User guide
Unit Effect
Target devices
If the target device in the DSView software database has a single appliance con-
nection, the name will be pulled from the appliance to update the target device name
in the DSView software database. If the target device in the DSView software data-
base has multiple appliance connections, the target device name will be pulled from
one of the appliance connections (based on the configured connection type priority)
to update the target device name in the DSView software database.
Cascade switches
If the cascade switch in the DSView software database has a single appliance con-
nection, the name will be pulled from the appliance to update the cascade switch
name in the DSView software database. If the cascade switch in the DSView soft-
ware database has multiple appliance connections to the same appliance (a mul-
tiuser 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
software database. (Multiuser cascade switches are treated as separate cascade
switches by the appliance.)
The following sections describe how to change a unit’s Name in Appliance:
• Power device - see Power Devices on page 185
• Power device socket - see Power Device Sockets on page 189
• Cascade switch - see KVM Switch and Cascade Switch Settings on page 174
• Target device - see Target Device Settings on page 171
To enable or disable automatic name pull:
1. Click the System tab.
2. Click Global Properties in the top navigation bar.
3. Click Units - Synchronization in the side navigation bar, then click Auto Name Pull.
4. The Automatic Name Pull Properties window will open. To enable automatic name pull,
enable the Pull Names from appliances to DSView automatically checkbox.
To disable automatic name pull, disable the Pull Names from appliances to DSView
automatically checkbox and go to the last step.
5. For target devices that have multiple connections, you may set the connection type priority
by using the arrows to re-order the available types. This order determines which target
device name will be pulled from one or more appliances to update the DSView software
database. The name will be pulled from only one appliance.
6. Click Save.
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