Modifying vCenter properties for an in-house (dark site) HTTP server

You must modify the vSphere Web Client properties file if you intend to customize a URL for an in-house (dark site) HTTP server during vCenter Plug-in registration.

1. Follow the appropriate procedure for your installation to modify the webclient.properties file to allow vCenter to download from an HTTP server:

   Option	Description
   vCSA	SSH into the vCenter Server: Connected to service * List APIs: "help api list" * List Plugins: "help pi list" * Launch BASH: "shell" Command> Enter shell in the command prompt to access root: Command> shell Shell access is granted to root Stop the VMware vSphere Web Client service: service-control --stop vsphere-client service-control --stop vsphere-ui Change the directory: cd /etc/vmware/vsphere-client Edit the webclient.properties file and add allowHttp=true. Change the directory: cd /etc/vmware/vsphere-ui Edit the webclient.properties file and add allowHttp=true. Start the VMware vSphere Web Client service: service-control --start vsphere-client service-control --start vsphere-ui
   Windows	Change the directory from a command prompt: cd c:\Program Files\VMware\vCenter Server\bin Stop the VMware vSphere Web Client service: service-control --stop vsphere-client service-control --stop vsphere-ui Change the directory: cd c:\ProgramData\VMware\vCenterServer\cfg\vsphere-client Edit the webclient.properties file and add allowHttp=true. Change the directory: cd c:\ProgramData\VMware\vCenterServer\cfg\vsphere-ui Edit the webclient.properties file and add allowHttp=true. Change the directory from a command prompt: cd c:\Program Files\VMware\vCenter Server\bin Start the VMware vSphere Web Client service: service-control --start vsphere-client service-control --start vsphere-ui

   Note: After you have completed the registration procedure, you can remove allowHttp=true from the files you modified.
2. Reboot vCenter.