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8-10 ExtremeWare EPICenter Software Installation and User Guide
The Grouping Manager
3 Enter identifying information in the fields at the top of the dialog:
— Resource Name: a name for the resource. The name can include any characters
except a colon.
— Resource Type: select a type (Group,User, or Host) from the drop-down menu.
If you are creating this resourceas amember of theHosts group, the typedefaultsto
Host.IfyouarecreatingitasamemberoftheUsersgroup,thetypedefaultstoUser.
Otherwise, the type is set to Group by default.
— Resource Description: an optional description of the resource
4 Define any attributes that you want to associate with this resource.Attributes are
name-value pairs that can be used as search criteria,and are used by the EPICenter
Policy Manager. For a more detailed explanation of attributes, see “Adding and
Removing Attributes” on page 8-19.
a Enter the name of the attribute in the Name field.
b Select an attribute type from the drop-down list in the Type field:
Generic: any attribute not specified as one of the other two types. The value is a
string.You can use thisattribute toclassify yourresourcesin anywayyouwant, for
search purposes.
IP/Subnet: this attribute specifies an IP addressand subnetmask. For Host or User
resources, this attribute may be used by the Policy Manager.
DLCS ID:thisattributespecifies a DLCS ID (userID orhostID)that can bedetected
by DLCS in the switch. DLCS ID attributes are most commonly created when a
resource is imported from an external source such as an NT Domain Controller or
NIS that contains user and host information.
For Host and User resources, this attribute may be used by the EPICenterPolicy
Manager. If DLCS is enabled on the switches in your network, attribute and
relationshipinformation(mappingsbetweenusers,hosts,andIPaddresses)forhost
and user resources with DLCS IDs, will be maintained automatically.
c Enter a value for the attribute:
For a Generic attribute, enter a string.
For an IP/Subnet attribute, fill in the fields provided, and edit the subnet mask
specification as appropriate.
For a DLCS ID, enter a string. In order to be recognized correctly bythe DLCS in
Extremeswitches,thisshouldbetheusername(loginname)orhostnameasknown
within the network.