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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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Configure TLS in Your Browser
TransportLayerSecurity(TLS)mustbeconfiguredonyourWebbrowsertooperateACEManagementServer.
To configure TLS in your browser
Dependingonthetypeofbrowser,dooneofthefollowing:
ForanInternetExplorerbrowser:
a ChooseTools>InternetOptions>AdvancedandscrolldowntoSecurity.
b SelecttheUseTLS1.0checkboxandclickOK.
ForaMozillabrowser:
a ChooseTools>Options>Advanced.
b SelecttheUseTLS1.0checkboxandclickOK.
Installing and Upgrading ACE Management Server
YoucaninstalloneormoreACEManagementServerinstancestoservicetheACEinstancesinyourenterprise.
IfyousetupmultipleACEManagementServerinstances,theyallmustbeinstalledoneitherWindowshosts
orLinuxhosts,orallmustbeinstalledasappliances.
ToupgradefromACEManagement
Server2.0to2.6,usethesameprocedureasforinstallingtheserverfor
thefirsttime.Whentheinstallerdetectsanearlierversion,ituninstallstheoldversionbeforeinstallingthe
newone.Configurationsettingsarepreserved.
Forproductiondeployments,VMwarerecommendsthatACEManagementServerbeinstalledoneither
a
dedicatedserveroravirtualplatformwithsufficientavailableresourcestoensureperformanceandstability.
SystemrequirementsdependalmostexclusivelyonthenumberofACEinstancesbeingsupportedandthe
frequencywithwhichtheyareconfiguredtocommunicatewiththeserver.Formoreinformationabout
VMwareperformancetesting,see“Performing
CapacityPlanning”onpage 13.
However,ACEManagementServerwastestedandcanbeinstalledondesktoporworkstationplatformsto
supportasmallnumberofclientsornonproductionevaluations.
Install an ACE Management Server on a Windows Host
InstallingACEManagementServeronaWindowshostinvolvesdownloadingandrunninganinstallation
wizard.YoucaninstallACEManagementServeronthefollowingWindowssystems:
WindowsServer2003
WindowsXPProfessional(includes64‐biteditions)
Windows2000Server
Beforeyoubegin,makesuretheclockissynchronizedandtherequiredportsareavailable,asdescribedin
“PreparingforInstallation”onpage 19.
UsethisinstallationproceduretoinstallorupdateACEManagementServersoftware.
To install an ACE Management Server on a Windows host
1 DownloadtheVMware-ACE-Management-Server.exe filefromtheVMwareWebsiteandsavethefile
on
thesystemthatistohosttheserver.
ThefileisavailableasaseparatedownloadablefileinthesamedownloadlocationastheWorkstation
application.
2Double‐clicktheVMware-ACE-Management-Server.exe filetostarttheinstallationwizard.