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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 pulled from the
appliance to update the target device name in the Rack Power Manager software
database. If the target device for the serial port in the Rack Power Manager software
database has multiple appliance connections, the target device name will be pulled
from one of the appliance connections (based on the configured connection type pri-
ority) to update the target device name in the Rack Power Manager software data-
base.
Power devices
The power device name will be pulled from the appliance to update the power device
name in the Rack Power Manager software database.
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 pulled
from the appliance to update the target device name in the Rack Power Manager
software database. If the target device for the power device socket in the Rack
Power Manager software database has multiple appliance connections, the target
device name will be pulled from one of the appliance connections (based on the con-
figured connection type priority) to update the target device name in the Rack Power
Manager software database.
The following sections describe how to change a unit’s Name in Appliance:
• Power device - see Power Devices on page 157
• Power device socket - see Power Device Sockets on page 160
To enable or disable automatic name pull:
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 Pull.
4. The Automatic Name Pull Properties window will open. To enable automatic name pull,
enable the Pull Names from appliances to Rack Power Manager automatically checkbox.
To disable automatic name pull, disable the Pull Names from appliances to Rack
Power Manager automatically checkbox and go to the last step.
5. For target devices that have multiple connections, you may set the connection type priority
by using the arrows to re-order the available types. This order determines which target
device name will be pulled from one or more appliances to update the Rack Power
Manager software database. The name will be pulled from only one appliance.
6. Click Save.
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