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log into EZProxy Administration
https://ezproxy.lib.ou.edu/admin

Terminate old sessions:
select View server status under Current Activity
terminate any sessions that weren't started today
click on old Session and then select Terminate session

Host Maintenance:
from the View server status screen, select Host Maintenance link at top
near the bottom of the page select "Remove ## hosts that have not been used in over 30 days (requires EZproxy restart)"
select process
select "restart EZproxy"

Occasionally, there will be a need to remove orphaned hosts. There will be an additional option “Remove ## orphaned host that has !!! database index (requires EZproxy restart)”

select process

select “restart EZProxy”

Checking for Errors:

config errors, connection errors, etc:

Select “View messages.txt”

Scan for anything new or unusual.

tripped security rules (Blocks due to OCLCByteLimit will appear here):

Select “View security rules”

Select “Tripped Security Rules”

Clear blocked user if necessary.

usage limits and suspensions (Suspensions due to limits set in config):

Select “View usage and clear suspensions”

Select user that needs to be cleared and click “Clear Suspension”

unreported missing host errors:

In the “View ezproxy.log lines containing” search, enter “ 599 “

Search for hosts in Discover and LibGuides to see if links are missing proxy prefix

Bad Requests or Unauthorized Access errors:

In the “View ezproxy.log lines containing” search, enter “ 400 “

In the “View ezproxy.log lines containing” search, enter “ 401 “

DB Definition Conflicts:
from the Administration screen, select "Check for database definition conflicts" under Miscellaneous.
go line by line and research the issue

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