User guide

Manual name push
You may initiate a manual name push from a Units View window (see below) and from the
following windows:
• Target Devices window - see Target Device Settings on page 171
• Power Device window - see Power Devices on page 185
• Power Device Sockets window - see Power Device Sockets on page 189
• Appliance cascade switches window - see KVM Switch and Cascade Switch Settings on
page 174
To initiate a name push operation from a Units View window:
1. In a Units View window (see Accessing Units View windows on page 118), click the
checkboxes next to one or more units. To select all units on the page, click the checkbox
to the left of the heading at the top of the list.
2. Click Operations, then select Push Names to Appliance from the drop-down menu.
3. The Multiple Unit Operations window will open, containing a link to the Operation
Results window; see Multiple unit operations from a Units View window on page 124.
Manual name pull
Table 9.3 describes what occurs when a name pull operation is initiated.
Table 9.3: Manual Name Pull Operation Effects
When pull is ini-
tiated for one or
more:
The effect is
Appliance serial ports
The target device name will be pulled from the appliance to update the target device
name in the DSView software database.
Power devices
The power device name will be pulled from the appliance to update the power device
name in the DSView software database.
Power device sockets
The target device name will be pulled from the appliance to update the target device
name in the DSView software database.
Target devices
The target device name will be pulled from the appliance to update the target device
name in the DSView software database.
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