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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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4 ConfigurationOptionsforACEManagementServer 29
PrerequisitesforConfiguringtheServer 29
CreateUsersandGroupsforIntegrationwithActiveDirectory 29
SetUpanExternalDatabase 30
CreatingaSystemDSNEntryforanExternalDatabase 31
IncreasetheNumberofDatabaseConnectionsAllowed 32
EnableDatabaseConnectionPoolingonLinux 33
SetUpaConnectionBetweentheServerApplianceandanExternalDatabase 33
PrepareCustomSecurityCertificates 33
ViewthePropertiesoftheSelf‐SignedCertificateFile 34
StartingACEManagementServerConfiguration 34
ViewingandChangingLicensingInformation 34
UsinganExternalDatabase 35
CreatingAccessControl 35
UploadingCustomSSLCertificates 36
LoggingEvents 37
ApplyingConfigurationSettings 37
5 Load‐BalancingMultipleACEManagementServerInstances 39
TypicalSetupUsingLoad‐BalancedACEManagementServerInstances 40
InstalltheRequiredServicesforLoadBalancing 40
UsetheSameSSLCertificateonAllServers 41
CreateNewSSLCertificatesandKeysforEachServer 41
InstallingandConfiguringtheLoadBalancer 43
VerifyThatACEInstancesAreUsingtheLoadBalancer 43
6 ManagingACEInstances 45
ViewingACEInstancesThattheServerManages 45
UsetheVMwareACEHelpDeskApplication 46
UsetheInstanceViewinWorkstation 46
SearchforanInstance 47
SortbyColumnHeadingandChangeColumnWidth 47
Show,Hide,andMoveColumnsintheInstanceView 48
CreateorDeleteCustomColumnsintheInstanceView 48
ViewInstanceDetails 48
Reactivate,Deactivate,
orDeleteanACEInstance 49
PoliciesTab 49
ChangeaCopyProtectionID 49
ResettheAuthenticationPassword 50
AddInformationforCustomColumns 50
7 TroubleshootingandMaintenance 51
TroubleshootingConfigurationProblems 51
ConnectionProblemsBetweenaLinuxACEInstanceandACEManagementServer 51
ChangethePortAssignmentforACEManagementServer 51
DeletetheServerConfigurationFileandSetaNewAdministratorPassword 52
RestoreaBackupCopyofanSSLCertificate 52
ConfiguringMultipleACEManagementServerInstancestoUseSSL 53
DatabaseBackup 53