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Table Of Contents
- VMware ACE Administrator’s Manual
- Contents
- About This Book
- Introduction and System Requirements
- Learning the Basics of Workstation ACE Edition
- Terminology for This Chapter
- Setting Up Your Administrative Workstation
- Overview of the Workstation ACE Edition Window
- Accessing Commands in the Workstation ACE Edition Window
- Workstation ACE Edition Window Elements
- ACE Master Icons in the Sidebar
- Adding ACE Masters to ACE 2 Management Servers
- Viewing ACE Masters in the Sidebar
- Using the ACE Icons on the Home Page
- Viewing the Summary for an ACE Master
- Viewing the Summary for All ACE Instances Managed by an ACE 2 Management Server
- ACE Menu
- New ACE Master, Connect to ACE 2 Management Server, and Open Hot Fix Commands in the File Menu
- ACE Master Toolbar
- Creating Packages to Distribute to Users
- Basic Steps for Creating and Deploying ACE Packages
- Keeping Users Up-to-Date
- Installing, Configuring, and Upgrading Workstation ACE Edition
- Installing and Configuring the ACE 2 Management Server
- ACE 2 Management Server Setup Options
- System Requirements for the ACE 2 Management Server
- Features of the ACE 2 Management Server
- Components of the ACE 2 Management Server
- Using SSL Certification and Protocol
- Installing the ACE 2 Management Server
- Configuring the ACE 2 Management Server
- Using Event Logs
- Stopping and Starting the Apache Service Manually
- Logging On to the ACE 2 Management Server
- Using the ACE 2 Management Server
- Unblocking Port Traffic and Changing Port Assignments
- Creating and Configuring ACE Masters
- Creating an ACE Master
- Creating a New ACE Master
- Cloning an ACE Master from an Existing ACE Master
- Cloning an ACE Master from an Existing Virtual Machine
- Cloning a Virtual Machine from an ACE Instance
- Networking ACE Instances
- ACE Master Settings
- Virtual Machine Settings
- Setting and Using Policies and Customizing VMware Player
- Taking Advantage of Policies
- Using the Policy Editor
- Setting Policies
- Setting Access Control Policies - Activation and Authentication
- Setting Host-Guest Data Script Policies
- Setting Expiration Policies
- Setting Copy Protection Policies
- Setting Resource Signing Policies
- Setting Network Access Policies
- Before You Begin: Read These Notes About Host Policies
- Getting Started with Setting Network Access
- Using the Network Access Wizard to Configure Network Access
- Using the Zone, Ruleset, and Rule Editors to Configure Network Access
- Using the Zone Editor to Set Up and Configure Network Zones
- Using the Ruleset and Rule Editors to Configure Host and Guest Access
- Network Properties Packaging
- Understanding the Interaction of Host Access and Guest Access Filters With Tunneling Protocols
- Setting Removable Devices Policies
- Setting USB Device Policies
- Setting Virtual Printer Policies
- Setting Runtime Preferences Policies
- Setting Snapshot Policies
- Setting Administrator Mode Policies
- Setting Hot Fix Policies
- Setting Policy Update Frequency
- Writing Plug-In Policy Scripts
- Customizing the VMware Player Interface
- Package Settings
- Custom EULA
- Instance Customization
- Benefits of Instance Customization
- Overview of the Instance Customization Process
- Before You Specify Instance Customization Settings, Perform These Tasks
- Downloading the Microsoft Sysprep Deployment Tools
- Specifying Package Settings for Instance Customization
- Placeholder Values to Use in Instance Customization
- Packaging with Instance Customization Enabled
- How ACE Instance Customization Completes on the ACE User’s Machine
- Package Lifetime
- Encryption
- Deployment Platform
- Setting Up a Remote Domain Join
- Troubleshooting Setup Issues
- Creating Packages and Deploying Them to Users
- Preview, Save, Test, Publish
- Pocket ACE
- Installing and Using VMware Player and ACE Instances
- Installing the ACE Package on a Windows Host Computer and Running the ACE Instance
- Installing VMware Player on a Windows Host Computer
- Installing an ACE Instance on a Windows Host Computer
- Installing an ACE Package Silently on a Windows Host Computer
- Uninstalling VMware Player from a Windows Host Computer
- Uninstalling an ACE Instance from a Windows Host Computer
- Running the ACE Instance on a Windows Host Computer
- Installing the ACE Package on a Linux Host Computer and Running the ACE Instance
- Installing VMware Player on a Linux Host Computer
- Installing the ACE Instance on a Linux Host Computer
- Installing an ACE Package Silently on a Linux Host Computer
- Uninstalling an ACE Instance from a Linux Host Computer
- Uninstalling VMware Player from a Linux Host Computer
- Running the ACE Instance on a Linux Host Computer
- Controlling Which Virtual Machines and ACE Instances Run on a Host
- Running VMware Player
- Starting VMware Player
- Entering a Client License in VMware Player for an ACE Instance
- Quitting VMware Player
- Enlarging VMware Player to Fill the Screen
- Understanding VMware Player Status Indicators
- Viewing Messages, Notifications, and the ACE Information Dialog Box
- Controlling Devices Attached to VMware Player
- Setting VMware Player Preferences
- Taking Snapshots in VMware Player
- Using Shared Folders
- Printing from VMware Player
- Troubleshooting Problems
- Troubleshooting Tools
- Preserving the State of an ACE Instance
- Installing the ACE Package on a Windows Host Computer and Running the ACE Instance
- Instance View
- Opening a View of All Instances Managed by a Server
- Setting Up Queries to Search for Instances
- Showing, Hiding, Moving, and Resizing Columns in the Instances Table
- Adding Custom Database Fields by Adding Columns
- Changing the Sort Order of the Instances Table
- Deactivating and Reactivating Instances from the Instance View
- Resetting Expiration Dates for an Expired Instance by Clicking Reactivate
- Using the Details View
- Using the Connect to ACE 2 Management Server Command to Open an Instance View
- Appendix: Using the VMware ACE 2 Management Server Database Schema and Querying the Audit Event Log Data
- Glossary
- Index
- Updates for the VMware ACE Administrator’s Manual
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Index
B
bridged networking, defined 268
C
caution
about reassigning ACE master to
new server 104
check server name when installing
ACE Management
Server 67
instance customization for Windows
Vista guest operating sys-
tem, ensure computer
names work in Mini-
Setup 178
packaging, download Microsoft
Sysprep deployment
tools 190
CD package delivery 192
certificates, setting up 63
change the copy protection ID 241
changing deployment platform for an
ACE master 183
clock synchronization (note) 54
Clone VM to ACE Master wizard 100
Cloning ACE master from existing
master 99
cloning an existing virtual machine to an
ACE master 100
column headings, sorting by 240
commands, accessing in Workstation
ACE Edition 36
configuring
ACE Management Servers 71
ACE masters 187
preferences for Workstation ACE
Edition 48
virtual machines, defined 271
Connect to ACE Management Server
command 252
connecting devices with VMware
Player 228
copy protection policy 123
copy protection, changing the ID for 241
creating
packages 188
Pocket ACE packages 208
policies for an ACE instance 108
custom EULA package setting 170
custom fields in Instance View 246
D
database for ACE Management
Server 59
database, backup 60
database, external 59
deactivate or reactivate an instance 239
deactivating ACE instances from the
instance view 248
deploying packages 188
deployment
packages, bulk 212
platform setting 183
deployment tools
See Microsoft Sysprep deployment
tools
details for an instance, viewing 240
device connection policy 142
device connection, ACE instance 142
device settings 106
device, removable, policy 142
device, USB 142
devices, controlling with VMware
Player 228
disc labels for packages 196
disconnecting devices with VMware
Player 228
disk space required for packaging 193
disks, virtual 271
distributing packages 188, 192