Active Directory importer
Versio.io can import, historize and process monitoring data from Amazon Webservices.
Configuration
You can find the configuration option in Versio.io at Environment settings > OneImporter > Configurations > Active Directory.
Here you can edit all existing configurations, create new configurations or delete existing configurations.
To add a new configuration enter a Name for your importer and an Entity suffix (default: -active-directory) to clearly identify your Active Directory entities.
Note that the Entity suffix is fixed and cannot be changed afterwards.
Click Add to proceed to the configuration.
To edit an existing configurations click the arrow on the left of your importer name to expand the configuration options.
Following configuration options are available:
| Field | Description | Advice |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Meaningful name | Add the word "Active Directory" to identify importer when viewing the logs |
| Active | Option to activate and deactivate the configuration. Data is only imported if the configuration is activated. | |
| URL | Active Directory server to connect to | |
| Port | Active Directory server port to connect to | Default: 389 |
| Base DN | The root DN from which all searches will be performed | e.g. dc=example,dc=com |
| Username | An account name capbable of performing the operations desired | |
| Password | Password for the given user | |
| Import empty containers | Should containes with no childs be imported | Default: false |
| Entities | Select all required entities | |
| Instance modification | Before saving an Instance, it can be modified to adjust attribute names and values (mask, hash, delete, regex, rename). | |
| Executing OneImporter | Select a Versio.io OneImporter to import the data based on the importer configuration. | Requires installed OneImporter: Installation instruction |
| Schedule time (cron format) | Determine the frequency of imports in CRON format | Learn more about CRON format: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cron |
Table: Active Directory configuration parameter
The following image is an example of a Active Directory configuration:
Figure: Example of a Versio.io Active Directory configuration
Example
The Versio.io OneImporter imports Active Directory data based on a specific configuration into entities with a suffix defined by you (default: active-directory). To view the imported instances in Versio.io, select 'Asset & Configuration Repository → Instance Viewer'. There you can select your specific instance and click it for a detailed view in the instance history viewer.
The following image is an example of imported Active Directory data:
Figure: Overview of Versio.io Active Directory instance and topology of related instances (right)
Figure: Topology of related instances