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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 3 Installing and Configuring ACE Management Server
3CompletetheinformationoneachtabandclickNext.
TheonlyfieldsthatrequirechangesanddonothavedefaultsettingsaretheSerialNumberfieldonthe
LicensingtabandtheAdministratorpasswordontheAccessControltab.
Forinformationaboutspecificfieldsandtabs,clickHelponthetab.
Log In to ACE Management Server
ThefirsttimeyoulogintoACEManagementServer,youmustsetapassword.Thenexttimeyoulogin,you
mustprovidethatpasswordorprovideActiveDirectorycredentialsifyouconfiguredtheservertouseActive
Directoryforauthentication.
CommunicationsbetweenWorkstationandACEManagementServertakeplace
overasecureSSLconnection.
IftheserverisintegratedwithActiveDirectoryservice,enteryouradministrativecredentialsinoneofthe
formatsshowninTable 3‐2.
To log in to ACE Management Server
1OpenaWebbrowserandgotohttps://<hostname>:8000.
The<hostname>valuecanbethefullyqualifiednameofthecomputeronwhichACE
Management
ServerisinstalledoritcanbeanIPaddress.
IfyouinstalledACEManagementServeronaWindowshostandyouareusingthathosttoconfigureit,
youcanalternativelychooseStart>VMware>VMwareACEManagementServer.
2Dooneofthefollowing:
ToconfigureACEManagementServer,clickConfiguration.
ToviewandtakeactionsonACEinstancesmanagedbythisserver,clickHelp Desk.
Table 3-2. Login Options When Using Active Directory Service
Option Description Example
longname+password+
domainname
Thelongnameisthe<First_name>
<Last_name>format.
JohnDoe
longname+password Thelongnameisthe<First_name>
<Last_name>format.
LeavetheDomainfieldblank.
JohnDoe
shortname+password+
domain
Theshortnameisthe
sAMAccountName.
ace
(theshortformofthe
long
nameACEUser)
shortname+password Theshortnameisthe
sAMAccountName.
LeavetheDomainfieldblank.
ace
(theshortformofthe
longnameACEUser)
emailaddress+password Youcanonlyusethisoptionfora
domainthatisaccessedthrougha
directconnection.
LeavetheDomainfieldblank.
user1@acme.com
NETBIOS
DOMAIN
NAME\username+
password
TheNetBIOSnameisashortnamefor
domainsthatisregisteredinthe
NetBIOSNameService(WINS).
LeavetheDomainfieldblank.
username+password+
NETBIOSDOMAIN
NAME
TheNetBIOSnameisashortnamefor
domainsthatisregisteredinthe
NetBIOSNameService(WINS).