Directory Manager

Note Directory Manager can be accessed only when operating in Internal Directory mode.

To access Directory management tasks, log into the system (see "Logging In" section on page 2-1). Then, from the Home page, click the Tools tab. The Tools page appears.

From the Tools page, click Directory Mgr.

With the directory manager you can:

•Edit the schema

•Import a schema from an XML file

Editing Schema

Step 1 From the Directory Manager page, click Edit Schema.

The schema editor appears (see Figure 10-1).

Figure 10-1 Schema Editor

Step 2 Enter the name of the new attribute.

Table 10-1 shows valid values for these fields.

Table 10-1 Valid Values for Schema Editor 

Attribute
Description
Valid Values

Name of the attribute

Name of the attribute

a-z
A-Z
0-9
-(hyphen)
_ (under-score)
. (period)

Unique ID for this attribute

Unique ID for this attribute

a-z
A-Z
0-9
-(hyphen)
_ (under-score)
. (period)


Step 3 Accept or modify the Unique ID for this attribute.

Step 4 To clear your entries, click Reset.

Step 5 To add this attribute to the schema, click Add Entry.

Importing Schema

You can import a schema accessible from your computer. However, the file must be in XML format and conform to the definitions specified in the document type definition (DTD) file shown here: 

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<!-- DTD for DAML -->

<!-- Last updated: 2006-01-18 -->

<!ELEMENT attribute EMPTY>

<!ATTLIST attribute

ref CDATA #REQUIRED

required CDATA #REQUIRED

>

<!ELEMENT attribute-type (name, object-identifier, syntax)>

<!ATTLIST attribute-type

id CDATA #REQUIRED

single-value CDATA #REQUIRED

obsolete CDATA #REQUIRED

user-modification CDATA #REQUIRED

>

<!ELEMENT class (name, object-identifier, attribute)>

<!ATTLIST class

id CDATA #REQUIRED

superior CDATA #REQUIRED

type CDATA #REQUIRED

obsolete CDATA #REQUIRED

>

<!ELEMENT directory-schema (attribute-type, class)>

<!ELEMENT dsml (directory-schema)>

<!ATTLIST dsml

complete CDATA #REQUIRED

>

<!ELEMENT name (#PCDATA)>

<!ELEMENT object-identifier (#PCDATA)>

<!ELEMENT syntax (#PCDATA)>

>

Example

For example, a valid schema would look like: 

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<!DOCTYPE dsml SYSTEM "dsml.dtd">

<dsml complete="true">

	<directory-schema>

		<attribute-type id="IOSe1ipaddress" single-value="true" obsolete="false" 
user-modification="true">

			<name>IOSe1ipaddress</name>

			<object-identifier>1.2.840.113548.3.1.2.20</object-identifier>

			<syntax>1.3.6.1.4.1.1466.115.121.1.15</syntax>

		</attribute-type>

		<class id="IOSConfigClass" superior="top" type="structural" obsolete="false">

			<name>IOSConfigClass</name>

			<object-identifier>1.2.840.113548.3.2.2.1</object-identifier>

			<attribute ref="1.2.840.113548.3.1.2.20" required="false"/>

		</class>

	</directory-schema>

</dsml>

Step 1 From the Directory Manager page, click Import Schema.

The import schema dialog box appears (see Figure 10-2).

Figure 10-2 Import Schema

Step 2 Enter the filename of the schema you want to import in the Schema Filename field.

Table 10-2 shows valid values for these fields.

Table 10-2 Valid Values for Import Schema 

Attribute
Description
Valid Values

Schema Filename

Name of schema file to import.

a-z
A-Z
0-9
-(hyphen)
_ (under-score)
. (period)


Use the browse function to locate the file, if needed.

Step 3 To clear your entries, click Reset.

Step 4 To import the file, click Import.