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5. If you enable the Allow target devices with the same name to be merged into a single target
device checkbox, the connection to a target device in the appliance will be merged with the
connection(s) to an existing target device in the DSView 3 software database.
6. If you enable the Delete Target Devices that no longer have connections checkbox, target
devices that no longer have connections will be permanently deleted from the DSView 3
software database.
7. If you enable the Add a target device to new connections checkbox, a target device in the
appliance will be added to a new unit (appliance, power device or cascade switch) connection
in the DSView 3 software database.
If you disable this checkbox, the target device in the appliance will not be added automatically
to a new unit connection in the DSView 3 software database. However, you can add it
manually; see
Topology view on page 86.
8. If you enable the Allow target devices that contain default names to be added for these type of
connections checkbox, you may then enable one or more connection type checkboxes. Any
target devices that contain default names in the appliance will be added to the DSView 3
software database only if the connection type in the appliance matches an enabled connection
type in this window.
9. Click Save .
Topology synchronization options in the Add Unit Wizard
The Select Options window in the Add Unit Wizard allows you to specify the access mode and
certain topology synchronization options.
• Enable/disable secure mode
• Merge target device names
• Default target names allowed for connection types
This window is described in Adding Units on page 95.
Each of these options has a default value, which you may change.
To change the default values of the options in the Add Unit Wizard:
1. Click the System tab.
2. Click Global Properties in the top navigation bar.
3. Click Wizard Defaults in the side navigation bar, then click Add Unit Wizard .
4. The Add Unit Wizard Default Options window will open.
5. If you enable the Enable secure mode checkbox, by default, the unit will only be accessible by
this DSView 3 software system. In non-secure mode, the unit may be added to multiple
DSView 3 software systems.
6. If you enable the Allow target devices with the same name to be merged into a single target
device checkbox, by default, the connection to a target device in the appliance will be merged
with the connection(s) to an existing target device in the DSView 3 software database.