User guide

8-22 ExtremeWare EPICenter Software Installation and User Guide
The Grouping Manager
Figure 8-6: Adding attributes to a resource
3 Enter the name of the attribute in the Attribute Name field.
4 Select an attribute type from the drop-down list in the Attribute Type field:
Generic: any user-defined attribute other than an IP Address or DLCS ID.
IP/Subnet: an IP address and subnet mask.
DLCS ID: aUserIDorHostIDasitwillbedetectedbyDLCSintheswitch.
5 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 by DLCS in Extreme
switches, this should be the user name (login name) or host name as known within the
network.
6 CLick OK to enter the attribute into the attribute list.
7 To save yourchangesto the EPICenter database, click the Savebutton at the bottomof
the Grouping Manager window.
If you attempt to begin a different operation or leave the Grouping Manager applet
without saving, the Grouping Manager will prompt you to save your changes.
However, you can add and remove relationships and attributes in multiple operations
on the resource you’ve selected before you save.
ClicktheCancelbuttonatthebottom ofthe windowtocancel the changesyou’vemade
to this group.
To remove an attribute from the list of attributes, do the following:
1 Select one or more attributes you want to remove.
2 Click the Remove Attribute from Resource button .