Manage administration pages

To manage files and directories in the administration pages root with the local management interface, use the Reverse Proxy management page.

Steps

1. Select Web > Manage > Reverse Proxy.

2. Select the instance of interest.

3. Select Manage > Management Root. All current management files and directories are displayed. The default directories include:

   management

   The Web Reverse proxy management pages. For example, login.html

   errors

   The error pages that can be returned by the Web Reverse proxy.

   oauth

   The HTML files that can be returned by the oauth module.

   junction-root

   The static HTML files served by the local junction of the Web Reverse proxy. A fixed location is used as the document root. A local junction cannot run any CGI scripts. It can serve only static page content.

4. Work with all the management files and directories.

   • Create a new file in the administration pages root

     1. Select the directory in which we want to create the file.

     2. Select File > New > File.

     3. Enter the file name.

     4. Optionally, we can add file contents in the New File Contents field.

     5. Click Save. For the changes to take effect, they must be deployed as described in Configuration changes commit process.

   • Create a new directory in the administration pages root

     1. Select the directory in which to create the directory.

     2. Select File > New > Directory.

     3. Enter the directory name.

     4. Click Save. For the changes to take effect, they must be deployed as described in Configuration changes commit process.

   • View or update the contents of a file in the administration pages root

     1. Select the file of interest.

     2. Select File > Open. We can then view the contents of the file.

     3. Optionally, edit the contents of the file. Then, click Save. For the changes to take effect, they must be deployed as described in Configuration changes commit process.

   • Export a file from the administration pages root

     1. Select the file of interest.

     2. Select Manage > Export. You must configure the software that blocks pop-up windows in the browser to allow pop-up windows for the appliance before files can be exported.

     3. Confirm the save operation when your browser displays a confirmation window.

   • Rename a file or directory in the administration pages root

     1. Select the file or directory of interest.

     2. Select Manage > Rename.

     3. Enter the new name of the file or directory in the New Resource Name field.

     4. Click Save. For the changes to take effect, they must be deployed as described in Configuration changes commit process.

   • Delete a file or directory in the administration pages root

     1. Select the file or directory of interest.

     2. Select Manage > Delete.

     3. Click Yes to confirm the delete operation.

     4. Commit changes .

   • Import a file to administration pages root

     1. Select the directory to import the file into.

     2. Select Manage > Import.

     3. Click Browse.

     4. Browse to the file we want to import and then click Open.

     5. Click Import.

   • Import the contents of a .zip file into the administration pages root

     1. Select Manage > Import Zip.

     2. Click Browse.

     3. Browse to the .zip file we want to import and then click Open.

     4. Click Import.

   • Export the contents of the administration pages root as a .zip file

     1. Select Manage > Export Zip. You must configure the software that blocks pop-up windows in the browser to allow pop-up windows for the appliance before files can be exported.

     2. Confirm the save operation when your browser displays a confirmation window.

Parent topic: Reverse proxy instance management