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HP Storage Essentials SRM 6.0 Installation Guide 291
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.