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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
package type, selecting 192
packaging
burning files onto discs 196
checking VMware Tools
version 191
choose package location 191, 209
creation progress 196
disk space required 193
download Microsoft Sysprep
tools 190
package type, selecting 192
providing passwords 194
select distribution format 192
with instance customization
enabled 178
password
activation 194
lockout 115
Pocket ACE deployment 210
requesting 231
required at packaging 194
resetting 241
placeholder values in instance
customization package
settings 177
platform deployment setting 183
Player policy 147
plug-ins, writing 158
Pocket ACE
correct time necessary on host
computers 213
creating packages 208
description 207
installing on portable device 211
package type 192
portable device requirements 207
providing deployment
password 210
recommendation to safely unplug or
eject device 214
running 213
space requirements for 208
syncing portable device and
host 214
use with different CPUs 214
policies
access control 109
activation 109
administrative tools 152
authentication 109
copy protection 123
device connection 142
expiration 122
host-guest data script 121
hot fix 154
live copy of 199
network access
126
Player runtime 147
removable device 142
resource signing 125
runtime preferences 147
setting for ACE instances 108
setting for an ACE instance 108
snapshot 150
update frequency 155
USB device 142
using scripts 158
working copy of 199
policy editor, using 108
policy update frequency 155
policy, defined 270
port assignments, default 66
port for ACE Management Server 88,
98, 100
power off, VMware ACE 232
power-on script 111, 117, 121
preferences, VMwarePlayer 228
preserving the state of an ACE
instance 242