Glossary - VMware ACE Management Server Administrator's Manual

Glossary

ACE instance
A virtual machine that ACE administrators create, associate with virtual rights management (VRM)
policies, and then package for deployment to users.
ACE Management Server
A server that the ACE administrator can install and use for activating and tracking ACE instances and for
hosting dynamic policies for ACE instances.
ACE‐enabled virtual machine
A virtual machine template that the ACE administrator creates. The virtual machine can be configured
with various policies, devices and deployment settings. It can then be used as the basis for creating
packages to be sent to ACE users. In earlier versions of VMware ACE, this template was called an ACE
Master.
activation
A step in an ACE instance setup that includes package protection and setting up the ACE instance's
runtime authentication policy. The successful completion of activation makes the packaged virtual
machine, with its policies and other settings, an ACE instance. The activation setting in the access control
policy determines who can access an installed ACE package and turn it into an ACE instance. See also
authentication.
authentication
A step in an ACE instance setup that includes instance protection. The successful completion of the
authentication step allows the user to run the instance. See also activation.
deployment settings
A set of rules and settings associated with a package, such as instance customization settings. These
settings cannot be changed after packaging. The only way to change deployment settings is to create a
new package.
guest operating system
An operating system that runs inside an ACE instance. See also host operating system.
host computer
The physical computer on which the VMware Player software is installed. It hosts the ACE instances.
host operating system
An operating system that runs on the host machine. See also guest operating system.
hot fix
An installable file that resets a user's password, renews an expired virtual machine or enables a
copy‐protected virtual machine to run from a new location.
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