Configure an HTTP network share on a Windows server
Configure an HTTP or HTTPS network share on a Windows server for offline software update and backing up OpenManage Enterprise appliances.
Steps
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Open
Windows Server Manager, and select
Add Roles and Features to open the wizard:
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On the
Before You Begin screen, click
Next.
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On the
Installation Type screen, select
Role-based or feature-based installation, and click
Next.
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On the
Server Selection screen, select
Select a server from the server pool, select a server, and click
Next.
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On the
Server Roles screen, select the required options, and click
Install:
- Common HTTP Features:
- Default Document
- Directory Browsing
- HTTP Errors
- Static Content
- HTTP Redirection
- WebDAV Publishing
- Heath And Diagnostics:
- HTTP Logging
- Custom Logging
- Logging Tools
- ODBC Logging
- Performance (All)
- Security
- Request Filtering
- Basic Authentication
- Digest Authentication
- IP And Domain Restrictions
- URL Authorization
- Windows Authentication
- Application Development
- .NET Extensibility
- ASP .NET 4.8
- ISAPI Extensions
- ISAPI Filters
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Once the installation is complete, restart the Windows server.
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Set the Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME) types in Internet Information Services (IIS):
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Confirm that the default MIME types
.xml, .tar.gz, and
.json exist.
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Add the
.xml.asc,
.zip.asc, and
.json.asc MIME types.
Alternatively, open the Windows command prompt and run the following commands for each required MIME type:
- cd \Windows\System32\inetsrv
- appcmd.exe set config /section:staticContent /+[fileExtension='<fileExtension>', mimeType='<mimeType>'].
For example:
appcmd.exe set config /section:staticContent /+[fileExtension='.xml', mimeType='application/xml'].
Table 1. MIME typesThe table lists the
fileExtension and
mimeType that can be used in the windows command prompt.
fileExtension
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mimeType
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.xml
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application/xml
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.zip
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application/zip
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.tar.gz
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application/octet-stream
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.json
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application/json
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.xml.asc
|
text/plain
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.zip.asc
|
text/plain
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.json.asc
|
text/plain
|
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Click
Add Authoring Rule to enable read/write access to the content on the network share. In the
Add Authoring Rule dialog box:
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Set
Allow access to
All content.
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Set
Allow access to this content to
All users.
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Set
Permissions to
Read/Write.
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Click
OK.
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Configure the user authentication method:
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Click
Select Authentication.
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Enable both
Allow Basic Authentication and
Anonymous Authentication.