User guide

Managing Plug-ins
After a plug-in has been added, you may upgrade it to another (generally, newer) version. You
may also disable a plug-in if necessary for troubleshooting, and then (re)activate it.
• You may initiate an action only for plug-ins on the DSView server you are currently
logged into.
• The plug-in must currently have an administrative status that allows the action (for
example, you can activate a plug-in only if its current administrative status is disabled).
Upgrading a plug-in
When you upgrade the existing version of a plug-in, follow the steps described in
Recommended Sequence for Adding/Upgrading Plug-ins on page 391.
To upgrade a plug-in:
1. Click the System tab.
2. Click Plug-ins in the top navigation bar. The Plug-ins window will open.
3. Click on the name of plug-in to be upgraded. The plug-in overview window will open.
4. In the DSView Servers area, click the checkbox next to the DSView server you are
currently logged into.
5. Click Upgrade. The Upgrade Plug-in Wizard will open.
6. Enter the name or browse to the location of the plug-in file, then click Next.
7. The Overview window will open. This window contains read-only information about the
plug-in. Click Next.
8. The Upgrading Plug-in page will open while the plug-in is being upgraded.
9. The Completed Successful window will open. Click Finish.
Disabling and activating a plug-in
When a plug-in is disabled, you cannot use any features and operations supported by that plug-
in. Appliances and target devices that were added to the DSView software system before the
plug-in was disabled will still appear in Units View windows, but you will not be able to
acquire status from those units, and links that initiate connections to those units will not be
available. You will not be able to add more appliances of that type until the plug-in is (re)
activated.
A disabled plug-in will remain disabled if the DSView software is restarted.
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