HTTP Server (Solaris 8 Installation Supplement)

Solaris 8 Installation Supplement

If the archive is stored on an HTTP server, use the following syntax for the archive_location keyword.

archive_location http server_name:port path/filename optional_keywords

In this command line:

server_name is the name of the server where you stored the archive. server_name can be a port number or the name of a TCP service that has a port number that is determined at runtime.
port is an optional port. If you do not specify a port, the Web Start Flash installation utilities use the default HTTP port number, 80.
path is the location of the archive to be retrieved from the specified server. If the path contains $HOST, the Web Start Flash installation utilities replace $HOST with the name of the clone system that you are installing.
filename is the name of the Web Start Flash archive file.

When you are retrieving a Web Start Flash archive from an HTTP server, you can use several optional keywords.

Table 8–1 Optional Keywords to Use With retrieval_type HTTP


Keywords	Value Definitions
`auth basic` `username password`	If the archive is located on an HTTP server that is password protected, you must include the username and password that you need to access the HTTP server in the `profile` file. Note – The use of this authentication method in a profile that is intended for use with custom JumpStart is risky, as unauthorized users might have access to the `profile` file that contains the password.
`timeout` `min`	The `timeout` keyword enables you to specify, in minutes, the maximum length of time that is allowed to pass without receipt of data from the HTTP server before the connection is closed, reopened, and resumed from the point where the timeout occurred. If you specify a `timeout` value of 0 (zero), the connection is not reopened because of inactivity. If a time-out reconnection occurs, the Web Start Flash installation utilities attempt to resume at the last known position in the archive. If the Web Start Flash installation utilities cannot resume at the last known position, the retrieval restarts from the beginning of the archive and the data retrieved prior to the timeout is discarded.
`proxy` `host:port`	The `proxy` keyword allows you to specify a proxy host and proxy port. You can use a proxy host to retrieve a Web Start Flash archive from the other side of a firewall. You must supply a proxy port when you specify the `proxy` keyword.

Examples:

archive_location http silver /archives/usrarchive auth basic user1 secret timeout 5

Or:

archive_location http://user1:secret@silver/archives/usrarchive timeout 5