Avocent SPC420 User Manual
126 DSView 3 Software Installer/User Guide
Automatic name push
When automatic name push is enabled, the name push operation occurs automatically when a name
is changed in the DSView 3 software.
is changed in the DSView 3 software.
To enable or disable automatic name push:
1.
Click the System tab.
2.
Click Global Properties in the top navigation bar.
3.
Click Units - Synchronization in the side navigation bar, then click Auto Name Push.
Table 9.1: Automatic Name Push Operation Effects
Unit
Effect
Appliance serial ports
If the target device for the serial port in the DSView 3 software database has a single
appliance connection, the target device name will be pushed to the appliance.
appliance connection, the target device name will be pushed to the appliance.
If the target device for the serial port 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).
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).
Power devices
The power device name in the DSView 3 software database will be pushed to the
appliance.
appliance.
Power device sockets
If the target device for the power device socket in the DSView 3 software database
has a single appliance connection, the target device name will be pushed to the
appliance.
has a single appliance connection, the target device name will be pushed to the
appliance.
If the target device for the power device socket in the DSView 3 software database
has multiple appliance connections, the target device name will be pushed to each
appliance for each appliance connection (for connection type(s) enabled in the
Automatic Name Push Properties window).
has multiple appliance connections, the target device name will be pushed to each
appliance for each appliance connection (for connection type(s) enabled in the
Automatic Name Push Properties window).
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.
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).
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.
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.)
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.)