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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 4 Configuration Options for ACE Management Server
3 (Optional)IfACEManagementServerisgoingtoconnecttothedatabaseoverthenetwork(TCPsocket
connection),ensurethatthefollowingareinplace:
TCPconnectivityisenabledinthedatabaseconfigurationoptions.
TheTCPconnectionisnotblockedbyfirewallsettingsonthedatabaseserverortheACE
ManagementServerhost.
IfyouareusingaPostgreSQLdatabase,configureper‐userpermissiontoconnecttothedatabase
overthenetwork.Configurethatpermissioninthepg_hba.conf file,whichislocatedintheroot
folderofyourdatabase.
4 (Optional)OntheACEManagementServermachine,toverifytheserver’sconnectivitytothedatabase
with
theconfiguredusercredentials,runacommand‐lineorgraphicalSQLtool.
Examplesofsuchtoolsaresqlcmd.exeforSQLServer,sqlplus.exeforOracle,andpsqlfor
PostgresSQL.Fordatabaseconfigurationandverificationinstructions,seetherespectivedatabase
documentation.
5OntheACEManagementServermachine,createaSystemDSNentry.
Creating a System DSN Entry for an External Database
TheonlyrequiredinformationinDSNconfigurationistheDSNname,serverIPaddressorhostname,andthe
databasename.YoudonotneedtoprovideausernameandpasswordintheDSNconfiguration.Youprovide
ausernameandpasswordlater,whenyouusetheACEManagementServer
Setupapplication.
EnsurethatyoucreateasystemDSNandnotauserDSN.IfyoucreateauserDSN,itisvisibleonlytoyour
useraccount.ACEManagementServerrunsunderthelocalsystemaccount,sotheservercannotdetectoruse
auserDSN.
Create a System DSN Entry for a Windows Database
Regardlessofwhetherthe
hostis32‐bitor64‐bit,youcreateaDSNentryfora32‐bitsystem.
Beforeyoubegin,todeterminethecorrectODBCdriver,seeyouroperatingsystemanddatabase
documentation.
To create a System DSN entry for a Windows database
1Dooneofthefollowing:
On32‐bithosts,usetheODBCDataSourcesplug‐inbychoosingControl Panel>Administrative
Tools>DataSources(ODBC).
On64‐bithosts,navigateto%WINDIR%\syswow64\odbcad32.exeandusethatprogramtocreatea
SystemDSNentryfora32‐bitsubsystem.
ACEManagementServerdoesnotsupportODBCusinganSQLNativeClientdriveronWindows64‐bit
systems.
2 CreateanentrythatincludestheDSNname,serverIPaddressor
hostname,andthedatabasename.
3 (Optional)IftheDSNSetupwizardprovidesanoptiontotesttheconnection,verifythattheconnection
workswiththedatabaseusercredentials.
4MakeanoteofthedatabaseDSN,username,andpassword.
Youcannowusethebrowser‐basedACEManagementServer
Setupapplicationtoconnecttothisdatabase.