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3.Type a 1-32 character name. You can use embedded spaces but not leading or trailing spaces. (This name is local to the software database; the KVM switch database might contain a different name for this unit.)

4.Click OK.

For a unit Type, Site, Department or Folder, you cannot use duplicate names, including the KVM server module name with different cases, with two exceptions: department names can be duplicated on different sites and folder names can be duplicated on different levels.

Target device naming

The software requires each KVM switch and target device to have a unique name. To minimize the need for operator intervention, the software generates a unique name for a target device whose current name conflicts with another name in the database.

During background operations (such as an automated operation that adds or modifies a name or connection), if a name conflict occurs, the conflicting name is automatically made unique. This is done by appending a tilde (~) followed by a set of digits, if the digits are added in cases where adding the tilde alone does not make the name unique. The digits start with a value of one and are increased until a unique name is created.

During operations, if you specify an existing name, a message informs you that a unique name is required.

Target device name displays

When a KVM switch is added, the target device names retrieved from the KVM switch are stored in the software database. The operator can then rename a target device in the Network Access Software. The new name is stored in the database and used in various component screens. This new target device name is not communicated to the KVM switch.

Since the software is a decentralized management system, you can change the name assigned to a target device on the KVM switch at any time without updating the software database. Each operator can customize a unique view of the list of target devices being managed.

Since you can associate more than one name with a single target device - one on the KVM switch and one in the software - the software uses the following rule to determine which name is used:

•The Network Access Software only shows the target devices listed in its database, with the name specified in the database. The Network Access Software does not obtain target-device information from the KVM switch.

Sorting

In certain displays, the software component displays a list of items with columns of information about each item. If a column header contains an arrow, you can sort the list by that column in ascending or descending order.