Proxy server configuration for Cloud Cost Management MID Server

  • Release version: Australia
  • Updated March 12, 2026
  • 1 minute to read

    • You can configure any MID Server to use a proxy server for Cloud Cost Management operations. Proxy servers support all cloud-based activities such as running Discovery, Billing Download jobs, and Price Sheet Download jobs.

    Detailed instructions

    See Proxy server configuration for MID Servers used for Cloud Discovery and Cloud Provisioning and Governance.

    Proxy server limitations

    • Only Windows or Linux platforms are supported.
    • The Google Cloud integration is not supported.
    • The VMware integration is not supported.
    • Remote PowerShell scripts cannot be executed.
    • Custom APIs might not work.

    Supported proxy server authentication for Cloud Cost Management

    Proxy Server type Authentication type
    HTTP/HTTPS No authentication
    SOCKS5 No authentication
    HTTP/HTTPS Basic authentication
    SOCKS5 Basic authentication
    HTTP/HTTPS NTLM

    Supported Proxy server configurations

    Table 1. Supported configuration settings
    Configuration Operating system Proxy server Authentication mode
    Configuration 1 Linux None Not Applicable
    Configuration 2 Windows Squid (HTTPS) None
    Configuration 3 Linux Squid (HTTPS) Local
    Configuration 4 Windows Squid (HTTPS) Active Directory