User guide

ExtremeWare EPICenter Software Installation and User Guide 8-31
Importing Resources
• 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.
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.
If your LDAP directory is organized differently, you can modify the
LDAPConfig.txt file
to meet your individual needs. This requires that you understand the organizational
structure of the directory from which you want to import data.
The
LDAPConfig.txt file must include the following entries:
base: specifies the LDAP naming context. Leave this blank to use the default LDAP
naming context. This is required.
attributes: specifies the attributes that you want to import into the EPICenter
database from entries in the LDAP directory. By default, all imported attributes are
considered type Generic.You can specify an EPICenter attribute type (Generic,
IP/subnet, or DLCS ID) by enclosing both the attribute name and the EPICenter
attribute type in curly brackets, as shown:
{uid {DLCS ID}}.Thisisrequired.
uniqueID: specifies the attribute that should be used in the EPICenter database as the
ID for this resource. This is required.
scope: the scope of the search (base, sub, one). This is required.
groupBy: the attribute that should be used to create EPICenter sub-groups within the
imported group structure. This is optional.
memberNameAttribute: theattributethatshouldbeusedtodefinethechildentryina
group.