Connection
Configure the web server, receiver, and TLS.
Note: HPE recommends to enable TLS and use a trusted certificate for both the web server and the receiver. If you do not use TLS, the communication between the servers and web browsers is not secure.
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Web Server
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HTTP Port
HTTP port of the web server. Uncheck Use HTTPS to configure the web server without TLS.
Default:
80
(HTTP),443
(HTTPS)Web Server Processes
Number of web server processes running in parallel. Increase or decrease this number to balance the web and receiver servers according to your usage pattern. For example, if you have many viewers but only a small number of data senders, increase the number of web server processes and decrease the number of receiver processes.
Default: Half of the number of CPUs on the BVD system (
1
if it is a single core system)Header Name
Use if BVD is configured with a load balancer or proxy. The name of the header that is used to get the IP address of the UI client system. If the specified header is not found, BVD uses the IP address of the TCP connection. This IP address is used to determine which process of the BVD web server handles all requests from a certain UI client (sticky session).
Default:
x-forwarded-for
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Receiver
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HTTP Port
HTTP port of the receiver. Uncheck Use HTTPS to configure the web server without TLS.
Default:
12224
(HTTP),12225
(HTTPS)Receiver Processes
Number of receiver processes running in parallel. Increase or decrease this number to balance the web and receiver servers according to your usage pattern. For example, if you have many viewers but only a small number of data senders, increase the number of web server processes and decrease the number of receiver processes.
Default: Half of the number of CPUs on the BVD system (
1
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TLS Certificate
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Click Use HTTPS for the web server, the receiver, or both in order to enable the TLS Certificate settings.
Complete the following steps to configure BVD for TLS:
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Obtain a server certificate from your certificate authority (CA). Make sure the certificate is issued to the FQDN of your BVD server. BVD supports certificates in PEM or PFX format.
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Place the certificates in the file system on your BVD server and make sure the certificates are readable by the Windows SYSTEM user or, on Linux, by the user under whose account the BVD processes are running (default: root).
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Complete the following information in the BVD configuration wizard to define the TLS setup:
Certificate Type
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Choose the certificate type. The certificate can either be an X.509 or CA certificate in PEM or PFX format.
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Certificate File
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Upload the certificate you obtained from your certificate authority.
Example:
certificate.pem
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Key File
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Upload the private key file of the certificate.
Example:
key.pem
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Use Passphrase
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If the key file is encrypted, click Use passphrase to specify the passphrase.
Note: Make sure that your system allows connections from the HTTPS ports you specified (443 and 12225 by default). You might have to add exception rules to your firewall to allow TCP requests from these ports.
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