User guide

Synchronizing the DSView 3

Software Database

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This chapter describes how to synchronize the DSView 3 software database with changes that

occur on units.

Name Synchronization

Units and connections in the DSView 3 software system have a “Name in DSView”, which is the

name stored in the DSView 3 software database. Some units (appliance serial ports, cascade

switches, target devices, power devices and power device sockets) may also have a “Name in

Appliance,” which is the name stored in the managed appliance.

The DSView 3 software name synchronization feature will “push” and/or “pull” names. You may

enable the name push and name pull operations to run automatically. You may also push and

pull names manually.

Name push

When the name of a target device or cascade device is changed in the DSView 3 software

database, a push operation will update the target device, cascade device, serial port and power

device socket names in the appliance.

You may also rename units associated with a single connection to a target device in the DSView

3 software database. The name push operation will then push the new unit names to the

appliance.

Name pull

When the name of a target device, cascade device, serial port or power device socket is changed

in a managed appliance, a pull operation will update the target device and cascade device names

in the DSView 3 software database.

You may enable/disable automatic name push and automatic name pull. You may also manually

initiate a push or pull operation at any time.