Avocent DSView 3, Installer/User Manual

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To merge target devices:
1. In a Units View window containing target devices (see Accessing Units View windows on
page 88), click on the target device name. The Unit Overview window will open.
2. Click the Merge Target Devices icon or link. The Merge Target Devices Wizard will appear.
Click Next.
3. The Select Target Devices to Merge window will open. The selected target device will be
listed in the Target Devices to Merge list.
• To add one or more target devices to the merge list, select the target device(s) in the
Available Target Devices list, then click
Add . The target devices will be moved to the
Target Devices to Merge list.
• To remove one or more target devices from the merge list, select the target device(s) from
the Target Devices to Merge list, then click
Remove . The target devices will be moved to
the Available Target Devices list.
• To merge target devices in a particular order, select one or more target devices in the
Target Devices to Merge list and use the up and down arrows to move the selected target
devices up or down in the listing. Once the order has been specified, select
Merge missing
properties to the target device based on the order of the devices in the “Target Devices to
Merge” list
.
The merged target devices will contain the name of the first target device in the Target
Device to Merge list. For example, if you are merging two target devices named TD1 and
TD2, and TD2 is listed before TD1, the merged target device will be named TD2.
Click Next .
4. The Confirm Target Device Merge window will open. Click Next to confirm merging the
connection paths into the specified destination target device. See Connections to Units on
page 156.
5. The Completed Successful window will open.
6. Click Finish .
Merging or splitting cascade switches
You may use the Merge Cascade Switch wizard to modify the name/type of one or more cascade
switches that belong to the same appliance in the DSView 3 software database. You may also
merge or split two or more multi-user cascade switches from the same appliance.
To merge or split cascade switches:
1. In a Units View window containing cascade switches (see Accessing Units View windows on
page 88), click on the cascade switch name. The Unit Overview window will open.
2. Click the Merge Target Devices icon or link. The Merge Cascade Switches Wizard will
appear. Click Next .
3. The Cascade Switch Configuration window will open. The Appliance Port column lists the
ports in the appliance that are connected to cascade switches.