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Importing Resources
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You can perform the same import operation (importing from the same source) multiple times. Once an
import is complete, subsequent imports from the same source acts as an update:
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Existing resources are left intact (including any attributes you may have added).
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New resources are added.
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Resources that have been removed from the source are deleted from the EPICenter database.
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Changes is group memberships and changes in relationships are enacted.
To import resources from an external source, do the following:
1 Click the Import button in the toolbar at the top of the main Grouping Manager window. The
Import Resources window is displayed (see Figure 114 ).
Figure 114: Importing resources
2
Select the type of source from which you want to import information.
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Select NT Domain Controller/NIS to import information from the default Windows Domain
Controller or NIS server. This imports information about users, hosts (stations), and user groups.
See
“Importing from an NT Domain Controller or NIS Server” on page 248 for more detailed
information.
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Select LDAP to import information from an LDAP directory.
See “Importing from an LDAP Directory” on page 244 for information on modifying the file
containing the LDAP import mapping specification.
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Select File to import information from a tab-delimited text file.
See “Importing from a File” on page 245 for information on creating the import text file.
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In the
Source Name
field, enter a name that identifies the source of the imported resources. This
name is used for two purposes:
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It is used to create a group under which all the resources imported in this operation are
placed. The group is created under the Import Sources group.
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It appears in the Source field of the Resource Details view, or in the Source column when the
resource is displayed as a child of group, for all resources imported from this source. It can be
used as a search criteria in the Find function.
3 Click Import to begin the import process. The import button is not enabled until you enter a source
name.
Progress during the import is displayed in a pop-up window, as shown in Figure 115 .