User guide

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• Scan - A temporary non-exclusive DSView software session that displays connected tar-
get devices in a thumbnail viewer.
• Owner - Name of the user who launched the session, which may be a user, a local port user or
a user with a local user account.
• Preemption Level - Effective user preemption level for the user that is connected to the target
device session. See Preemption Levels on page 24 for more information.
See Using the Customize link in windows on page 15 for more information.
To display information about active sessions:
1. Click the Units tab.
2. From the side navigation bar, click Active Sessions. The Active Sessions window will open.
3. Click on the name of an active session in the Start-Date-Time column. The Active Session
Information window will open.
4. Click Close to close the window and return to the Active Sessions window.
To remove an active session from the Active Sessions window:
NOTE: Removing an active session from the Active Sessions window does not disconnect the session.
1. From the Active Sessions window:
To remove a single session from the window, click the checkbox to the left of the session.
-or-
To remove all active sessions from the window, click the checkbox to the left of Start-Date-
Time at the top of the list.
2. Click Remove. A confirmation dialog box will appear.
3. Click OK to remove the active sessions.
-or-
Click Cancel to cancel the action.
To disconnect an active session:
NOTE: This procedure is valid on the following managed appliances: DS1800 digital switches, CPS appliances,
CCM appliances and DSR switches.
A user or member of a user group may disconnect a session only if the Reboot Appliance and Disconnect
Sessions unit access right is enabled for that user/user group. See Changing Unit Access Rights on page 102 for
more information. Additionally, to disconnect a session, the user’s preemption level must be higher than the
preemption level of the active session user.
1. Click Units in the tab bar.
2. Click Appliances in the side navigation bar. The Unit Views - Appliances - All window
will open.
3. Click on the appliance name.