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ACE Management Server Administrator's Manual
To use the instance view in Workstation
1
From the Workstation menu bar, choose File > Connect to ACE Management Server.
2
Specify the fully qualified host name or the IP address and click OK.
In most cases, the default port number does not need to be changed.
3
Complete the login window.
Use the following information to help you complete the fields that appear in this
window:
User Name and Password – Enter credentials for administering the ACE
Management Server.
Domain – In multidomain environments, you might be required to enter a
domain (for example, eng.com).
Search for an Instance
You can use the search function to query the ACE Management Server database for one
or more particular ACE instances. Search criteria are joined with AND, not OR,
operations.
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 search for an ACE instance
1
Click Search and specify the criteria to be included when the database is queried.
Use the following information to help you specify search criteria:
Activated By – Activation method, such as password, Active Directory user,
or activation key. If no such activation method exists, N/A appears in the
column.
ACE VM Name – Name of the ACE‐enabled virtual machine from which the
ACE instance was created.
Guest Name – (For Windows guests only) Computer name resolved on the
user's machine during instance customization, if you use that feature.
The NetBIOS name is reported here, and it is a maximum of 15 characters long.
Even if the actual computer name contains more characters, the name always
appears as the NetBIOS name.
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