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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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3ForaSUSELinuxEnterpriseServer9server, ensurethattheLDAPmodule(mod_ldap)isconfiguredfor
loading:
aOpenthefollowingfilewithatexteditor:
/etc/sysconfig/apache2
bAddtheldapconfigoptiontotheAPACHE_MODULESvariable.
c Saveandclosethefile.
AfterACEManagementServerisinstalled,youcanconfigureit.See“StartandConfigureACEManagement
Server”onpage 26.
Install an ACE Management Server Appliance
TheACEManagementServerapplianceisaself‐contained,preinstalled,andpreconfiguredACE
ManagementServerpackagedwithasmalloperatingsysteminavirtualmachine.Althoughtheapplianceis
adequatefortestenvironments,VMwarerecommendsthatyoudonotuseitinproductionenvironments.
Beforeyoubegin,makesuretheclock
issynchronizedandtherequiredportsareavailable,asdescribedin
“PreparingforInstallation”onpage 21.
To install an ACE Management Server appliance
1 Downloadthe.zipfilefortheappliancefromtheVMwareWebsiteandsavethefileonthesystemthat
istohosttheserver.
2Extractthefilestothedirectorywheretheserveris
tobelocated.
3StartWorkstation,chooseFile>Opentoopen,andselecttheams_appliance.vmxfile.
4ClickthePowerOnbuttontostartthevirtualappliance.
5Atthepasswordprompt,enterapasswordandconfirmit.
Thispasswordisusedforbothrootandnetworkaccounts.Makeanoteofthispasswordsothatyoucan
useitforlaterappliancemanagementoperationsfromtheconsoleandtheWeb.
TheapplianceconfiguresitsnetworkbyusingDHCP.
Theconsoleviewdisplaysthefollowinginformation:
Currentnetworksettings
URLsforremotelyadministeringtheapplianceandconfiguringtheACEManagementServeritself
IfyoupressReturnattheloginprompt,theinformationappearsagain.
6Atthetimezoneprompt,acceptthecurrentsettingormakeachangeasneeded.
7 (Optional)ToconfiguretheservertouseastaticIPaddressortospecifyaproxyserver,usetheAppliance
ManagementandConfigurationapplication,asfollows:
aLeavetheACEManagementServerappliancerunning.
bBrowsetohttps://<hostIPaddress>:8080.
cIntheconnectiondialogbox,typerootintheusernamefieldandyournetworkorrootpasswordin
thepasswordfield.
dClicktheNetworklinkonthe
firstpageofthebrowser‐basedACEManagementServerSetup
application.
eToviewinstructionsaboutconfiguringnetworksettings,clicktheHelplinkintheupper‐rightcorner
oftheWebpage.
fAfteryouchangenetworksettings,clickApply.