settings in its database and passes it to Pulp for synchronizing packages.

Other connections will not use the HTTP proxy. You do not have to add other hosts to no_proxy entries. For more information, see Main Installation Steps in Installing orcharhino Server.

Configuring an HTTP Proxy during orcharhino Proxy Installation

See System and Network Requirements in Installing orcharhino Proxy Server.

Using an HTTP Proxy during Content Synchronization

See Adding an HTTP Proxy in Importing Content.
See Changing the HTTP Proxy Policy for a Product in Importing Content.
See Changing the HTTP Proxy Policy for a Repository in Importing Content.

Using an HTTP Proxy during Provisioning to Amazon EC2

See Using an HTTP Proxy with Compute Resources in Provisioning Cloud Instances in Amazon EC2.