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Question
What type of network connections are used for the operations available with IBM i Access Client Solutions (IBM i ACS) Open Source Package Management?
Answer
First, IBM i ACS Requires an SSH connection to the IBM i for all operation.
When the initial open source environment is being installed, this requires the IBM i ACS PC to be able to make an HTTPS port 443 connection to the IBM i open source repository on the Internet hosted by the public.dhe.ibm.com server. The open source install modules are downloaded to the IBM i ACS PC and then transferred via the SSH connection to the IBM i.
Now, once the open source environment is installed and individual open source packages are installed or updated from the IBM i open source repository there are 2 connection options to choose from. These options are at the bottom of the "Connect to SSH" panel in the section "Proxy Mode".
When the initial open source environment is being installed, this requires the IBM i ACS PC to be able to make an HTTPS port 443 connection to the IBM i open source repository on the Internet hosted by the public.dhe.ibm.com server. The open source install modules are downloaded to the IBM i ACS PC and then transferred via the SSH connection to the IBM i.
Now, once the open source environment is installed and individual open source packages are installed or updated from the IBM i open source repository there are 2 connection options to choose from. These options are at the bottom of the "Connect to SSH" panel in the section "Proxy Mode".
The first, and default, option is "None. Use this option when the above system is connected to the internet". When this is selected the IBM i ACS PC uses the SSH connection to send yum commands to the IBM i to list, install, update or remove individual packages. Then the IBM i will make an HTTPS port 443 connection to the IBM i open source repository on the Internet hosted by the public.dhe.ibm.com server to access the open source repository and download the information and packages needed.
The second option is "SSH Tunneling. Use this option to connect to the internet through this computer". When this is selected the IBM i ACS PC uses the SSH connection to send yum commands to the IBM i to list, install, update or remove individual packages. Then the IBM i will connect via an HTTPS proxy connection via the IBM i ACS PC to the Internet. The IBM i ACS PC will make the HTTPS port 443 connection to the IBM i open source repository on the Internet hosted by the public.dhe.ibm.com server to access the open source repository and download the information and packages needed. This information and packages will be downloaded via the IBM i ACS PC to the IBM i.
The second option is "SSH Tunneling. Use this option to connect to the internet through this computer". When this is selected the IBM i ACS PC uses the SSH connection to send yum commands to the IBM i to list, install, update or remove individual packages. Then the IBM i will connect via an HTTPS proxy connection via the IBM i ACS PC to the Internet. The IBM i ACS PC will make the HTTPS port 443 connection to the IBM i open source repository on the Internet hosted by the public.dhe.ibm.com server to access the open source repository and download the information and packages needed. This information and packages will be downloaded via the IBM i ACS PC to the IBM i.
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