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Set a Basic Proxy Rule for the Agent for SharePoint

The Agent for SharePoint operates as a proxy-based solution. To protect your SharePoint resources, edit the default proxy rules file so that the Agent for SharePoint points to one of the following locations:

• A hardware load balancer that redirects incoming requests to multiple web front ends associated with multiple SharePoint servers in a SharePoint server farm.
• A single web front end associated with multiple SharePoint servers in a SharePoint server farm.

Follow these steps:

1. Open the following file on your Agent for SharePoint with a text editor:

   Agent-for-SharePoint_home\proxy-engine\conf\proxyrules.xml
   

   Important: Do not modify any other configuration files or settings unless explicitly told to do so by CA support personnel.

2. Locate the following line:

   <nete:forward>http://www.ca.com$0</nete:forward>
   

3. Edit the previous line with one of the following values:
   • The URL of your hardware load balancer. This hardware load balancer operates between your Agent for SharePoint server and the SharePoint servers.
   • The URL of your single web front end. In this context, this web front end (WFE) refers a web server that operates in front of your "back end" SharePoint servers.

   If the URL is sharepoint.example.com, edit the line to match the following example:

   <nete:forward>http://www.sharepoint.example.com$0</nete:forward>
   

   Note: The proxyrules.xml file used by the Agent for SharePoint supports redirection to one URL. The Agent for SharePoint does not provide any built-in load-balancing functions.

4. Save the file and close your text editor.

   The proxy rule is set.

More information:

Virtual Host Configurations Supported by the Agent for SharePoint