Internet preferences
You can set preferences for proxy servers in Installation Manager or in a response file. After the proxy server is enabled, the proxy server is used for all server communications.
On the OS X operating system, the Preferences option is under the IBM Installation Manager menu.
SSL/TLS
FTP Proxy
In Installation Manager, click . Select this option to specify a SOCKS proxy host address and a SOCKS proxy port number. The SOCKS proxy port value must be 0 - 65535. FTP proxy is an application-level gateway for FTP. The FTP proxy functions between a client and a server, forwarding command, and data streams. An FTP proxy also can fix connections to the FTP server and helps provide proxy authentication.
Both the SOCKS proxy host field and the SOCKS proxy port field require a value. When the SOCKS proxy host field is empty, you see the message Invalid Host. When the SOCKS proxy port field is empty, you see the message Port range is [0,65535]. Enter the value 0 when you do not want to specify a port number.
HTTP Proxy
- HTTP proxy: For an HTTP proxy server, do not check the option Use SOCKS. You must enter values for the HTTP Proxy host and Proxy port fields. The Proxy port value must be 0 - 65535.
- SOCKS proxy: For a SOCKS proxy server, check the option Use SOCKS. You must enter values for the SOCKS proxy host and SOCKS proxy port fields. The SOCKS proxy port value must be 0 - 65535.
The proxy server preferences also can be set in a response file. For information about silent installation preferences, see Silent installation preference commands.