Start And Configure Ace Management Server - VMware ACE Management Server Administrator's Manual

ACE Management Server Administrator's Manual
c Enter the appropriate command:
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To start the service if it is stopped, enter the following command:
/etc/init.d/apache2 start
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To restart the service, enter the following commands:
/etc/init.d/apache2 stop
/etc/init.d/apache2 start
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On Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4:
a Open a terminal window on the host or in the virtual machine.
b As root, enter the following command:
/etc/init.d/httpd status
If the status is started, you can log in to ACE Management Server. See "Start and Configure ACE
Management Server" on page 26.
c Enter the appropriate command:
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To start the service if it is stopped, enter the following command:
/etc/init.d/httpd start
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To restart the service, enter the following commands:
/etc/init.d/httpd stop
/etc/init.d/httpd start

Start and Configure ACE Management Server

Before you begin, make sure that the following prerequisites are satisfied, as applicable:
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If you installed ACE Management Server on a Linux host or are using the ACE Management Server
appliance, verify that the Apache server is running. See "Verify That the Apache Service Is Started or
Restarted" on page 25.
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If this is the first time you are logging in, make sure you have the serial number for the product. The serial
number is on the registration card in your package. If you purchased VMware ACE online, the serial
number is sent by email.
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If you plan to use an external database, Active Directory integration, or custom SSL certificates, you must
perform some setup tasks before you can configure ACE Management Server. See the following topics, as
applicable:
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"Create Users and Groups for Integration with Active Directory" on page 29
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"Set Up an External Database" on page 30
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"Prepare Custom Security Certificates" on page 33
To start and configure ACE Management Server
1 Open a Web browser and go to https://<hostname>:8000.
The <hostname> value can be the fully qualified name of the computer on which ACE Management
Server is installed or it can be an IP address.
If you installed ACE Management Server on a Windows host and you are using that host to configure it,
you can alternatively choose Start > VMware > VMware ACE Management Server.
2 Accept the license agreement and click Start.
The configuration tabs appear as they do in subsequent log‐ins, but for the first log‐in, wizard buttons
such as Next and Back also appear.
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