Non Framework-based Agents

Non framework-based agents use the following files:

  • Import and export configuration files

  • Import and export data files

Note: Non framework-based agents support only the ISO 8859-1 (Latin1) character set.

Agent Configuration Files

The non framework-based agents export and import configuration files "configure" a DirX Identity agent’s import and/or export process.

The directory synchronization parameters for command line-based DirX Identity agent configuration are contained in "*.ini" configuration files, which are generally specified on the command line that invokes the DirX Identity agent import or export operation. The configuration files consist of fields that control directory synchronization parameters such as:

  • The category of entry to be exported from the connected directory; for example, NT accounts, NT local groups, or NT global groups

  • The set of attributes to be exported from the connected directory; typically a subset of the total number of available attributes can be selected through the export configuration file

  • Whether a full or delta import or export of entries is performed

  • The import integration process, such as whether or not existing entries are updated with imported information, whether or not existing entries are deleted if they match entries in the import file, whether imported attribute values replace existing attributes, and so on.

  • The server and/or target directory for the import or export

The synchronization profile-based DirX Identity agents' directory synchronization parameters are generally specified as profile switches in the variable section of the DirX Identity agent’s synchronization profile. The synchronization profile-based DirX Identity agents also support import and export mapping rule files that configure the attribute mapping between the directories to be synchronized.

The directory synchronization parameters available in the export and import configuration files or the synchronization profile variable section depend on the individual DirX Identity agent. See the description of each DirX Identity agent for an explanation of the format and content of its export and import configuration files and how they affect the DirX Identity agent’s operation.

Import and Export Data Files

Non framework-based agents use import and export data files to communicate with the meta controller, and both DirX Identity agents and the meta controller use these files as intermediate storage in the synchronization process. (Note that protocol access is possible for LDAP-enabled connected directories.)

Each DirX Identity agent supports a specific import data file format in which data to be imported into its connected directory must be formatted and supports a specific export data file format that it generates when exporting data from its connected directory. See the description of each DirX Identity agent for a description of its import and export data file formats.