User guide
Customizing the Target Devices window
The following fields may be displayed in the Target Devices window. Use the Customize link
to add or remove fields in the display. See Using the Customize link in windows on page 30.
• Name in Appliance - Name of the target device in the appliance.
• Name in DSView - Name of the target device in the DSView software database.
• Connection - Connection path to the target device in the appliance.
To change the appliance name for a target device:
1. In a Units View window containing appliances, click on the name of an appliance.
2. Click Appliance Settings in the side navigation bar, then click Target Devices.
3. The Target Devices window will open. Click on a target device name.
4. Change the appliance name for the target device. If the automatic name pull feature is
enabled, see Automatic name pull on page 143 for the effect.
Target Device Naming
You can specify a fixed target device name for each port on an appliance. Up to 48 port names
can be specified for a single appliance. The fixed name and location name are combined to
create the target device name. See Unit Properties on page 158 for more information about
location names.
Target device naming is a global system property and affects all DSView servers in the system.
Target device naming is not supported for all appliances; if it is not supported, the related
buttons and links are not displayed.
To enable and specify fixed target device names:
1. Click the System tab.
2. Click Global Properties in the top navigation bar.
3. Click Units - Target Device Naming in the side navigation bar.
4. Select the checkbox under Target Device Naming to enable target device naming.
5. Select Target device name begins with the fixed name followed by the target device
location if you want the fixed name to be applied as prefix to the location name.
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Select Target device name begins with the target device location followed by the fixed
name if you want the fixed name to be applied as a suffix to the location name.
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