Avocent DSView 3, Installer/User Manual

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270 DSView 3 Software Installer/User Guide
Before using the Import DSView 2.x Software Database tool
To use the Import DSView 2.x Software Database tool, you must create a backup of the database
using the DSAuth Migration Utility. The database is saved as a .zip file which may then be
imported into the DSView 3 software system using the Import DSView 2.x Database tool.
The DSAuth Migration Utility will shut down the DSView 2.x DSAuth service as it runs and will
restart the service upon completion.
To backup the database:
1. On the computer containing the DSView 2.x software database (that is, the DSAuth Server)
that you wish to migrate, insert the DSView 3 software CD. An autorun file will display the
DSView 3 management software screen.
2. Click Run DSView 2.x Migration .
-or-
If autorun is not enabled, type
<drive:>\Migration Utility\DSMigration.exe
, where <drive:> is
the letter of your CD-ROM drive. The DSAuth Migration Utility dialog box will appear.
3. Click Backup . The Save As dialog box will appear.
4. Select a directory and filename and click Save . The Status area of the DSAuth Migration
Utility dialog box will contain messages as the backup is created. A Finished message box will
appear when the backup is completed.
5. Click OK .
To import DSView 2.x software databases:
1. In the Units Tools window, click the Import DSView 2.x Database icon or link. The Import
DSView 2.x Database Wizard will appear.
2. Use the Browse button to locate the .zip backup file of the DSView 2.x software database you
created, then click Next .
3. The Select Import Options window will open.
a. Select Import DSView 2.x system settings and apply them to this system to allow the
following settings to be imported from the DSView 2.x software database migration file
into your DSView 3 software system:
• Whether connected users may be viewed. See Video Viewer session properties on
page 201.
• Whether connections are automatically shared when a KVM session is started. See
Video Viewer session properties on page 201.
• Whether polling is enabled or disabled. See To use unit status polling on page 84.
• The delay between polling cycles. See To use unit status polling on page 84.
• The retention time of the event log. See Changing the Event Log Retention Period on
page 300.