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Question
Switching between HTTP and HTTPS
During the installation of NV Test Manager, you choose the mode that the NV Test Manager will use to communicate with other HPE NV products. The available options are HTTP and HTTPS. After installation, you can switch the communication mode as described below.
Answer
Switching between HTTP and HTTPS communication after TestManager installation in Windows
1. Open the <NV installation folder>\conf\config.properties file in a text editor.
By default, <installation_folder> is C:\Program Files\HPE\NV\.
2. In the file, locate the string "com.shunra.bootstrapper.certificate.use".
a. For HTTP, set the value to "false".
b. For HTTPS, set the value to "true".
3. Save and close the file.
4. Open Windows Services console (services.msc) and restart the "HPE Network Virtualization" service.
5. Open the Properties of the three HPE NV shortcuts, "License", "Swagger", "TestManager".) These shortcuts are located in the NV installation folder. By default, the installation folder is C:\Program Files\HPE\NV\.
6. In the URL, replace HTTP with HTTPS, or HTTPS with HTTP.
7. Open the <NV installation folder>\lib\shunra\vcat\NVAgent.exe.config file in a text editor.
By default, <installation_folder> is C:\Program Files\HPE\NV\.
8. In the "endpoint address" URL, replace HTTPS with HTTP, or HTTP with HTTPS.
Switching between HTTP and HTTPS communication after TestManager installation in Linux
1. Edit config.properties file in a text editor: vi /opt/nv-14.0-0.X/conf/config.properties
2. In the file, locate the string "com.shunra.bootstrapper.certificate.use".
a. For HTTP, set the value to "false".
b. For HTTPS, set the value to "true".
3. Save and close the file.
4. Restart nvd service: service nvd restart