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• Appliance Type: Appliance Type windows list all managed appliances of a particular type
(for example, DSR 1031 switches). The Appliance Type links in the side navigation bar are
listed under Appliances - All.
An appliance type will only be listed in the side navigation bar if an appliance of that
type has been added to the DSView software database and the user has access to it. For
example, if a DSR 1021 switch has not been added, that type will not appear in the
side navigation bar.
• Target Devices: If target device types have been created, their links in the side navigation
bar are listed under Target Devices - All.
• Unmanaged Appliances (for DSR switches only): Lists all DSR switches that have been
automatically discovered. These units will not be available from the Units View appliances
window until they are moved to the managed appliance list. See Managed Appliance
Status on page 168.
• Mixed Views: Mixed view windows may contain managed appliances, target devices or
both. Several links in the side navigation bar will open mixed view Units View windows.
• Recently Accessed - Units that the user has accessed most recently.
• Groups - Units that have been assigned to a personal or global unit group.
• Sites - Units that have been assigned to a site.
• Departments - Units that have been assigned to a department.
• Locations - Units that have been assigned to a location.
• Custom fields - Units that have been assigned to custom groups. These group names
may also have custom field labels.
See the Units View Windows on page 115 chapter for information about creating and
managing groups.
Topology view
Units View windows that contain managed appliances support a topology feature that can be
enabled/disabled. A topology view is a series of parent-child hierarchies. A parent is a managed
appliance; children can be target devices, cascade switches (with target device children of their
own) and power control devices (with socket children of their own).
When the topology feature is enabled in a Units View window that contains appliances, an
arrow will appear next to each appliance. This arrow can be used to expand (open) an
appliance display to list all the appliance ports. A Port column will be added next to the Name
column. The port value is the port number on the appliance (or “SPC” if a power device is
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