User guide

When pull is ini-

tiated for one or

The effect is

Cascade switches

The cascade switch name will be pulled from the appliance to update the cascade

switch name in the DSView software database. If the cascade switch in the DSView

software database has multiple appliance connections to the same appliance (a mul-

tiuser cascade switch), the cascade switch name will be pulled from the appliance con-

nection with the lowest port number to update the cascade switch in the DSView

software database. Multiuser cascade switches are treated as separate cascade

switches by the managed appliance.

You may initiate a manual name pull from a Units View window and from the following

windows:

• Target Devices window - see Target Device Settings on page 171

• Power Device window - see Power Devices on page 185

• Power Device Sockets window - see Power Device Sockets on page 189

• Appliance cascade switches window - see KVM Switch and Cascade Switch Settings on

page 174

To initiate a name pull operation from a Units View window:

1. In a Units View window (see Accessing Units View windows on page 118), click the

checkboxes next to one or more units. To select all units on the page, click the checkbox

to the left of the heading at the top of the list.

2. Click Operations, then select Pull Names from Appliance from the drop-down menu.

3. The Multiple Unit Operations window will open, containing a link to the Operation

Results window; see Multiple unit operations from a Units View window on page 124.

Topology Synchronization

The topology synchronization operation updates the DSView software database when a change

occurs in a managed appliance. Examples of changes are the adding/removing of an IQ adaptor,

cascade switch or power device.

Synchronization options include:

• Merge target device names - A target device that has connections to more than one

appliance managed by the DSView software can appear as two different devices when the

appliances are added to the DSView software database. For example, a server may have a

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