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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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IncreasetheNumberofDatabaseConnectionsAllowed 30
EnableDatabaseConnectionPoolingonLinux 31
SetUpaConnectionBetweentheServerApplianceandanExternalDatabase 31
PrepareCustomSecurityCertificates 32
ViewthePropertiesoftheSelf‐SignedCertificateFile 32
StartingACEManagementServerConfiguration 33
ViewingandChangingLicensingInformation 33
UsinganExternalDatabase 33
CreatingAccessControl 34
UploadingCustomSSLCertificates 34
LoggingEvents 35
ApplyingConfigurationSettings 36
5 Load‐BalancingMultipleACEManagementServerInstances 37
TypicalSetupUsingLoad‐BalancedACEManagementServerInstances 38
InstalltheRequiredServicesforLoadBalancing 38
UsetheSameSSLCertificateonAllServers 39
CreateNewSSLCertificatesandKeysforEachServer 40
InstallingandConfiguringtheLoadBalancer 41
VerifyThatACEInstancesAreUsingtheLoadBalancer 41
6 ManagingACEInstances 43
ViewingACEInstancesThattheServerManages 43
UsetheVMwareACEHelpDeskApplication 44
UsetheInstanceViewinWorkstation 44
SearchforanInstance 45
SortbyColumnHeadingandChangeColumnWidth 46
Show,Hide,andMoveColumnsintheInstanceView 46
CreateorDeleteCustomColumnsintheInstanceView 46
ViewInstanceDetails 47
Reactivate,Deactivate,
orDeleteanACEInstance 47
ChangeaCopyProtectionID 47
ResettheAuthenticationPassword 48
AddInformationforCustomColumns 48
7 TroubleshootingandMaintenance 49
TroubleshootingConfigurationProblems 49
ConnectionProblemsBetweenaLinuxACEInstanceandACEManagementServer 49
ChangethePortAssignmentforACEManagementServer 49
DeletetheServerConfigurationFileandSetaNewAdministratorPassword 50
RestoreaBackupCopyofanSSLCertificate 50
ConfiguringMultipleACEManagementServerInstancestoUseSSL 51
DatabaseBackup 52
Appendix:DatabaseSchemaandAuditEventLogData 53
UsingDatabaseReportingTools 53
DatabaseSchema 53
QueryingtheAuditEventLogData 57
Glossary 61
Index 63