Using HP Universal Discovery (XSF) as a Data Source
BDNA Data Platform 5.5
To configure XSF as a data source:
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Click Create Process, located in the upper-right section of the Administration Console.
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Click the IT Discovery Tool radio button.
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Click Next.
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Select HP Client Automation. The discovery tools are listed in alphabetical order and may require scrolling the window to see the entire list.
IT Discovery Tool—HP Universal Discovery (XSF)
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Click Next. The Select Data Source screen opens.
IT Discovery Tool Data Source—HP Universal Discovery (XSF)
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Input Folder:
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XSF In—Enter a path to the folder that contains the XSF files you want to Normalize.
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User (domain/username)—Enter the domain and username that enables access to the “XSF in” folder.
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Password—.Enter the password that enables access to the “XSF in” folder.
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Actions:
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Rules—
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Update XSF: Select “Update XSF” to move the XSF files from the “XSF In” folder to the “XSF Out” folder. The XSF files in the “XSF Out” folder will contain updated normalized data.
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Move XSF: Select “Move XSF” to move the XSF files from the “XSF In” folder to the “XSF Out” folder.
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Delete XSF: Select “Delete XSF” to remove the XSF files from the “XSF In” folder. No entry fields for an “XSF Out” folder path or for authentication credentials are available for this option. Once normalized, the XSF files are deleted.
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None: Select “None” to keep the XSF files in the “XSF In” folder. No entry fields for an “XSF Out” folder path or for authentication credentials are available for this option. Once normalized, the XSF files remain available in the “XSF In” folder. If you rerun Normalize, the same XSF files will be re-normalized.
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Batch Size—Specify the maximum number of XSF files to be processed by each normalization.
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XSF Out—Enter a path to the output folder that will contain the normalized XSF files.
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User (domain/username)—Enter the domain and username that enables access to the “XSF out” folder.
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Password—Enter the password that enables access to the “XSF in” folder.
