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Table Of Contents
- ACE Management Server Administrator’s Manual
- Contents
- About This Book
- Introduction
- Planning an ACE Management Server Deployment
- Installing and Configuring ACE Management Server
- Configuration Options for ACE Management Server
- Prerequisites for Configuring the Server
- Starting ACE Management Server Configuration
- Viewing and Changing Licensing Information
- Using an External Database
- Creating Access Control
- Uploading Custom SSL Certificates
- Logging Events
- Applying Configuration Settings
- Load-Balancing Multiple ACE Management Server Instances
- Typical Setup Using Load-Balanced ACE Management Server Instances
- Install the Required Services for Load Balancing
- Use the Same SSL Certificate on All Servers
- Create New SSL Certificates and Keys for Each Server
- Installing and Configuring the Load Balancer
- Verify That ACE Instances Are Using the Load Balancer
- Managing ACE Instances
- Viewing ACE Instances That the Server Manages
- Search for an Instance
- Sort by Column Heading and Change Column Width
- Show, Hide, and Move Columns in the Instance View
- Create or Delete Custom Columns in the Instance View
- View Instance Details
- Reactivate, Deactivate, or Delete an ACE Instance
- Change a Copy Protection ID
- Reset the Authentication Password
- Add Information for Custom Columns
- Troubleshooting and Maintenance
- Appendix: Database Schema and Audit Event Log Data
- Glossary
- Index
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Supported External Databases
AnSQLitedatabaseengineisembeddedintheACEManagementServer.Althoughthis
databaseisadequatefortestingpurposes,useoneofthefollowingexternaldatabases
inproductionenvironments:
Windows‐basedservers–MicrosoftSQLServer2000orhigher;
Oracle Database 10g
IfyouuseaMicrosoftSQLServerdatabase,thedatabasemustbehostedona
systemthatusesthesamelocaleasthesystemthathostsACEManagementServer.
Forexample,ifACEManagementServerisinstalledonaJapanese
system,the
databaseservermustalsobeinstalledonaJapanesesystemandmustuseJapanese
collation.
Linux‐basedservers–PostgreSQL7.4orhigher;RedHatEnterpriseLinux
AdvancedServer4.5orhigher.
Supported Proxies
YoucandeployACEManagementServerwiththefollowingHTTPSproxysolutions:
ApacheProxy–Usingmod_proxy
ZeusTechnologyLoadBalancer–Acommerciallyavailableloadbalancerand
trafficmanagementsolution
Required Web Browsers
Thebrowser‐basedACEManagementServerSetupapplicationandtheVMwareACE
HelpDeskapplicationrequireoneofthefollowingWebbrowsers:
MozillaFirefox1.52orhigher
InternetExplorer6.0orhigher
Licensing
YoumustconfiguretheserverandentertheserialnumberintheserversetupWeb
application.Ifyoudonot,youcannotconnecttotheserverinWorkstation.
Yourserialnumberisontheregistrationcardinyourpackage.Ifyoupurchased
VMwareACEonline,theserialnumberissentby
email.WorkstationandACE
instancescannotconnecttoanACEManagementServerwithanexpiredornonexistent
license.