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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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Table A‐1describesthedatathatisstoredinalogentry.
ACE,package,andinstanceUIDsandpolicyversionprovidecoordinatesofthelog
eventinthespaceofACEServerobjects.Theyhelplinktheeventwiththestateofthe
system.Byusingdatabasequerytools,youcan
findallACEadministrationeventsthat
affectedaparticularACEinstancefromitscreationuntilitsdeletion.
Notallcoordinatesarepresentforall events.Forexample,ifapackageexpirationdate
updateislogged,theinstanceUIDfieldisnotset,becauseallinstanceswithinthe
packageareaffected.
Table A-1.
Log Entry Data
Data Description
AuditlogeventID(PK) Anincrementinginteger
Logtimestamp Inmicrosecondsfrom12:00a.m.01/01/1970,
storedasadecimalstring
Loginusername
AffectedACEUID(FK)
AffectedpackageUID(FK)
AffectedinstanceUID(FK)
AffectedPolicySetVersion
Eventcategory Auth,AceAdmin,PkgAdmin,PolicyAdmin,
InstAdmin
Eventtypecode(FK) ReferencesPolicyDb_EventTypetable
SessionID
Debug
IncomingIPaddress Reservedforfutureuse
ServerIPAddress Reservedforfutureuse
Operationturnaroundtime Timespentinserverinms
Operationhandlername(debug)
Returncodetext Success,failure,specificerror
Messageparameters Tab‐separatedlist
PreviouseventUUIDtoprevent
unauthorizedrecorddeletionorinsertion
Logintegrity
Eventrecordhashwitha
serverkeytoreveal
modificationoftherecord
Logintegrity