Avocent DSView 3, Installer/User Manual

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Chapter 4: Managing Units 103
available from a Units View window that has the topology view enabled. See Topology view on
page 86.
To add a power device, see Power devices on page 142. To add BMCs, see Adding BMCs for use
with a DSI5100 appliance on page 249.
To add a target device:
1. In a Units View window containing target devices (see Accessing Units View windows on
page 88), click Add . If you are in a target device view window, the Add Target Device Wizard
will open. If you are in a mixed view window, the Add Unit Wizard will open. Click Next .
2. If you were in a mixed view window when you clicked Add , the Select Add Unit Procedure
window will open. Click Add a single target device . Click Next .
If you were in a target device view window when you clicked Add , go to the next step.
3. The Type in Device Settings window will open, where you may enter optional information:
name, address or fully qualified domain name, Telnet port and web browser URL.
4. Click Next . The Completed Successful window will open.
5. Click Finish.
Deleting Units
When you delete a unit, it is removed from the DSView 3 software database, and all associated
connections will also be deleted.
You may also choose to delete target devices that are no longer connected when you run the Resync
Wizard; see
Topology synchronization options in the Resync Wizard on page 111.
To delete a power device, see Power devices on page 142.
To delete a unit:
1. In a Units View window (see Accessing Units View windows on page 88), click the checkbox
next to the unit name. To delete all units on the page, click the checkbox to the left of Name at
the top of the list.
2. Click Delete . You are prompted to confirm the deletion.
3. Confirm or cancel the deletion.
Name Synchronization
Units and connections in the DSView 3 software system have a “Name in DSView”, which is the
name stored in the DSView 3 software database. Some units (appliance serial ports, cascade
switches, target devices, power devices and power device sockets) may also have an “Name in
Appliance,” which is the name stored in the managed appliance.