Using SDX Configuration Editor
You must import existing configuration objects from the directory into SDX Configuration Editor so that you can modify them. Alternatively, you can create new configuration objects in the editor and export them to the directory.
Importing Existing Configuration Objects
To modify SAE configuration parameters already stored in the directory:
- On the SAE host, log in as
root
or as an authorized nonroot admin user.- Start SDX Configuration Editor from the SAE installation directory.
/opt/UMC/sysconf/sysconf
The SDX Configuration window appears.
- Right-click a project, folder, or file in the Navigator, select SDX System Configuration, and then Import from LDAP Directory.
The importation process is recursive, so if you select a folder or the project, all objects subordinate to the folder or to ou=staticConfiguration, ou=Configuration, o=Management, o=umc are imported.
- The project in the Navigator displays the objects that you can edit.
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- Expand the relevant folder; then select and double-click a configuration object.
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- Modify the configuration items as desired. To save configuration changes as you make them, select File > Save, or press Ctrl+s.
Creating a New Configuration Object
To create a new configuration file:
- On the SAE host, log in as
root
or as an authorized nonroot admin user.- Start SDX Configuration Editor from the SAE installation directory.
/opt/UMC/sysconf/sysconf
The SDX Configuration window appears.
- Select the project in the Navigator, and hold down the right mouse button.
- Select SDX System Configuration > New Configuration File.
- In the Create a New Configuration File dialog box, enter a filename, select a template, and click OK.
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- In the Navigator, select the new directory configuration object, and drag it into the appropriate folder.
- Double-click the new directory configuration object.
- Set values for the configuration items as desired. To save the configuration as you enter information, select File > Save, or press Ctrl+s.
Exporting Configuration Objects
Saving configuration changes in SDX Configuration Editor saves them only in the local configuration object. You must export the modified object to the directory for the changes to take effect.
To export configuration changes back to the directory:
- Select the project, object container, or individual object in the Navigator, and hold down the right mouse button.
- Select SDX System Configuration > Export to LDAP Directory.
The exportation process is recursive, so if you select a container or a project, all objects subordinate to the container or the project are exported.
If a configuration file's contents are collected from different subentries in the LDAP directory, then the relevant contents of the file are written to the appropriate subentry when you export the configuration file to the LDAP directory. This process facilitates the maintenance of this type of configuration data if you use other tools, such as SDX Admin, in addition to SDX Configuration Editor to view and edit the data.
GUI Elements
SDX Configuration Editor uses elements familiar to anyone experienced with GUIs, such as option buttons, lists, tabs, and so on. Enable and Disable buttons act on the adjacent field to make it configurable or not. Show and Hide buttons display encrypted text in the clear or as asterisks, respectively. Hover the mouse over a field to display pop-up help for the field.
Creating and Deleting Instances
Some tabs enable you to create new instances of a configuration item or to delete a configuration item that is present on that tab.
- Select the type of configuration item from the list next to the Create a New Instance of button.
- Click the Create a New Instance of button.
The new instance appears on the tab, ready to be configured.
The new instance disappears from the tab.
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