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Once this task is added, you may run it on demand at any time; see Running tasks manually on
page 274.
To add the task:
1. Click the System tab.
2. Click Tasks in the top navigation bar. The Tasks window opens.
3. Click Add. The Add Task Wizard appears.
4. Select Pull Names from selected units from the drop-down menu. Type a 1-64 character
name for the task.
5. Select a time to run the task (see Specifying when to run tasks on page 262), then click
Next.
6. The Select Unit Group window opens. Select All Units or select a unit group, then click
Next.
7. The Select Unit window opens. Select the units to be included in the topology update,
click Add.
8. Click Finish.
Task: Update topology for selected units
Automatic topology synchronization (see Automatic topology synchronization on page 129) is
not supported on some units supported by plug-ins. To keep these units synchronized with the
Rack Power Manager software, you may instead schedule the update topology task.
This task updates the Rack Power Manager software database when a change occurs in a units.
Examples of changes are the adding/removing of a cascade switch or power device. This task
performs the same operations as the Resync Unit Wizard (see Resynchronizing units on page
257).
Once this task is added, you may run it on demand at any time; see Running tasks manually on
page 274.
To add the task:
1. Click the System tab.
2. Click Tasks in the top navigation bar. The Tasks window opens.
3. Click Add. The Add Task Wizard appears.
4. Select Update Topology for selected units from the drop-down menu. Type a 1-64 character
name for the task.
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