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4. Confirm or cancel the disconnect.
Connections to Units
The Connections link displays either target device or managed appliance connections.
• The Target Device Connections window lists all connections to the target device. You may
also use this window to add or delete a connection to or from the target device.
• The Appliance Connections window lists all connections from the managed appliance to
cascade switches or target devices. You may rename the units which are part of the connection
path through this window.
NOTE: Connections of EVR1500 environmental monitors and generic appliances may not be viewed.
Connection display format
Connections typically appear in a format similar to the following for connections to target devices,
cascade switches and power devices:
<Managed appliance name>(<Port>)
→
<EID Number>
→
<target device>
<Managed appliance name>(<Port>)
→
<EID Number>
→
switch one
<Port>
→
<target device>
<Managed appliance name>(<Port>)
→
<Power Device> (<Port>)
→
<target device>
<DSI5100 Appliance Name>(<Port>)
→
<target device>
The following examples illustrate typical connections that may appear in your DSView 3 software.
Example: Target device connections
In the following example, there are three target devices connected to ports 3, 4 and 8 of a DSR1021
switch named dsr-1021-huntsville. The DSR1021 switch ports are connected to the three target
devices using DSRIQ modules. The DSRIQ with an EID of 520255-044F6F is connected to target
device td-john, while 520255-03F757 is connected to td-mary and 520255-016BE0 is connected
to td-tim.
dsr-1021-huntsville(3)
→
520255-044F6F
→
td-john
dsr-1021-huntsville(4)
→
520255-03F757
→
td-mary
dsr-1021-huntsville(8)
→
520255-016BE0
→
td-tim
Example: Cascade switch connection
In the following example, an AutoView 200 1 x 8 switch is connected to port one of a DSR1021
switch named dsr-1021-huntsville, using a DSRIQ module with an EID of 520255-023FB7. Each
port of the AutoView 200 switch is connected to a different target device (520255-023FB701
through 520255-023FB708).