Specifying your HTTP proxy settings

An HTTP proxy definition specifies the settings for z/OSMF to use when establishing an HTTPS connection between the system that hosts the z/OSMF instance to which your Web browser is connected and an internal or external system. z/OSMF does not support HTTPS communication between any other combination of systems.

The HTTP proxy definitions that are defined to z/OSMF are displayed on the HTTP Proxies page. To display this page, expand the z/OSMF Settings category and select Systems. Then, select HTTP Proxies from the Actions menu on the Systems page.

The HTTP Proxies table lists the HTTP proxy definitions that are defined to z/OSMF. The HTTP proxy definition named No Proxy is supplied by default, and cannot be modified, copied, or removed. Use this HTTP proxy definition if z/OSMF is not required to traverse an HTTP or SOCKS proxy server when sending HTTP requests.

For more information, see the following help topics and sections:

Columns in the HTTP Proxies table

Table 1. Columns in the HTTP Proxies table
Column Description
Name Name of the HTTP proxy definition. If you click the name link, the View HTTP Proxy page is displayed.

The name of the default HTTP proxy definition is followed by (default). For more details about the default HTTP proxy definition, see help topic Modify, View, Copy, and Add HTTP Proxy pages.

Activity State of the HTTP proxy definition. If the HTTP proxy definition is being modified, the lock icon and the Being modified link are displayed. Otherwise, this column is blank.

To view the user ID of the user who is modifying the HTTP proxy definition and the date and time the user started modifying it, click the icon or link. To obtain the lock for the HTTP proxy definition, complete the steps provided in help topic Locking objects in z/OSMF.
Host Host name or IP address (IPv4 or IPv6) of the HTTP or SOCKS proxy server.
Port Port number of the HTTP or SOCKS proxy server.
Type Type of proxy. The type is either HTTP or SOCKS.
Last Modified Date and time the HTTP proxy definition was last modified. This column is hidden by default. To display it, use the Configure Columns action.
Modified By User ID of the user who last modified the HTTP proxy definition. This column is hidden by default. To display it, use the Configure Columns action.
Created Date and time the HTTP proxy definition was created. This column is hidden by default. To display it, use the Configure Columns action.
Created By User ID of the user who created the HTTP proxy definition. This column is hidden by default. To display it, use the Configure Columns action.
Locked Date and time the HTTP proxy definition was locked. This column is blank if the HTTP proxy definition is not currently locked. This column is hidden by default. To display it, use the Configure Columns action.
Locked By User ID of the user who locked the HTTP proxy definition. This column is blank if the HTTP proxy definition is not currently locked. This column is hidden by default. To display it, use the Configure Columns action.

Actions for HTTP proxies

The actions are described in the following tables:

  • Targeted actions. Actions that apply to the selected HTTP proxy definitions. To use a targeted action, select one or more HTTP proxy definitions.
  • General actions. Actions that apply to HTTP proxy definitions. No selection is required.
  • Table actions. Actions that apply to the entire table. No selection is required.
Table 2. Targeted actions
Action Description
Modify Modify the selected HTTP proxy definition. This action is listed in the Actions menu and the context menu only if you are authorized to modify HTTP proxy definitions. To enable this action, select only one HTTP proxy definition.
View View the selected HTTP proxy definition. To enable this action, select only one HTTP proxy definition.
Copy Create a copy of the selected HTTP proxy definition. This action is listed in the Actions menu and the context menu only if you are authorized to copy HTTP proxy definitions. To enable this action, select only one HTTP proxy definition.
Remove Remove the selected HTTP proxy definitions. This action is listed in the Actions menu and the context menu only if you are authorized to remove HTTP proxy definitions. To enable this action, select one or more HTTP proxy definitions.
Table 3. General actions
Action Description
Add Add a new HTTP proxy definition. This action is listed in the Actions menu only if you are authorized to define new HTTP proxy definitions.
Table 4. Table actions
Action Description
Select All Select all of the rows in the table.
Deselect All Deselect all of the selected rows in the table.
Configure Columns Select the columns to display in the table, specify the order of those columns, and designate which columns should be fixed in position when the table is scrolled horizontally.
Hide Filter Row Remove the filter row from view. This action is listed only when the filter row is displayed in the table.
Show Filter Row Display the filter row. This action is listed only when the filter row is not displayed in the table.
Clear Sorts Clear the sort from all of the columns in the table. This action is disabled if no sorting is specified in the table.