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2. Click Tasks in the top navigation bar. The Tasks window will open.
3. Click Add. The Add Task Wizard will appear.
4. Select Control power of Target Devices from the drop-down menu. Type a 1-64 character
name for the task.
5. Select a time to run the task (see Specifying when to run tasks on page 364), then click
Next.
6. The Select Unit Group window will open. Select All Target Devices to configure the
power control settings on all target devices or select a particular unit group to configure.
See Unit Groups on page 239. Then click Next.
7. The Select Target Devices window will open. Select one or more target devices in the
Available Target Devices list, then click Add. The target device(s) will be moved to the
Target Devices to Control list. Then click Next.
8. The Select Power Control Function window will open. Select the power control function to
be performed on the target devices, and then click Next.
Turn Power On - powers up the specified target devices.
Turn Power Off - powers down the specified target devices.
Cycle Power - powers down and then powers up the specified target devices.
9. Click Finish.
Task: Exporting an event log .csv file
This task exports selected fields from the DSView 3 software system event log to a .csv file.
The exported event log may be stored on a local or network drive. The event log is named
eventlog.csv by default, but you may also append the date and time to the end of the event log.
The output .csv file may be viewed in a text editor or spreadsheet application, such as
Microsoft Excel.
Once this task is added, you may run it on demand at any time; see Running tasks manually on
page 382. You may also save an event log using the Export Event Log tool. See Creating an
Event Log .csv File on page 396.
To add the task:
1. Click the System tab.
2. Click Tasks in the top navigation bar. The Tasks window will open.
3. Click Add. The Add Task Wizard will appear.
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