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Related Topic
Upgrading the Base Server License, page 18-37
Upgrading the Base Server License 
You can upgrade the base server license. 
Step 1Select System Administration > Configuration > Licensing > Base Server License.
The Base Server License page appears with a description of the ACS deployment configuration and a list 
of the available...

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Viewing License Feature Options 
You can add, upgrade, or delete existing deployment licenses. The configuration pane at the top of the 
page shows the deployment information.
Select System Administration > Configuration > Licensing > Feature Options. 
The Feature Options Page appears as described in Table 18-32:
Table 18-32 Feature...

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Adding Deployment License Files
To add a new base deployment license file:
Step 1Select System Administration > Configuration > Licensing > Feature Options.
The Feature Options page appears with a description of the ACS deployment configuration and a list of 
the available deployment licenses and their configurations. See Add-on Licenses...

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Related Topics
Licensing Overview, page 18-34
Types of Licenses, page 18-34
Installing a License File, page 18-35
Viewing the Base License, page 18-36
Deleting Deployment License Files, page 18-40
Deleting Deployment License Files
To delete deployment license files:
Step 1Select System Administration > Configuration > Licensing > Feature...

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Downloading Migration Utility Files
To download migration application files and the migration guide for ACS 5.3:
Step 1Choose System Administration > Downloads > Migration Utility.
The Migration from 4.x page appears.
Step 2Click Migration application files, to download the application file you want to use to run the migration 
utility.
Step 3Click...

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To download these sample scripts:
Step 1Choose System Administration > Downloads > Sample Python Scripts.
The Sample Python Scripts page appears.
Step 2Click one of the following:
Python Script for Using the User Change Password Web Service—To download the sample 
script for the UCP web service.
Python Script for Performing CRUD Operations on ACS...

CH A P T E R
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Understanding Logging
This chapter describes logging functionality in ACS 5.3. Administrators and users use the various 
management interfaces of ACS to perform different tasks. Using the administrative access control 
feature, you can assign permissions to administrators and users to perform different tasks.
Apart from this, you also need an option to track the various actions performed by the administrators and...

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Using Log Targets
You can specify to send customer log information to multiple consumers or Log Targets and specify 
whether the log messages are stored locally in text format or forwarded to syslog servers. By default, a 
single predefined local Log Target called Local Store stores data in text format on an ACS server and 
contains log messages from the local ACS server only. You...

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NoteFor complex configuration items or attributes, such as policy or DACL contents, the new 
attribute value is reported as New/Updated and the audit does not contain the actual attribute 
value or values.
–ACS administrator access—Logs all events that occur when an administrators accesses the 
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Each log message contains the following information:
Event code—A unique message code.
Logging category—Identifies the category to which a log message belongs.
Severity level—Identifies the level of severity for diagnostics. See Log Message Severity Levels, 
page 19-4 for more information.
Message class—Identifies groups of messages of similar context, for example, RADIUS, policy,...