Upload *NIX Servers

NOTE: See To add *NIX servers for details on how to upload *NIX servers.

How to get there

  1. In the Deployment Manager navigation pane, choose *NIX Servers. The *NIX Servers screen appears.
  2. Choose Import > Upload *NIX Servers.

What it does

These options allow you to import multiple Linux or AIX servers at once, eliminating the need to define many servers manually.

Options

Choose file

Launches the Open screen, which allows you to select the .csv file containing the required server information. 

The .csv file must:

  • Be in valid CSV format.
  • Have either 2 or 4 columns.
  • Be in format: hostname, alias, user, password. Hostname and alias are required. The hostname field must be a fully qualified domain name.
NOTE: Powertech Antivirus checks the .csv file for duplicate aliases, but not hostnames. A valid import file does not contain duplicate aliases in the file and database.
Authentication Type; Username and Password • SSH Private Key

Use these settings to configure how the servers are authenticated.

  • If Username and Password is selected, the following three fields appear: Username, Password, Confirm Password.
    NOTE: The user must be able to connect with SSH. If the user is root, the system must "PermitRootLogin" for SSH with a password or "PermitRootLogin" for SSH with an ssh key. If the user is not root, it must be able to elevate to root authority with sudo.
  • If SSH Private Key is selected, you are prompted to choose the file containing the key to be uploaded.
Upload SSH Private Key; Choose File

This option is available if SSH Private Key is selected for the Authentication Type. Select Choose File to specify the file containing the SSH Key used to authenticate the servers being imported.

Username • Password • Confirm Password

If all the rows in the import file have 4 columns, these fields remain disabled. If at least one row in the import file has 2 columns, the authentication info fields are enabled. Servers whose credentials are not already specified in the import file will use these credentials.

 

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