Connection Details

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Overview

You can use Policy Studio to manage Enterprise Gateway, Policy Center, and Service Monitor servers. The Open Connection dialog enables you to connect using a server connection URL, while the Open File dialog enables you to connect using a server configuration file. By default, the Policy Studio uses a server connection URL. The following sections describe how to connect using both options.

Open Connection

The server exposes a deployment service to its underlying configuration data. This enables Policy Studios running on different machines to that on which the server is installed to administer policies remotely. To connect to the deployment service of a running server instance, configure the following fields in the Open Connection dialog:

Saved Sessions:
Select the session that you wish to use from the drop-down list. You can edit a session name by entering a new name and clicking Save. You can also add or remove saved sessions using the appropriate button.

Connection Details
The Connection Details section enables you to specify the following settings:

Host:
Specify the host to connect to in this field. The default is localhost.

Port:
Specify the port to connect on in this field. The default Enterprise Gateway port is 8090.

User Name:
The deployment service is protected by HTTP Basic authentication. You must provide a user name and password so that the Policy Studio can authenticate to the server. By default, the server User Store contains an admin user with a changeme password, which can be used in this case. You can change this user's details using the User Store interface.

Password:
Specify the password for the user. The password for the default admin user is changeme.

Advanced
Click Advanced to specify the following setting:

URL:
Enter the URL of the deployment service exposed by the server. For example, the default Enterprise Gateway server URL is http://HOST:8090/configuration/deployments/DeploymentService, where HOST points to the IP address or host name of the machine on which the Enterprise Gateway is running. You can also connect to the Policy Center or the Service Monitor server URL. The default server URL addresses are as follows:

Component Address
Enterprise Gateway server http://localhost:8090/configuration/deployments/DeploymentService
Policy Center server http://localhost:8060/configuration/deployments/DeploymentService
Service Monitor server http://localhost:8040/configuration/deployments/DeploymentService


Important Note: To manage multiple Enterprise Gateways in your network, you must connect to the Policy Center server URL.

Open File

Because the server configuration data is stored in an XML file by default, you can specify that the Policy Studio connects directly to a server configuration file. To connect to a configuration file, complete the following fields in the Open File dialog:

File:
Enter or browse to the location of the server configuration file (for example, INSTALL_DIR\conf\fed\configs.xml).

Passphrase Key:
All sensitive server configuration data (password, keys, and so on) can be encrypted using a passphrase. If you wish to do this, enter a password in this field when connecting. You must use this password thereafter when connecting to the server.