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Update Health from Server: Click this action to send a request to the server for updated
health information. If you have selected multiple servers, a request is sent to each one. The
health status changes to an animated circle until the reply returns.
Service Provider: Select one of the following actions:
Start Service Provider: To start the Embedded Service Provider associated with the
selected Access Gateway, click Start Service Provider. The Embedded Service Provider is
the module within the Access Gateway that communicates with the Identity Server.
The service provider should be restarted whenever you enable or modify logging on the
Identity Server.
Stop Service Provider: To stop the Embedded Service Provider associated with the
selected Access Gateway, click Stop Service Provider. The Embedded Service Provider is
the module within the Access Gateway that communicates with the Identity Server.
When an Access Gateway is not functioning correctly, you should always try stopping and
starting the service provider before stopping and starting the Access Gateway.
Restart Service Provider: To restart the Embedded Service Provider associated with the
selected Access Gateway, click Restart Service Provider. This command stops the
Embedded Service Provider and then starts it. The Embedded Service Provider is the
module within the Access Gateway that communicates with the Identity Server.
When an Access Gateway is not functioning correctly, you should always try restarting the
service provider before stopping and starting the Access Gateway.
4 Use the following links to manage a cluster or an Access Gateway.
Name: Displays a list of the Access Gateway servers and the clusters that can be managed from
this Administration Console.
To view or modify the general details of a particular server, click the name of the server.
To view or modify general details of a cluster, click the name of the cluster.
Status: Indicates the configuration status of the clusters and the Access Gateways. Possible
states are pending, update, current, and update all. For more information, see
"Viewing and Updating the Configuration Status," on page
Health: Indicates whether a cluster or an Access Gateway is functional. Click the icon to view
additional information about the operational status of an Access Gateway.
For information about the health of a specific Access Gateway, click the health icon on the
Access Gateway row. For more information, see
an Access Gateway," on page
For information about the health of a Access Gateway cluster, click the health icon on the
cluster row. For more information, see
Gateway Cluster," on page
Alerts: Indicates whether any alerts have been sent. If the alert count is non-zero, click the
count to view more information.
For information about the alerts of a specific Access Gateway, click the link on the Access
Gateway row. For more information, see
Alerts," on page
For information about the alerts sent to the cluster, click the link on the cluster row. For
more information, see
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