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Chapter 4: Managing Units 123
The types of managed appliances that may be added to the DSView software are predefined and
will appear beneath Appliances in the side navigation bar only if a unit of that type exists in the
DSView system and the DSView user has access to the unit. For example, if no DSR1021 switch,
CPS810 appliance or EVR1500 environmental monitor exists on your DSView system, these types
will not appear beneath Appliances in the side navigation bar. If a DSR1021 switch to which you
have access is added to the DSView system, a DSR1021 link will appear in the side navigation bar.
Clicking on the link will display the DSR1021 switch, as well as any other existing DSR1021
switches in the DSView system.
Target device types are defined by DSView users. If a type has been assigned to a target device, the
type name will appear beneath Target Devices in the side navigation bar. For example, if you
assign a type of Windows 2000 to three target devices, a Windows 2000 link will appear in the side
navigation bar. Clicking on the link will display the three target devices, as well as any other
existing target devices assigned a type of Windows 2000. See Modifying unit overview information
on page 147 for information on assigning a type to a target device.
Clicking Recently Accessed in the side navigation bar will display the Recently Accessed Units
window containing a list of units that have been most recently accessed by the logged in DSView
user, which is stored across DSView sessions for the DSView user. You may also click a link
beneath Sites or a custom field to display a list of units associated with the site or custom field.
NOTE: Sites and custom fields will not appear in the side navigation bar unless at least one site or custom field
has been defined, at least one unit is associated with the site or custom field and the DSView user has access to
the unit. See Managing Units Using Sites on page 296, Managing Units using Custom Fields on page 323 and
Modifying unit access rights on page 161 for more information.
A unit may be modified by clicking on its name. Links for items that may be modified will appear
in the side navigation bar.
The items available for editing will vary, based on the following:
• The type of unit that has been selected.
• The access rights specified for the DSView user on the particular unit. For example, if Config-
ure Appliance Settings is not specified for a DSView user on a particular managed appliance,
the Appliance Settings link and its sub-links will not be available in the side navigation bar.
The DSView user will not have access to any commands that allow modification of the
managed appliance settings.
See Managing Units on page 147 for information on modifying a unit.
The side navigation bar also contains the following three links that may be used to perform other
unit related tasks:
• Active Sessions - Click this link to access the Active Sessions window, which may be used to
remove or display information about target device sessions. See Viewing active session
information on page 213 for more information.