VMware vSphere SDKs and Tools 6.7

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HTTP Configuration for Web Services API Endpoint on vCenter Server Appliance

You can modify the Web proxy service to support HTTP on vCenter Server Appliance.
You can modify from a shell window over an SSH connection, using the following procedure. If you do not have SSH enabled, see
vCenter Server Appliance Configuration
 or
VMware vCenter Server Appliance Progrmmaing Guide
. This procedure applies to version 6.0 or later vCenter Server Appliance.
  1. Log in to a shell window with
    root
     privileges.
  2. Change directories to the location of the endpoint configuration file.
    • For vCenter Server Appliance:
cd /etc/vmware-rhttpproxy/endpoints.conf.d
  3. Copy the
    endpoints.conf
     file to a temporary directory for editing.
    • On vCenter Server Appliance:

      # cp vpxd-rhttpproxy-endpoint.conf /tmp/vpxd-rhttpproxy-endpoint.conf
  4. Change the permissions on the temporary vpxd-rhttpproxy-endpoint.conf file to allow editing.
    • On vCenter Server Appliance:

      # chmod +w /tmp/vpxd-rhttpproxy-endpoint.conf
  5. Use a text editor to open the temporary file.
    • On vCenter Server Appliance:

      # vi /tmp/vpxd-rhttpproxy-endpoint.conf
  6. Navigate to the line that specifies the endpoints for SDK connections, which begins with
    /sdk
    .
    The line looks similar to this:
    /sdk    local    8085               redirect     allow
  7. To enable HTTP connections, change the word
    redirect
    to
    allow
    .
    When configured to allow both HTTP and HTTPS connections, the
    /sdk
     line looks similar to this:
    /sdk    local    8085               allow     allow
  8. (Optional) If you prefer to completely disable HTTPS, change the last word to
    reject
     instead of
    allow
    .
    When configured to allow only HTTP connections, the
    /sdk
     line looks similar to this:
    /sdk    local    8085               allow     reject
  9. (Optional) Change the setting for the Managed Object Browser as well.
    When configured to allow both HTTP and HTTPS connections, the
    /mob
     line looks similar to this:
    /mob    local    8085               allow     allow
  10. Save your settings and close the file.
  11. Change the permissions on the temporary file to disable editing.
    • On vCenter Server Appliance:

      #
      chmod -w /tmp/vpxd-rhttpproxy-endpoint.conf
  12. Copy the original
    endpoints.conf
     file to a backup file.
    • On vCenter Server Appliance:

      #
      cp vpxd-rhttpproxy-endpoint.conf vpxd-rhttpproxy-endpoint.conf.old
  13. Copy the temporary file
    endpoints.conf
     file back, replacing the original
    endpoints.conf
     file.
    • On vCenter Server Appliance:

      #
      cp /tmp/vpxd-rhttpproxy-endpoint.conf vpxd-rhttpproxy-endpoint.conf
  14. Signal the reverse proxy service to update its configuration by entering the following command:
    • On vCenter Server Appliance:
      /etc/init.d/vmware-rhttpproxy restart
    For an example of the contents of a vpxd-rhttpproxy-endpoint.conf file modified to support HTTP connections, see HTTP Configuration for Web Services API Endpoint.

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