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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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instancecustomization
TheactofcustomizinganACEinstance,thusmakingituniquefromallotherinstances.Theinstance
customizationprocessautomatestheactionsoftheMicrosoftSyspreputility.ItalsoprovidestheACE
administratorwithfeaturesneededtosetupanautomatedremotedomainjoinprocessoftheACE
instance
toacompanyVPNnetwork.
managedACEinstance
AnACEinstancethatanACEManagementServermanages.SeealsoACEManagementServer.
package
Aninstallablebundlefordistributiontousers.AfullpackageincludesanACE‐enabledvirtualmachine
configurationfile,virtualdiskfiles,policies,apackageinstaller,andresourcefiles.It
alsoincludesthe
VMwarePlayerapplicationusedtorunACEinstances.
policy
AformalsetofguidelinesthatcontrolthecapabilitiesofanACEinstance.Policiesaresetinthepolicy
editorinWorkstation.Seealsopublish.
preview
Anoperatingandviewingmodethatanadministratorcanusetopreviewthe
ACEinstanceasitwillrun
ontheuser’smachine.Theadministratorcanusethisfeaturetoseetheeffectsofpolicyandconfiguration
settingswithouthavingtoperformthepackaginganddeploymentsteps.
publish
TheprocessofmakingpoliciesavailableonACEManagementServersothatACEinstancescanreceive
themaccordingtothepolicyupdateschedule.Seealsopolicy.
standaloneACEinstance
AnACEinstancethatisnotmanagedbyACEManagementServer.Anychangestoitspoliciesorother
settingsaremadebytheadministrator’sdistributionofupdatestotheuser.
virtualmachine
Avirtualmachineisasoftwarecomputer
that,likeaphysicalcomputer,runsanoperatingsystemand
applications.Multiplevirtualmachinescanoperateonthesamehostsystemconcurrently.An
ACE‐enabledvirtualmachinethathaspoliciesandothersettingsassociatedwithitisknownasanACE
instance.SeealsoACEinstance.
VMwarePlayer
Anapplication
thatallowsausertocreateandrunanyvirtualmachineonaWindowsorLinuxmachine.
VMwarePlayercanrunanACEinstanceonaWindowsmachine.
Workstation
Theprogramthatanadministratorusestocreate,deploy,andupdateACEpackagesandmanageACE
instances.Formerlynamed“VMwareACEManager”
or“VMwareWo rkstationACEEdition.”
VMwareTools
Asuiteofutilitiesanddriversthatenhancestheperformanceandfunctionalityoftheguestoperating
system.KeyfeaturesofVMwareToolsincludesomeorallofthefollowing,dependingonyourguest
operatingsystem:anSVGAdriver,amousedriver,theVMwareTools
controlpage,andsupportforsuch
featuresassharedfolders,shrinkingvirtualdisks,timesynchronizationwiththehost,VMwareTools
scripts,andconnectinganddisconnectingdeviceswhiletheACEinstanceisrunning.