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Asset Management System (AMS)

The Asset Management System (AMS) lets you view discovered and owned data for an asset that has been linked through reconciliation, including system configuration, operating system, system devices, and file systems. You can view this data on the Asset Details page by clicking the Owned Information or Discovered Information link.

The AMS requires the following components to install and execute successfully:

• Apache Tomcat server, which is included with the CA APM installation. The default value for the Apache Tomcat server port is 9080. You can change this value after the installation. You first update the port in the Apache Tomcat configuration file. Then, you change the port in the product (Administration tab, System Configuration, AMS).
• Java Development Kit (JDK). Before you begin the CA APM installation, install the JDK on the application server on which you will install the AMS.

After you install the AMS, the component is configured for non-secure network communication (http). You can configure the component for secure network communication (https) by first configuring the Apache Tomcat server (where AMS is installed) to support the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol. Then you need to change a setting for the AMS component in the web configuration file.

Important! The Tomcat port number for CA APM defaults to 9080. If another product that is integrated with CA APM uses this port number, change the port number in CA APM so that you do not have a conflict.

• For the standard installation, you install AMS on the application server.
• For the custom installation, you install AMS on one of the application servers.