Getting Started with AASM Server Remote Control Utility
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In order to manage servers remotely, the America’s Army Server Manager Remote Control Utility (AASM RCU) was developed. AASM RCU is an application designed to be installed on the server running America’s Army. It provides you with the ability to remotely start, stop, restart, monitor, and reconfigure your America’s Army server. The AA Server Manager Remote Control Utility is packaged with AASM, and is installed with the AA Server Manager (AASM).
Software Requirements
In order to use the AASM Remote Control Utility, you must have the AA Server Manager installed on your local PC. You must also have the AA Server Manger installed on the Server PC, in addition to the following:
- Either Windows 9x, 2000, XP (Home or Professional), Windows Server2000, or Windows Server 2003
- Internet Connection (broadband recommended)
- Software to remotely access and install applications on your server such as XP’s Remote Desktop Connection, or Symantec’s PC Anywhere™
Note : You may have the AASM and AASM RCU installed on the same PC. You may also run your server and client from the same PC, although you are likely to test bandwidth limitations running your server from home.
Note : AASM RCU defaults to port 49310 TCP, and must be opened on your server. You may change this port by editing your AASMRC.ini found in the AASM folder on your server. You must install AASM on your server and your client PC to remotely monitor your server. It is not necessary to open port 49310 on your client if you are running a hardware firewall. In the case of a software firewall, you should grant AASM and AASM RCU all rights required according to your software firewall instructions.
Installation
The easiest way to install the AASM RCU on your server is to simply install the entire ‘‘America’s Army’’ Server Manager onto your server. See the “Getting Started with the America’s Army Server Manager” for details. To make it convenient to use the AASM RCU on your server create a shortcut to the file “AA Server Remote Control.exe” (please view the Windows Help for details on creating shortcuts). The “AA Server Remote Control.exe” file is located in the AASM folder (typically “C:\Program Files\America’s Army Server Manager”) on your server. Double clicking on the “AA Server Remote Control.exe” will start the AASM RCU program.
Configuration
When you first run the AASM Remote Control Utility on your server, you will be prompted for a “Remote Administrator Name” and “Remote Administrator Password.” These values are unique to the AASM RCU and will not be used by your ‘‘America’s Army’’ server for in-game administration.
Enter the Administrator name and password in the provided fields. If your server has multiple IP addresses you must enter the IP address of your America’s Army game server here. When everything is correct click “Save” to start the AASM RCU server and complete the configuration.
Several other options are available including the option of automatically restarting your server each day to insure optimum performance, an option to include server memory usage in log files, and an option to create a file containing memory usage over time. Automatically restarting your server will allow the server to free up resources and make sure players have the best experience possible on your server. To automatically restart your server at a specified time each day check the “Automatically Restart Server at:” box and then pick what time of day to restart your server. Often the best time to automatically restart your server is between 3AM and 5 AM when there are the fewest players on.
The “Show Memory Usage” option will add the amount of “K” used by the game server to each log statement as it is written to the log file. This is useful to determine if your game server has sufficient memory to run the game and to determine which maps might be too large for your server’s current configuration. The “Create Comma Separated File Format Memory Usage Log” option is an advanced user option that lets you create a file that can be loaded into spreadsheet or database programs and let you see long-term memory usage trends in your server so you can optimize your server’s hardware and operating system to run the game server efficiently.
Running Multiple AASM RCU instances For Multiple AA Game Servers
If you are running a server with multiple IP addresses and are running America’s Army game servers using the “multi-home” option, you can install multiple copies of the AASM RCU by simply creating unique directories to run the AASM RCU from and specifying which IP address to associate each copy with. Doing this will allow each AASM RCU to correctly start and configure your America’s Army server and allow you to remotely control them with the AA Server Manager.
Resetting the AASM RCU Password
To reset the password for the AASM RCU you must close the program. You can then edit the AASMRC.ini file directly using “Notepad”. Erase the “MD5Password” field and add in “Password=xxxx” (where “xxxx” is your new password). Then restart the AASM RCU.
Remote Control Utility Options
The option to “Start” or “Restart your Server Now” is also provided by a button clearly labeled on the AASM RCU. You may change the configuration of the RCU on your server by selecting “Options” from within the RCU task bar, once the server is started. You may set up a number of options within the AASM RCU. These options include changing the server IP address, Admin Name, Admin Password, the Path to Game file, and log options to show server memory utilization in either plain text or comma delimited form. The AASM RCU also allows server administrators to specify a time to automatically restart their server. Automatic Restart will take place at the time specified each day.
Managing Servers
Once the Remote Control Utility is configured, you may remotely manage your America’s Army server/s through the America’s Army Server Manager (AASM). Open AASM, select “Servers” from the task menu, then select “Manage Remote Servers.” More information on managing remote servers is available in the America’s Army Server Manager documentation.
Manual produced for America’s Army by © 2005 TUFFJojo Productions / © 2004 Perez Computing Services