Managing Elvis 6 Server

Managing Elvis Server is done through various administration pages (sometimes referred to as maintenance pages).

Accessing the administration pages

For Elvis 6.16 or higher: The administration pages are available in the Management Console of the Pro client.

Figure: The administration pages in the Management Console.

For Elvis 6.15 or lower: some or all of these pages are located in the Admin pages section in Elvis Server.

Tasks

The tasks that can be performed are listed below.

APIs

• Working with Webhooks

Assets

• Importing files in bulk
• Recover assets that are stored in the wrong file store during an upgrade
• Repair broken assets

Brand portal

• Changing the look and feel

Elvis Server

• Monitoring the status of Elvis Server
• Modifying the configuration files of Elvis Server
• Setting up a HTTPS connection

Enterprise integration

• Updating all Enterprise objects which are linked to Elvis
• Setting up a trusted connection between Enterprise Server to Elvis Server

Indexing

• Repairing lost index entries for all assets in the file store folder
• Updating an index
• Creating or restoring a backup of an index

Licensing

• Managing licenses

Metadata

• Looking up metadata field information

Migration

• Rebuild Collections and fix broken asset relations after a migration from Elvis 4
• Rebuilding Enterprise relations that were incorrectly set during migration

Plug-ins

• Managing plug-ins

Pro-client

• Changing the look and feel

Security

• Setting up a HTTPS connection

Technical support

• Providing WoodWing Support with information for troubleshooting Elvis Server

Upgrading

• Manually upgrade updates that failed to run automatically
• Recover assets that are stored in the wrong file store during an upgrade

Users and user groups

• Managing users and user groups
• Viewing active users
• Viewing active users and disconnecting them