Rational® Product Updater connects
to an IBM® update
server through the Internet to search for product updates and optional new
features. If you are in an environment where a proxy server is used to filter
HTTP requests, you may need to configure Product
Updater to
use your proxy server to connect to the Internet.
You will need the Internet Protocol (IP) address or the Domain Name
System (DNS) host name of your proxy server. The port number can also be entered,
but it is not required.
To configure Product
Updater to
use a proxy server:
- Start Rational Product Updater:
- On Windows® operating systems, click .
- On Red Hat Enterprise Linux® 3.0, open the main menu and click .
- On SuSE Linux Enterprise
Server 9.0 (GNOME desktop environment), open the main menu and click .
- On SuSE Linux Enterprise
Server 9.0 (K Desktop Environment), open the main menu and click .
An inventory of installed products is displayed.
- From the Product
Updater menu,
click .
- In the Proxy Settings dialog box, do the following steps:
- Select Enable HTTP proxy connection.
- Type the IP address or DNS host name of your proxy server in
the HTTP proxy host address field.
- (Optional) Type the port number on which the proxy server listens
for requests in the HTTP proxy host port field.
Note: If you select Enable HTTP proxy connection but
leave the HTTP proxy host address field blank, the Product
Updater tool will behave
as if it is not enabled to use a proxy server.
- Click OK to save your changes.
Rational Product Updater will
now use your proxy server to connect to the Internet.
If your proxy server requires you to provide a user name and password
to connect to the Internet, Product
Updater will
prompt you to enter that information before attempting to search for updates.