Server Manager Overview

The Server Manager is the web-based user interface used to start, stop, and configure individual instances of Proxy Server.

Server Manager settings are organized by tabs that correspond to specific tasks. The following is a list of the Server Manager tabs, with a brief description of the tasks that the tabs provide.

• Preferences - Start and stop the server, view server settings, restore configuration information, configure system preferences, tune Proxy Server performance, add and edit listen sockets, manage MIME types, administer access control, configure ACL and DNS caches, configure DNS local subdomains, configure HTTP keep-alive settings, set cipher size

• Routing - Enable and disable proxying, set routing preferences, forward client credentials, enable Java IP address checking, create and edit autoconfiguration files, set the connectivity mode, change the default FTP transfer mode, set the SOCKS name server IP address, configure HTTP request load balancing

• SOCKS - Start and stop the SOCKS server, and create and manage SOCKS authentication, connection, and routing entries

• URLs - View, create, and manage URL mappings and redirections

• Caching - Set cache specifics, add and modify cache partitions, move sections among existing partitions, set the cache capacity, set the garbage collection mode, tune the cache, schedule garbage collection, tune garbage collection settings, configure caching for specific resources, enable the caching of local hosts, change the file cache settings, set cache batch updates, view information about recorded cached URLs, configure proxies in an ICP neighborhood, create and update the proxy array member list, configure proxy array members, view information in the PAT file

• Filters - Create filter files, set content URL rewriting, set user-agent restriction and request blocking, suppress outgoing headers, set MIME filters and HTML tag filters, compress content on demand

• Server Status - View log files, archive logs, set log preferences, generate reports, monitor current activity, configure and control the SNMP subagent

• Security - Create new trust databases, request and install VeriSign and other certificates, change the key-pair file password, view and manage installed certificates, add or replace Certificate Revocation Lists and Compromised Key Lists (CRLs and CKLs), manage CRLs and CKLs, migrate 3.x certificates

• Templates - Create, remove, apply, and view templates, and remove resources

Regardless of the tab or page you are on, the following buttons also display:

• Version - Displays version information about Proxy Server

• Refresh - Refreshes the current page

• Help - Displays online Help for the current page

  At times, you might also see a Restart Required link below the Refresh button. This link indicates that changes have been made for which a server restart is required. To apply the changes, click the link and specify the desired action.

  For more information about using the Server Manager, see related tasks in this guide. Also see the online Help for Server Manager tabs and pages.

To Access the Server Manager

1. Access the Administration Server as described in Administration Server Overview.

   The Administration Server appears on the Servers tab.

2. On the Manage Servers page, click the link for the server instance you want to manage.

   The Server Manager user interface appears.