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ExtremeWare EPICenter Software Installation and User Guide 8-29
Importing Resources
• Resources that have been removed from the source will be deleted from the EPICenter
database.
• Changesisgroupmembershipsandchangesinrelationshipswillbeenacted.
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 8-8).
Figure 8-8: Importing resources
2 Select the type of source from which you want to import information.
— SelectNTDomainController/NIStoimportinformationfromthedefaultWindows
NT Domain Controller or NIS server. This will import information about users,
hosts (stations), and usergroups. See “Importing froman NT Domain Controller or
NIS Server” on page 8-36 for more detailed information.
— Select LDAP to import information from an LDAP directory.
See “Importing from an LDAP Directory” on page 8-30 for information on
modifying the file containing the LDAP import mapping specification.
— Select File to import information from a tab-delimited text file.
See “Importing fromaFile” on page 8-32 forinformationon creating the import text
file.
— In the SourceNamefield, enter a name that will identifythe sourceof theimported
resources. This name is used for two purposes:
— 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.
— 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 canbe usedas asearch criteriainthe Findfunction.