cli 5 requires http and ftp proxy in linux but don't have one

[getut]

Install of cli 5 in linux is now requiring http_proxy and ftp_proxy environment variables to be set but I have direct internet access via transparent proxy ie no client configuration.

Why is this a requirement and how can I get around it?

[11satya]

i dont think in direct connection require proxy settings ? any more screen short please ?

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Good luck!

[puritan4]

I've got the same problem.  Trying to install vCLI 4.1 on Fedora and can't get past the http_proxy and ftp_proxy requirement.  I have a direct connection, so no proxy configured.

This is what I get :

     Do you accept? (yes/no) yes

     Thank you.

     http_proxy not set. please set environment variable 'http_proxy' e.g. export
     http_proxy=http://myproxy.mydomain.com:0000 .

     ftp_proxy not set. please set environment variable 'ftp_proxy' e.g. export
     ftp_proxy=http://myproxy.mydomain.com:0000 .

     >

Is there a way around this requirement?

[puritan4]

Sorry, I said I was trying to install vCLI 4.1 -- that's not right, I'm trying to install 5.  Works fine if I use 4.1 since it does not require the proxy settings.  Why are they required for 5?

[lamw]

This was recently changed in 5.0 to help with the Perl module dependency install, if you have all the pre-reqs, you can use the following solution as noted here by netvope http://communities.vmware.com/message/1862765#1862765 which just comments out the exit statement to let you continue through the installation.

[puritan4]

Thanks, that's exactly what I was looking for.

[alphaseeker]

Apart from these issues if you are running it on a RHEL5.x system which is not exactly RHEL5.5 you will find that the script errors out. You can read more about it here http://www.datauniv.com/blogs/2013/01/25/install-vmware-vsphere-cli-on-a-redhat-system-with-no-inter...