Use the Import AIX Profile Manager Profile page to
import the AIX® Profile Managers
profiles from the local disk, system, or Lightweight Directory Access
Protocol (LDAP).
Introduction
This
section contains the following tasks:
- Import from local disk
- Import from a remote system
- Import from an LDAP server
Fields
- Import Profile from Local Disk
- Select this option to collect profiles on your local disk and
to copy them to the Directory server.
- Import Profile from a Remote System
- Select this option to collect profiles on a remote system managed
by AIX Profile Manager and
to copy them to your Directory server.
- Import Profile from an LDAP Server
- Select this option to collect profiles that are stored on an LDAP
server.
- File name
- Specify the full path name of the file you want to import as a
profile. This field is displayed for the option Import
From Local Disk.
- Browse
- Select this option to use the browse function to select the profile
to import in a file chooser. This field is displayed for the option Import
from Local Disk.
- Save as
- Optionally enter a new name for the imported profile.
The new profile name must not already be used by another profile stored
in the Director server and must not include the characters blank, &, <,
>, \, and ". This field is displayed for the option Import
from Local Disk.
- Systems
- Select a system managed by AIX Profile Manager in the systems
item list. This field is displayed for the option Import
from a remote System.
- LDAP system name
- The name of the LDAP server. This field is displayed for the option Import
from LDAP.
- Port
- The port that is used to communicate with the LDAP server. This
field is displayed for the option Import from LDAP.
- Login
- The login to connect to the LDAP server. This field is displayed
for the option Import from LDAP.
- Password
- The password associated to the specified login. This field is
displayed for the option Import from LDAP.
Actions
- Verify connection (import from LDAP only)
- Click to verify that the parameters of your LDAP connection are
correct.