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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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Contents
AboutThisBook 5
1 Introduction 7
FeaturesofACEManagementServer 7
SystemRequirements 8
RequiredHardware 8
SupportedOperatingSystems 8
SupportedExternalDatabases 9
SupportedProxies 9
RequiredWebBrowsers 9
Licensing 9
2 PlanninganACEManagementServerDeployment 11
DeploymentComponents 11
HostSystemOptions 12
WindowsHosts 12
LinuxHosts 12
ServerApplianceOption 12
DatabaseOptions 13
ActiveDirectoryAuthenticationOptions 13
PerformingCapacityPlanning 13
DatabaseThroughputandScalability 14
LDAPThroughput 14
NetworkBandwidthandPolicyUpdateFrequency 15
ACEPolicyConfiguration 15
LoadBalancers 15
SecurityFeaturesandConsiderations 16
UsingSSLCertificatesandProtocol 16
AccessingACEManagementServerfromOutsidetheCorporateFirewall 17
DeploymentPlanningWorksheet 18
3 InstallingandConfiguringACE Management Server 19
PreparingforInstallation 19
ConfigureTLSinYourBrowser 20
InstallingandUpgradingACEManagementServer 20
InstallanACEManagementServeronaWindowsHost 20
InstallACEManagementServeronaLinuxSystem 21
InstallanACEManagementServerAppliance 22
VerifyThattheApacheServiceIsStartedorRestarted 23
StartandConfigureACEManagementServer 24
LogInto
ACEManagementServer 25
4 ConfigurationOptionsforACEManagementServer 27
PrerequisitesforConfiguringtheServer 27
CreateUsersandGroupsforIntegrationwithActiveDirectory 27
SetUpanExternalDatabase 28
CreatingaSystemDSNEntryforanExternalDatabase 29