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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 5 Load-Balancing Multiple ACE Management Server Instances
3ToverifythatbothACEManagementServerinstancesareworkingproperly,startWorkstationand
connecttoeachACEManagementServerdirectly:
aInWorkstation,chooseFile>ConnecttoACEManagementServer.
bEntertheIPorhostnameofthemachinewhereACEManagementServerisinstalled,changethe
numberinthe
Portfieldifnecessary,andclickOK.
ThesetupissuccessfulifyoucanviewthesamedataintheInstanceViewwindowforeachACE
ManagementServerinstance.IfyoucreateatestACEandpreviewit,youseethepreviewinstanceon
bothservers.
Use the Same SSL Certificate on All Servers
Foraload‐balancingsolution,youcancopytheSSLcertificateandkeyfromoneACEManagementServerto
another.
To use the same SSL certificate on all servers
1LogintotheACEManagementServerSetupapplicationforthefirstACEManagementServ er.
2ClicktheCustomSSLCertificatestabtodeterminethelocationoftheSSLcertificateandkey
directory
files.
OnWindows,thefilesarelocatedatC:\Program Files\VMware\VMware ACE Management
Server\ssl.
OnLinux,thefilesarelocatedat\var\lib\vmware\acesc\ssl.
Thecertificatefileisserver.crt.Thekeyfileisserver.key.
3CopythefilestothesecondACEManagementServer.
IfyouareusingtheACEManagementServervirtualappliance,usethescp(securecopy)commandto
copythecertificateandkeyfiles:
aOpena
commandprompt.
bEnterthefollowingcommand:
scp user@<host>:<file> user@<host>:<file>
YoucanalsoenablesharedfoldersifyouareusingWorkstationtorunthevirtualappliance,andcopythe
filesfromthevirtualmachinethroughthesharedfoldersfeature.Formoreinformationaboutshared
folders,seetheVMwareWorkstationUser’sManual.
4LogintotheACEManagementServerSetupapplicationfor
thesecondACEManagementServer.
5UsetheCustomSSLCertificatestabtouploadthefiles:
aSpecifythekeyfileintheServerPrivateKeyfield.
bSpecifythecertificatefileintheServerPublicCertificatefield.
cClickUploadcertificates.
dClickApplyandclickRestart.
CAUTIONThisproceduredirectsyoutouploadboththecertificatefile(the.crtfile)andthematchingkey
file(the.keyfile).Ifyoudonotuploadboth,theApachehttpdserviceonthesecondACMManagement
Servermightfreeze.Inthiscase,youmustuninstallandreinstallACEManagementServer.