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Unit Effect
Appliance serial ports
If the target device for the serial port in the Rack Power Manager software database
has a single appliance connection, the target device name will be pushed to the appli-
ance. If the target device for the serial port in the Rack Power Manager software data-
base has multiple appliance connections, the target device name will be pushed to the
appliance for each appliance connection (for connection type(s) enabled in the Auto-
matic Name Push Properties window).
Power devices
The power device name in the Rack Power Manager software database will be
pushed to the appliance.
Power device sockets
If the target device for the power device socket in the Rack Power Manager software
database has a single appliance connection, the target device name will be pushed to
the appliance. If the target device for the power device socket in the Rack Power Man-
ager software database has multiple appliance connections, the target device name
will be pushed to each appliance for each appliance connection (for connection type(s)
enabled in the Automatic Name Push Properties window).
To enable or disable automatic name push:
1. Click the System tab.
2. Click Global Properties in the top navigation bar.
3. Click Units - Synchronization in the side navigation bar, then click Auto Name Push.
4. The Automatic Name Push Properties window will open. To enable automatic name push,
enable the Push Names from RPM to appliances automatically checkbox.
To disable automatic name push, disable the Push Names from RPM to appliances
automatically checkbox and go to the last step.
5. Enable the checkboxes for one or more appliance connection types. The name in the Rack
Power Manager software will be pushed to the appliance if the target device has a
connection that matches the selected type.
6. Click Save.
Automatic name pull
When automatic name pull is enabled, the name pull operation occurs automatically when an
appliance name is changed.
Table 10.2: Automatic Name Pull Operation Effects
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