Configure a reverse channel proxy

Before you can configure a system as a reverse channel proxy (RCP), you must install the HTTPS agent software and add the node to the console. You can deploy the HTTPS agent software automatically from the console, or install it manually. You must also configure the node's certificates.

To configure a reverse channel proxy

1. Log in to the node as a user with administrative rights and open a command prompt or shell.
2. On nodes that run a UNIX or Linux operating system, ensure that the PATH variable contains the path to the agent commands.
   • On HP-UX, Solaris, or Linux, type export PATH=/opt/OV/bin:$PATH and then press Enter.
   • On AIX, type export PATH=/usr/lpp/OV/bin:$PATH and then press Enter.
   • On Tru64, type export PATH=/usr/opt/OV/bin:$PATH and then press Enter.

3. Set the port that agents and management servers can connect to. Type following command:

   ovconfchg -ns bbc.rcp -set SERVER_PORT <port_number>

4. NOTE:
   Ensure that the port number you specify is not already in use by any other software on the system.

5. Register the RCP component so that ovc starts, stops and monitors it. Type the following commands:
   1. ovcreg -add <install_dir>/newconfig/DataDir/conf/bbc/ovbbcrcp.xml
   2. ovc -kill
   3. ovc -start

NOTE:
After you configure the management server to establish a connection with this RCP you can check that the connection exists, by typing the following command:

ovbbcrcp -status

The command shows details of the reverse channel connection.

Related Topics:

• Remote agent installation
• Manual agent installation
• Configuring Certificates
• ovconfchg
• ovbbcrcp