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Configure HTTP Communication Protocol on vCenter Server Systems

By default, the backup proxy system and the vCenter Server systems communicate using HTTPS protocol. To specify an alternative protocol, you can configure the backup proxy system and the ESX/ESXi Server system to communicate using HTTP protocol.

Note: In addition to vCenter Server 4.0 systems, the following steps apply to vCenter Server 4.1 and vCenter Server 5.0/5.1 systems.

To configure HTTP communication protocol on vCenter Server systems

1. Log in to the vCenter Server system.

   Open the file that follows using a text editor:

   C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\VMware\VMware VirtualCenter\proxy.xml"; 
   

   Find the list of endpoints that contain the settings for the web service supported by the SDK.

   Note: You can identify endpoints by the <EndpointList> tag.

   The nested tags appear as follows:

   <e id="5">
   <_type>vim.ProxyService.LocalServiceSpec</_type>
   <accessMode>httpsWithRedirect</accessMode>
   <port>8085</port>
   <serverNamespace>/sdk</serverNamespace>
   </e>
   

2. Change the accessMode to the following:

   httpAndHttps
   

   Close and save proxy.xml.

3. Restart the vCenter Service from the command line or from the Windows Services control panel.