User guide

10 DSView Installer/User Guide
Available
Available ports and SPC device outlets that are powered are highlighted in green. DS users may
connect to ports in any mode desired.
In use
A port that is in use will be highlighted in yellow. The usage state of any CPS800 appliances or
CPS1600 appliances is not available and will appear as Unknown.
When a DS appliance or DSR switch port is in use, DS users may only connect through sharing.
More details on sharing are available later in this chapter.
NOTE: CPS810 appliance and CPS1610 appliance ports cannot be shared.
Blocked
Blocked ports will have a red icon covered by a red “X.” No additional DS users may connect to
this port or channel in any mode. DS users with Administrator privileges may terminate the session.
For more information, see Chapter 5.
Not powered
Ports that are not powered will have a grey icon covered by a black “X.” SPC device outlets that are
not powered will have a shaded icon covered by a black “X.” The usage state of any CPS800
appliance or CPS1600 appliance is not available and will appear as Unknown.
Port status reporting can be toggled if polling has been enabled in the DSView management
software by selecting File - Enable Port Status Polling from the DSView management software
window or selecting File - Enable Port Status from the DSWebview software window. If there is
no check mark beside this menu option, the DSView management software will not request the port
status information from the DSAuth Server. DS users may still get a snapshot of port status by
selecting the View - Refresh command or clicking the Refresh toolbar icon. See Chapter 4 for
information on enabling polling.
The OnBackup status bar indicator
When the DSView management software is communicating with its assigned primary DSAuth
Server, that server name will appear in a status window. If the DSView management software is
unable to communicate with the primary DSAuth Server, it will attempt to communicate with the
backup DSAuth Server. If the DSView management software is communicating with a backup
DSAuth Server, the server’s name will appear highlighted in yellow.
NOTE: When the DSView management software is communicating with the backup DSAuth Server, it is working
in a degraded mode. The backup DSAuth Server allows only View operations and does not allow any
modifications to the tree, properties or permissions settings. When the DSView management software is using a
backup DSAuth Server, the OnBackup status bar will turn yellow.