HP XP P9000 for Business Continuity Manager Software Installation Guide

Table 24 Settings to be specified in the httpd.conf file for IPv6 connections (continued)
Description of directive, and values to be specifiedDirective to be specified
Specify a value greater than the timeout values of XP P9000 Replication
Manager
(bcmif.socketTimeout).
Setting up HTTPS connections
HTTPS (HTTP over SSL) connections can be established between XP P9000 Replication Manager
and the Business Continuity Manager agent to improve security. To establish HTTPS connections
between XP P9000 Replication Manager and the Business Continuity Manager agent, IBM HTTP
Server is required as a reverse proxy server. A reverse proxy server uses HTTPS to receive requests
from XP P9000 Replication Manager, and then uses HTTP to send those requests to the Business
Continuity Manager agent, which is the origin server. In addition, basic access authentication can
be used to authorize XP P9000 Replication Manager.
A configuration example for HTTPS connections between XP P9000 Replication Manager and IBM
HTTP Server is shown below:
Figure 9 Configuration example for HTTPS connections between XP P9000 Replication Manager
and IBM HTTP Server
Use the IBM HTTP Server httpd.conf settings file to configure IBM HTTP Server.
The following table describes authentication methods used between XP P9000 Replication Manager
and IBM HTTP Server.
Table 25 Authentication methods used between Replication Manager and IBM HTTP Server
Authentication methodBeing authenticatedAuthenticating
Server certificate (SSL)IBM HTTP ServerXP P9000 Replication Manager
Basic access authentication (HTTP)XP P9000 Replication ManagerIBM HTTP Server
Note that when HTTP is used to connect XP P9000 Replication Manager and IBM HTTP Server, XP
P9000 Replication Manager cannot send the information necessary for performing basic access
authentication.
58 Setting up the environment when linking with XP P9000 Replication Manager