Avocent DSView 3, Installer/User Manual

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Chapter 4: Managing Units 105
To enable or disable automatic name push:
1. Click the System tab.
2. Click Global Properties in the top navigation bar.
3. Click Unit Synchronization in the side navigation bar, then click Auto Name Push .
4. The Automatic Name Push Properties window will open. To enable automatic name push,
enable the
Push Names from DSView to appliances automatically checkbox.
To disable automatic name push, disable the Push Names from DSView to appliances
automatically checkbox and go to the last step.
5. Enable the checkboxes for one or more appliance connection types. The name in the DSView 3
software will be pushed to the appliance if the target device has a connection that matches the
selected type.
6. Click Save .
Target devices
If the target device in the DSView 3 software database has a single appliance
connection, the target device name will be pushed to the appliance.
If the target device in the DSView 3 software database has multiple appliance
connections, the target device name will be pushed to the appliance for each
appliance connection (for connection type(s) enabled in the Automatic Name Push
Properties window).
Cascade switches
If the cascade switch in the DSView 3 software database has a single appliance
connection, the name will be pulled from the appliance to update the cascade switch
name in the DSView 3 software database.
If the cascade switch in the DSView 3 software database has multiple appliance
connections to the same appliance (a multiuser cascade switch), the cascade switch
name will be pulled from the appliance connection with the lowest port number to
update the cascade switch in the DSView 3 software database. (Multiuser cascade
switches are treated as separate cascade switches by the appliance.)
Table 4.3: Automatic Name Push Operation Effects (Continued)
Pull is initiated for Effect