Managing reverse proxy

In the local management interface, go to Secure Web Settings > Manage > Reverse Proxy.

Management of instances
You can use the IBM Web Security Gateway Appliance Local Management Interface (LMI) to control and configure your web reverse proxy instances.
Configuration entry and file management
You can use the IBM Web Security Gateway Appliance Local Management Interface (LMI) to manage configuration entry and configuration file settings.
Work with the administration pages root
To manage files and directories in the administration pages root with the local management interface, use the Reverse Proxy management page.
Tracing control
You can use the IBM Web Security Gateway Appliance Local Management Interface (LMI) to control tracing.
Logging
You can use the IBM Web Security Gateway Appliance Local Management Interface (LMI) to manage the reverse proxy log files.
Statistics control
You can use the IBM Web Security Gateway Appliance Local Management Interface (LMI) to manage statistics.
Updating a routing control file
To update a routing control file with the local management interface, use the Reverse Proxy Instances management page.
Managing transaction logging components and data files
To manage transaction logging components and data files with the local management interface, use the Reverse Proxy management page.
Managing standard and virtual junctions
To manage standard and virtual junctions with the local management interface, use the Junction Management page.
Configuring web application firewall
To configure web application firewall with the local management interface, use the Reverse Proxy management page.
Managing reverse proxy log files
Use the Manage Reverse Proxy Log Files management page to work with reverse proxy log files.
Viewing reverse proxy traffic
To view flow data at an instance-specific level with the local management interface, use the Reverse Proxy Traffic management page.
Viewing reverse proxy throughput
To view flow data at an appliance-wide level with the local management interface, use the Reverse Proxy Throughput management page.
Archiving and deleting Web Reverse Proxy log files with the command-line interface
Use the logs option in the command-line interface to archive Web Reverse Proxy log files to a USB device and then delete old log files to free up disk space.
Viewing reverse proxy health status
The health status of a reverse proxy is determined by the state of instances, junctions, and junctioned servers. You can view the health status information with the Reverse Proxy Health dashboard widget.
Viewing reverse proxy throughput from the dashboard
You can view flow data at an appliance-wide level with the Reverse Proxy Throughput widget.
Viewing front-end load balancer health status
The health status of a front-end load balancer is determined by the state of the load balanced servers. You can view the health status information with the Load Balancer Health dashboard widget.
Viewing average response time statistics
The Web Reverse Proxy can be configured to record transaction logs. One of the attributes that are recorded is the average request response time. This information is recorded at a per-junction level. To view a summary of the average response time that has been recorded, use the Average Response Time widget.
Viewing security action statistics
The Web Reverse Proxy can be configured to perform inspections on web content, searching for potential malicious requests (known as issues). It can then take certain defensive actions against any discovered issues. A summary of the defensive actions that have been taken can be viewed by using the Security Actions widget.

Parent topic: Administering Web Reverse Proxy