Performing attribute assignment, Using the fileattrs program, Configuration file format – HP Transcend Traffix Manager User Manual
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Performing
Attribute
Assignment
Attribute assignment is carried out on any newly discovered devices. In
addition, you can force a refresh at any time by using the Reload
Attributes dialog box. Refer to the online help for the Reload Attributes
dialog box for more information.
Using the fileattrs
Program
The
fileattrs
program assigns attributes to devices automatically
based upon a configuration file which you provide. The source code for
the
fileattrs
program is provided in one of the following directories:
■
fileattrs
.
■
fileattrs
.
■
The program itself is in
.
Configuration File
Format
The configuration file must take the following format:
*KEY:
*ATT:
KEY
fields are those fields which should be used for matching against
devices, and are the first N attributes in the attribute names list. Putting a
’*’ in place of an attribute value in a comma separated list will cause a
match with any attribute value.
Configuration File Example 1
To map from DNS Layer 1 to a country, you would set
KEY
to be
1
as
shown below:
*KEY:1
*ATT:DNS Layer 1, Country
com, USA
edu, USA
de, Germany
it, Italy
uk, UK
*, Somewhere else