User guide

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Cascade switches
The cascade switch name will be pulled from the appliance to update the cascade
switch name in the DSView 3 software database. If the cascade switch in the DSView 3
software database has multiple appliance connections to the same appliance (a
multiuser cascade switch), the cascade switch name will be pulled from the appliance
connection with the lowest port number to update the cascade switch in the DSView 3
software database. Multiuser cascade switches are treated as separate cascade
switches by the managed appliance.
You may initiate a manual name pull from a Units View window and from the following
windows:
• Target Devices window - see Target Device Settings on page 172
• Power Device window - see Power Devices on page 187
• Power Device Sockets window - see Power Device Sockets on page 191
• Appliance cascade switches window - see KVM Switch and Cascade Switch Settings on
page 175
To initiate a name pull operation from a Units View window:
1. In a Units View window (see Accessing Units View windows on page 118), click the
checkboxes next to one or more units. To select all units on the page, click the checkbox
to the left of the heading at the top of the list.
2. Click Operations, then select Pull Names from Appliance from the drop-down menu.
3. The Multiple Unit Operations window will open, containing a link to the Operation
Results window; see Multiple unit operations from a Units View window on page 124.
Topology Synchronization
The topology synchronization operation updates the DSView 3 software database when a
change occurs in a managed appliance. Examples of changes are the adding/removing of an IQ
adaptor, cascade switch or power device.
Synchronization options include:
• Merge target device names - A target device that has connections to more than one
appliance managed by the DSView 3 software can appear as two different devices when
the appliances are added to the DSView 3 software database. For example, a server may
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