Manage MIME Types

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The Manage MIME Types page enables you to view and edit the /etc/httpd.mimetypes file. 

The filer reads the /etc/httpd.mimetypes file so that it can send the appropriate Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME) Content-Type header in each response to a GET request. The header shows the MIME Content-Type value of the file. 

For example, if the MIME Content-Type value shows that the file being transferred is an image file and the client is configured properly, the browser can render the image by using a graphics application.

You can configure the filer to send the appropriate MIME Content-Type header in each response to a GET request from a client. You configure the filer by mapping the file name extension (for example, .gif, .html, or .mpg) according to information in the /etc/httpd.mimetypes file.

Cluster considerations

The /etc/httpd.mimetypes file on both filers in a cluster must have the same contents for takeover to occur properly.