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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
Start and Configure ACE Management Server
Beforeyoubegin,makesurethatthefollowingprerequisitesaresatisfied,asapplicable:
IfyouinstalledACEManagementServeronaLinuxhostorareusingtheACE
ManagementServerappliance,verifythattheApacheserverisrunning.See
“VerifyThattheApacheServiceIsStartedorRestarted”onpage 31.
Ifthisisthefirsttimeyouareloggingin,makesureyouhavetheserialnumberfor
theproduct.Theserialnumberisontheregistrationcardinyourpackage.Ifyou
purchasedVMwareACEonline,theserialnumberissentbyemail.
Ifyouplantouseanexternaldatabase,ActiveDirectoryintegration,orcustomSSL
certificates,youmustperformsomesetuptasksbeforeyoucanconfigureACE
ManagementServer.Seethefollowingtopics,asapplicable:
“CreateUsersandGroupsforIntegrationwithActiveDirectory”onpage 38
“SetUpanExternalDatabase”onpage 39
“PrepareCustomSecurityCertificates”onpage 44
To start and configure ACE Management Server
1OpenaWebbrowserandgotohttps://<hostname>:8000.
The<hostname>valuecanbethefullyqualifiednameofthecomputeronwhich
ACEManagementServerisinstalledoritcanbeanIPaddress.
IfyouinstalledACEManagementServeronaWindowshostand
youareusing
thathosttoconfigureit,youcanalternativelychooseStart>VMware>VMware
ACEManagementServer.
2AcceptthelicenseagreementandclickStart.
Theconfigurationtabsappearastheydoinsubsequentlog‐ins,butforthefirst
log‐in,wizardbuttonssuchasNextand
Backalsoappear.
3CompletetheinformationoneachtabandclickNext.
TheonlyfieldsthatrequirechangesanddonothavedefaultsettingsaretheSerial
NumberfieldontheLicensingtabandtheAdministratorpasswordontheAccess
Controltab.
Forinformationaboutspecificfieldsandtabs,click
Helponthetab.