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4 AVWorks Installer/User Guide
name will be stored in the database and used in various AVWorks component screens. This new
device name will not be communicated to the appliance.
Since AVWorks software is a decentralized management system, the name assigned to a device on
the appliance may be changed at any time without updating the AVWorks software database. This
feature allows each operator to customize a particular AVWorks software view of the list of
devices being managed.
Since there may be more than one name associated with a single device - one on the appliance and
one in AVWorks software - AVWorks software uses the following rules to determine which name
is displayed:
•
The Explorer will only show the devices listed in its database, with the name specified in the
database. In other words, the Explorer will not talk to the appliance to obtain device information.
• The AMP will display information retrieved from the appliance, except where noted.
• The Resync Wizard (which is used to resynchronize device lists in the AMP) will overwrite
locally-defined device names only if the appliance device name has been changed from the
default value. Non-default device names that are read from the appliance during a resynchroni-
zation are allowed to override the locally-defined names.
Sorting
In certain displays, an AVWorks software component will display a list of items with columns of
information about each item. If a column header contains an arrow, you may sort the display by that
column in ascending or descending order.
To sort a display by a column header:
Click the arrow in a column header. The items in the list will be sorted according to that column.
An upward-pointing arrow indicates the list is sorted by that column header in ascending order. A
downward-pointing arrow indicates the list is sorted by that column header in descending order.
Managing multiple connections
A device that has connections to more than one appliance managed by AVWorks software will
usually appear as two different devices in the AVWorks Explorer when appliances are initially
discovered. For example, a server may have a serial console port connected to a CCM appliance,
which is used during the boot process. The same server may also have a KVM connection to an
AVR switch that is accessible after the server is up and running.
You may configure such a device to appear only once, and the Explorer will then provide the valid
connection methods for accessing the device (for example, the
Connect Video and Connect Serial
task buttons).
To rename the device locally:
1. Using the CCM appliance serial CLI , issue a Port Set command with the Name parameter.
-or-
Using the AVR OSCAR
®
interface, configure the device name with the Names dialog box.