Extreme Networks EPICenter 6.0, Reference Manual

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The Grouping Manager
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Figure 115: Monitoring the progress of an Import function
4 When the process has completed, click OK .
If you are importing from a large source, the import process can take several minutes.
The new group and resources are available under the Import Sources group in the Component Tree.
If errors occur in the import process, it is possible that no data is imported. This can result in an empty
import group in the Import Sources tree. Once you fix the problems, you can rerun the import.
Importing from an LDAP Directory
The EPICenter Grouping Manager supports importing groups, users, and hosts from a LDAP directory.
The import process uses a TCL script to extract the requested data from the LDAP directory, and create
a text file that specifies how the resources should be added to the EPICenter database. This file is in the
same format as the import file discussed in
“Importing from a File” on page 245 .
The import process uses an import specification file that defines the following:
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The information you want to extract from the directory.
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How to map that data to groups, resources, and attributes in the EPICenter Grouping module.
The specification file must be named
LDAPConfig.txt
, and must reside in the EPICenter
user/import
directory.
You can use the
LDAPConfig.txt
file provided in the EPICenter
user/import
directory as a template.
You should only need to modify three lines in this file:
host
: The name of the host where the directory resides.
user
: The username, if required, to allow access to the directory.
password
: The password, if required, to allow access to the directory.
NOTE
The information below is provided as an aid to importing data from LDAP directories with schemas that differ from
the template provided. However, Extreme Networks cannot provide support for modifications to the template file
other than the three changes mentioned above.