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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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Chapter 3 Installing and Configuring ACE Management Server
Forexample:
rpm -Uhv vmware-ace-management-server-87693.i386-rhel4.rpm
3ForaSUSELinuxEnterpriseServer9server,ensurethattheLDAPmodule
(mod_ldap)isconfiguredforloading:
aOpenthefollowingfilewithatexteditor:
/etc/sysconfig/apache2
bAddtheldapconfigoptiontotheAPACHE_MODULESvariable.
c Saveandclosethefile.
AfterACEManagementServerisinstalled,youcanconfigureit.See“Startand
ConfigureACEManagementServer”onpage 33.
Install an ACE Management Server Appliance
TheACEManagementServerapplianceisaself‐contained,preinstalled,and
preconfiguredACEManagementServerpackagedwithasmalloperatingsystemina
virtualmachine.Althoughtheapplianceisadequatefortestenvironments,VMware
recommendsthatyoudonotuseitinproductionenvironments.
Beforeyoubegin,makesuretheclock
issynchronizedandtherequiredportsare
available,asdescribedin“PreparingforInstallation”onpage 25.
To install an ACE Management Server appliance
1 Downloadthe.zipfilefortheappliancefromtheVMwareWebsiteandsavethe
fileonthesystemthatistohosttheserver.
2Extractthefilestothedirectorywheretheserveris
tobelocated.
3StartWorkstation,chooseFile>Opentoopen,andselecttheams_appliance.vmx
file.
4ClickthePowerOnbuttontostartthevirtualappliance.
5Atthepasswordprompt,enterapasswordandconfirmit.
Thispasswordisusedforbothrootandnetworkaccounts.Makeanoteofthis
password
sothatyoucanuseitforlaterappliancemanagementoperationsfrom
theconsoleandtheWeb.
TheapplianceconfiguresitsnetworkbyusingDHCP.