User guide

• Telnet Port - Port number used for a Telnet connection to a target device. See Unit
Properties on page 158.
• Visibility - Whether to display (Show) or not display (Hide) a unit in the Units View
windows. See Showing and hiding units on page 119.
• Secure Mode - Displays a locked icon if secure mode is enabled on an appliance or an
unlocked icon if it is not. Secure mode is set when an appliance is added (see Adding Units
on page 129) and can be changed from the Operations menu (see Managed Appliance
Settings on page 166).
NOTE: OSCAR status and DCHP status fields are also available for supported DSR switches; see the DSR switch
plug-in help for more information.
Multiple unit operations from a Units View window
From a Units View window, you may delete one or more units (see Deleting Units on page 138
) or assign access rights for one or more units (see About Access Rights on page 163).
You may also use the Operations button/menu to initiate certain actions on one or more units.
• Hiding units from view - see Showing and hiding units on page 119
• Reboot - see Importing data on page 355
• Show version - see Managed Appliance Settings on page 166
• Push or pull names to/from the appliance - see Manual name push on page 145 and
Manual name pull on page 145
• Wall power on, off or cycle - see Power Device Sockets on page 191
• Change unit properties - see Unit Properties on page 158
Custom operations defined in plug-ins may also be listed in the Operations menu.
A given action will be available only if at least one of the selected units supports the action. If
a selected unit does not support the operation, it will be reported as such in the results window.
When one of these multiple unit operations is initiated and confirmed (if needed), a system task
is created that will perform the operation on each unit. The Multiple Unit Operation window
will open, indicating the operation has been submitted. This window contains a link that
directs the user to the Operations Results window for the task.
To initiate and view results from multiple unit operations from a Units View window:
1. In a Units View window (see Accessing Units View windows on page 118), initiate the
multiple unit operation as described in the procedures referenced above. If prompted,
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