Proxy settings in Axis adapter

[former_member194786]

Hi All,

We are having a requirement to use AXIS adapter for connecting to a web service. While configuration we noticed that the Axis adapter by default does not provides any option to configure Proxy settings.

As per SAP Note 1039369, it looks like the setting can be done only at the J2EE server.

Is my understanding correct here, or is there any work around for this?

Excerpt from SAP Note:

The Axis's standard and adapter's HTTPSender and CommonsHTTPSender handlers recognize the java's standard network properties (http.proxyHost, http.proxyPort, http.nonProxyHosts) for HTTP proxy setting. Please check that these System properties are correctly set at the J2EE server's System properties page. For more information on how to set Java System properties, please refer to the J2EE server's documentation (SAP Note 710146 How to change J2EE Engine JVM Settings).

Thanks in advance!

Regards,

Sanjeev Shekhar Singh.

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi,

I am afraid that you need to change this in the JVM as described in the note.

Certain adapters offers their own proxy settings but most of them don't.

We use the RNIF Adapter for example and needed to specify both the proxy and proxy user and password.

As far as I remember, proxy and user/password are not supplied in the same location (but that is also described in the note)

Best regards,

Markus

[former_member194786 · Accepted solution]

Hi Markus,

Thanks for the quick response. If I understand you correctly, there is no workaround for this.

But then I was just wondering, shouldn't this feature be provide by SAP in Axis adapter (just like SOAP adapter), as in most cases proxy settings are required if we need to communicate to a web service that is not in our landscape.

Or am I missing something here?

Regards,

Sanjeev Shekhar Singh.

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Sanjeev,

I agree with you - they way they have implemented the whole HTTP proxy thing is not very consistent.

Certain adapters have proxy settings in the adapter and others don't although they should have them.

But as far as I understand, you could specify the proxy in the JVM and then you don't need the proxy settings in the adapter any longer (as far as the adapter is running on the java stack)

best regards,

Markus

[Former Member]

Hello! You need to configure the proxy settings on the Config Tool. For this, open the ConfigTool -> select the Server and then on the right window click on the "GENERAL" tab.

Here you have to add the following parameters (remember to put the -D before each one):

for http:

http.proxy.user=user

http.proxy.password=password

http.proxyHost

http.proxyPort

http.nonProxyHosts

and for https (in case you go through proxy with secure connection):

https.proxy.user

https.proxy.password

https.proxyHost

https.proxyPort

https.nonProxyHosts

And the "nonProxyHost" parameter is separated with pipes " ", like

"-Dhttps.nonProxyHost=domain1.com domain2.com"

[former_member767340]

Is that available for the receiver channel?

Setting in the module configuration

Regards.

[Former Member]

Hi Sanjeev,

TI haven done it yet, but I would try to put the information in the adapter module, not sure if that can be directly done in the HTTPSender or CommonsHTTPSender handler but if not I would try using the handler: com.sap.aii.axis.soap.MessageContextPropertiesHandler

Omar

[former_member194786]

Hi Omar,

Thanks for the response. These are the settings that I have tried as of now.

Using MessageContextPropertiesHandler:

pas handler.type java:com.sap.aii.axis.soap.MessageContextPropertiesHandler

pas key.a http.proxyHost

pas key.b http.proxyPort

pas location.a header

pas location.b header

pas value.a <proxy host>

pas value.b <proxy port>

I also tried using the HTTPSender handler with the same settings. But unfortunately none of them worked.

Am I doing something wrong here?

Regards,

Sanjeev Shekhar Singh.

[former_member194786]

Hi All,

Any more inputs on this?

Regards,

Sanjeev.

[Former Member]

Hi Sanjeev,

Did you get any resolution for this? I am also looking for the same help here.

thanks.,

Venkat

[former_member194786]

Would still like to keep the thread open to check if anyone has a separate view point here.