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140 APPENDIX E: AUTOMATIC ATTRIBUTE ASSIGNMENT
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:
■ <installdir>\TraffixServer\examples\source\c\
fileattrs.
■ <installdir>\TraffixServer\examples\source\vb\
fileattrs.
■ The program itself is in <installdir>\TraffixServer.
Configuration File
Format
The configuration file must take the following format:
*KEY:<number of key fields>
*ATT:<comma separated list of attribute names>
<comma separated list of attribute values>
<comma separated list of attribute values>
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