User's Manual
An appliance type will only be listed in the side navigation bar if an appliance of that
type has been added to the Rack Power Manager software database and the user has
access to it. For example, if a PM 3000 24 outlet switch has not been added, that type
will not appear in the side navigation bar.
• Mixed Views: Mixed view windows may contain managed appliances, target devices or
both. Several links in the side navigation bar will open mixed view Units View windows.
• Recently Accessed - Units that the user has accessed most recently.
• Groups - Units that have been assigned to a personal or global unit group.
• Sites - Units that have been assigned to a site.
• Departments - Units that have been assigned to a department.
• Locations - Units that have been assigned to a location.
• Custom fields - Units that have been assigned to custom groups. These group names
may also have custom field labels.
See the Units View Windows on page 109 chapter for information about creating and
managing groups.
Topology view
Units View windows that contain managed appliances support a topology feature that can be
enabled/disabled. A topology view is a series of parent-child hierarchies. A parent is a managed
appliance; children can be target devices, cascade switches (with target device children of their
own) and power control devices (with socket children of their own).
When the topology feature is enabled in a Units View window that contains appliances, an
arrow will appear next to each appliance. This arrow can be used to expand (open) an
appliance display to list all the appliance ports. A Port column will be added next to the Name
column. The port value is the port number on the appliance (or “SPC” if a power device is
attached to an SPC port on a DSR switch), the port number on a cascaded switch or the socket
number on a cascaded power device (for example, A1). By default, the topology view sorts by
the Port column. The Port column is sorted by type, number and then unit name.
Expanding and collapsing the display follows the same rules as the side navigation bar. If the
arrow is pointing right, clicking it causes the children to be displayed (expanding/opening the
item). If the arrow is pointing down, clicking it causes the children to be hidden
(collapsing/closing the item).
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