View Instance Details
The Instance Details page displays all of the same information shown on the summary
page, and it includes information about the ACE instance's policy settings.
You can reactivate, deactivate, or change the expiration date from the Instance Details
page, as you can from the summary page. The following tasks are available only from
the Instance Details page:
Changing the copy protection ID
Resetting the authentication password
Adding information for custom columns
To view instance details
1
Select the instance by clicking its instance row.
2
Click the View detail icon at the top of the table or double‐click the instance row.
3
If you use the VMware ACE Help Desk, to view details about network access, click
the links under Zone, Host Access, or Guest Access.
You can view the Zones or Rules Detail page for this zone or this type of network
access.
The Everywhere and Everywhere else zone settings are not linked to a Zones
Detail page because they are self‐explanatory.
Reactivate, Deactivate, or Delete an ACE Instance
You can immediately deny or allow access to an instance by deactivating or
reactivating it. After you deactivate an instance, you can delete it from the list of
instances that the server manages.
Before you begin, do one of the following:
Log in to the VMware ACE Help Desk for an ACE Management Server.
Connect to an ACE Management Server from the Workstation window.
To reactivate, deactivate, or delete an ACE instance
1
Select the instance by clicking its instance row.
2
Click the Deactivate or Reactivate icon in the upper‐left corner of the Instances
page.
3
If you clicked Reactivate, when prompted, reset the expiration dates.
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