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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
ACE Management Server Administrator’s Manual
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Change the Port Assignment for ACE Management Server
ACEManagementServerisamodulerunningontheApache2.0platform.Tochange
theportthattheserverlistenson,youmustmanuallyedittheApacheconfigurationfile.
To change the port assignment for ACE Management Server
1Usingatexteditor,opentheACEManagementServercomponentHTTP
configurationfile.
Dependingontheserver’soperatingsystem,thefileis
placedinoneofthe
followinglocations:
Windows–C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware ACE Management
Server\Apache2\conf\httpd.conf
RedHatEnterpriseLinux4–/etc/httpd/conf.d/acesc.conf
SUSELinuxEnterpriseServer9SP3–/etc/apache2/conf.d/acesc.conf
ThispathisdifferentifVMwareACEManagementServerisinstalledinadifferent
location.Usethepathyouestablishedforyourserver.
2 LocatethelineentryinthefilethatreadsListen 443andchangetheportnumber .
Youcannotuseport8000,which
theserverusesforconfiguration,orport 8080,
whichtheACEManagementServerapplianceuses.
3 LocatethesectionheaderfortheVirtualServerconfigurationforport 443.
Thislinelookssimilartothefollowing:
<VirtualHost -default_:443>
4 Changetheportnumberinthesectionheadertothedesiredportnumber .
Forexample,tochangetoport8443,change443to8443.
5 Savethefile.
6StopandstarttheApacheservice.
Forinstructions,see“VerifyThattheApacheServiceIsStartedorRestarted”on
page 31.
WhenyoucreateanACE‐enabled
virtualmachine,youcanspecifywhichportistobe
usedtocommunicatewithACEManagementServer.