User guide

262 DSView Installer/User Guide
2. The Select Task to Add window will open.
a. Select Control power of Target Devices from the drop-down menu.
b. Type a 1-64 character name for the task.
c. Click Next.
3. The Select When to Run the Task window will open. Select a time to run the task (see
Specifying when to run tasks on page 257 for more information), then click Next.
4. The Select Unit Group window will open.
a. Select All Target Devices from the drop-down menu to configure the power control
settings on all target devices.
-or-
Select a particular unit group to configure from the drop-down menu. See Grouping units
by unit group on page 141 for more information.
b. Click Next.
5. The Select Target Devices window will open. The Available Target Devices list will contain
all target devices available in the unit group specified in the previous step.
a. Select the target device from the Available Target Devices list. Multiple target devices
may be selected by pressing
Ctrl or Shift while clicking on the target device names.
b. Click Add. The target device(s) will be moved to the Target Devices to Control list.
c. Click Next.
6. The Select Power Control Function window will open.
a. Select the power control function to be performed on the target devices:
• Turn Power On - powers up the specified target devices.
• Turn Power Off - powers down the specified target devices.
• Cycle Power - powers down and then power up the specified target devices.
b. Click Next.
7. The Completed Successful window will open. Click Finish. The Tasks window will open
including the new task.
Task: Exporting an event log .csv file
This task exports selected fields from the DSView 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.
You may also save an event log using the Export Event Log tool. See Using the Event Log Tool on
page 288 for more information.
To add the task:
1. In the Tasks window, click Add. The Add Task Wizard will appear. Click Next.