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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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Thischapterincludesthefollowingtopics:
“PreparingforInstallation”onpage 19
“InstallingandUpgradingACEManagementServer”onpage 20
“VerifyThattheApacheServiceIsStartedorRestarted”onpage 23
“StartandConfigureACEManagementServer”onpage 24
“LogIntoACEManagementServer”onpage 25
Preparing for Installation
BeforeyouinstallACEManagementServer,youmustplanyourdeployment.Completethefollowingtasks:
1TodeterminewhichtypeofACEManagementServerinstallertouse,howmanyserverstoinstall,and
whichdeploymentcomponentstoinclude,seeChapter 2,“PlanninganACEManagementServer
Deployment,”onpage 11.
2ToconfigureyourWeb
browsertouseTransportLayerSecurity(TLS),see“ConfigureTLSinYour
Browser”onpage 20.
3Tosynchronizetheclockonthehostsystemwiththeclientsystem,useNetworkTimeProtocol(NTP).
4TochooseanHTTPSportforthehostonwhichyouplantorunACEManagementServer,seeTable 3‐1
.
Installing and Configuring
ACE Management Server
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Table 3-1. Port Assignments, Default Settings, for ACE Management Server
HTTPS Port Number Description
443 CommunicationsbetweenACEManagementServerandACE
instances
8000 ACEManagementServerSetup(configuration)Webapplication
ACEHelpDeskWebapplication
8080 ACEManagementServerApplianceconfiguration
NOTEIfanotherWebserverisinstalledthatusesanyofthesedefaultports,youmightneedtoresolvethe
conflict.