The HTTP(S) panel has two sections for enabling and configuring the HTTP, HS3, and WebDAV protocols.
Settings section
To enable the HTTP, HS3, and WebDAV protocols, in the Settings section:
oTo open the HTTPS port for HTTP, HS3, and WebDAV access to the namespace with SSL security, select the Enable HTTPS option.
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Note: Certain countries prohibit the export of encryption technology. HCP systems shipped to restricted countries have the HTTPS option on the namespace protocols page disabled. If you do not see the checkbox to enable HTTPS and you are in a country where SSL encryption is permitted, please contact Hitachi Vantara support. |
oTo open the HTTP port for HTTP, HS3, and WebDAV access to the namespace without SSL security, select the Enable HTTP option.
These two options are independent of each other. If you select only the Enable HTTPS option, data sent through the HTTP, HS3, and WebDAV protocols is always secure. If you select both options, users and applications can send both secure and unsecure data through the HTTP, HS3, and WebDAV protocols.
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Note: To enable access to the namespace through the HTTP, HS3, or WebDAV protocol, you also need to select the Enable REST API, Enable HS3 API, or Enable WebDAV API option, respectively. Opening the HTTPS and HTTP ports does by itself enable these protocols. |
2.To enable the HTTP protocol:
a.Select the Enable REST API option. This option is available only if the Enable HTTP or Enable HTTPS option is already selected.
Above the Enable REST API option, the panel shows the URL for access to the namespace through the HTTP protocol. If the HTTPS port is open or if neither the HTTPS or HTTP port is open, this URL starts with https. If only the HTTP port is open, the URL starts with http.
b.To specify HTTP authentication requirements, below Enable REST API option, the select either the Authenticated access only option or the Anonymous and authenticated access option. For information on these options, see User authentication.
c.Optionally, select or deselect the Enable Active Directory single sign-on option to allow or disallow, respectively, single sign-on to the namespace with Active Directory authentication. This option appears only if the tenant supports AD for user authentication.
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Note: •The option to enable AD single sign-on for HTTP is synchronized with the same option for HS3. Enabling or disabling either enables of disables the other, respectively. •To help ensure that AD single sign-on is available for those namespaces that need it, enable it only for those namespaces. •After this option is disabled, you can reenable it only while HCP can communicate with AD. |
a.Select the Enable HS3 API option. This option is available only if the Enable HTTP or Enable HTTPS option is already selected.
Above the Enable HS3 API option, the panel shows the URL for access to the namespace through the HS3 protocol. If the HTTPS port is open or if neither the HTTPS or HTTP port is open, this URL starts with https. If only the HTTP port is open, the URL starts with http.
b.To specify HS3 authentication requirements, below Enable HS3 API option, select either the Authenticated access only option or the Anonymous and authenticated access option. For information on these options, see User authentication.
c.Optionally, select or deselect the Enable Active Directory single sign-on option to allow or disallow, respectively, single sign-on to the namespace with Active Directory authentication. This option appears only if the tenant supports AD for user authentication.
4.To enable the WebDAV protocol:
a.Select the Enable WebDAV API option. This option is available only if the Enable HTTP or Enable HTTPS option is already selected.
Above the Enable WebDAV API option, the panel shows the URL for access to the namespace through the WebDAV protocol. If the HTTPS port is open or if neither the HTTPS or HTTP port is open, this URL starts with https. If only the HTTP port is open, the URL starts with http.
b.Optionally, to enable WebDAV basic authentication, select the Enable WebDAV basic authentication option. Then:
–In the Username field, type the username to use for basic authentication. Usernames must be from one through 64 characters long and can contain any valid UTF-8 characters but cannot start with an opening square bracket ([). White space is allowed.
Usernames are not case sensitive.
–In the Password field, type the password to use for basic authentication. Passwords can be up to 64 characters long, are case sensitive, and can contain any valid UTF-8 characters, including white space. The minimum password length is the same as the minimum password length for HCP user accounts, which is configurable.
To be valid, a password must include at least one character from two of these three groups: alphabetic, numeric, and other.
If you’re modifying settings in the HTTP(S) panel and you leave the Password field empty, the previously set password remains in effect.
–In the Confirm Password field, type the password again.
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Tip: Be sure to tell WebDAV users the username and password you specify. |
c.Optionally, to enable WebDAV users to store dead properties as custom metadata, select the Use custom metadata to store WebDAV properties option.
5.Click on the Update Settings button.
If you selected Enable HTTP and also selected Enable REST API, Enable HS3 API, or Enable WebDAV API, a confirming message appears. In response to this message, click on the Update Settings button.
Allow/Deny section
To set the IP addresses to be allowed or denied access to the namespace through HTTP, HS3, and WebDAV:
•Optionally, in the Allow/Deny section, specify IP addresses to be allowed or denied access to the namespace through HTTP, HS3, and WebDAV. For instructions on doing this, see Adding and removing entries in Allow and Deny lists.
•To specify how HCP should handle IP addresses that appear in both or neither of the Allow and Deny lists, select or deselect the Allow request when same IP is used in both lists option. Changes to this option take effect immediately.
For the effects of this option, see Allow and Deny list handling.
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