Over Firewall Page

This page displays communication settings between the Performance Center load generator host and the MI Listener, and enables you to configure advanced over-firewall settings for the selected load generator host.

To access	From the Hosts module: On the sidebar, under Lab Resources, select Hosts. In the information panel, select Over Firewall. From the Host Details dialog box: On the sidebar, under Lab Resources, select Hosts. Right-click a host and select Host Details. In the Host Details dialog box, select Over Firewall.
Important information	This page displays information if the location of the host is defined to be over a firewall. A host over a firewall can be used only as a load generator host. The Over Firewall page is available only for Performance hosts.
Relevant tasks	How to Manage Testing Hosts How to Manage MI Listeners
See also	Lab Resources Overview MI Listeners Overview

User interface elements are described below:

UI Elements (A - Z)	Description
Connection Timeout (seconds)	The length of time that the agent waits before retrying to connect to the MI Listener machine. If zero, the connection is kept open from the time the agent is run. Default: 20 seconds. Note: This is a required field.
Connection Type - TCP/HTTP	Select either TCP or HTTP, depending on the configuration you are using. Default: TCP
HTTP	HTTP settings for the HTTP connection type: Proxy Name. The name of the proxy server. This field is mandatory if the Connection Type option is set to HTTP. Proxy Port. The proxy server connection port. This field is mandatory if the Connection Type option is set to HTTP. Proxy Username. The user name of a user with connection rights to the proxy server. Proxy password. The password of the user with connection rights to the proxy server. Proxy domain. The user's domain, if defined in the proxy server configuration. This option is required only if NTLM is used.
MI Listener Password	The password required to connect to the MI Listener machine.
MI Listener User Name	The user name required to connect to the MI Listener machine.
Polling Timeout (seconds)	To verify the state of the load generator located over a firewall, ALM checks when last the load generator connected to the MI Listener. If the load generator has not connected to the MI Listener machine for a period of time longer than the amount of time set in the Polling Timeout, Lab Management changes the state of the load generator to Resource Failure. Default: 60 seconds Note: This is a required field. Polling Timeout is an ALM setting. It is not set in the Performance Center agent. Polling Timeout needs to be longer than the Connection Timeout, described below.
Use secure connection	Enables connection using the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol. Default: Disabled Check server certificates. Authenticates the SSL certificates that are sent by the server. Select Medium to verify that the server certificate is signed by a trusted Certification Authority. Select High to verify that the sender IP matches the certificate information. This setting is available only if Use Secure Connection is set to True. Private Key password. The password that may be required during the SSL certificate authentication process. This option is relevant only if the Client Certificate Owner option is enabled. Use client certificate. Enable to load the SSL certificate (if required by the server to allow the connection to be made). This option is relevant only if the Use Secure Connection option is enabled. Default: Disabled