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IP address, in standard dot notation (xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx), for up to four DSView 3 servers the
managed appliance will use for authentication.
3. Click Save and then click Close. The Units View window will open.
To display version information for one or more managed appliances from a Units
View window:
1. In a Units View window containing appliances (see Accessing Units View windows on
page 98), click the checkbox next to the unit(s). To display information about all units in the
page, click the checkbox to the left of Name at the top of the list.
2. Click Operations, then select Show Versions from the drop-down menu.
3. A Multiple Unit Operation window will open, containing a link to view results; see Multiple
unit operations from a Units View window on page102.
The results window includes the unit name, type and when the version information
retrieval began.
The Appliance Version field will contain the main firmware version; if a unit did not or cannot
report a firmware version, dashes are displayed.
The Boot Version field contains the boot firmware version. If a unit does not support a boot
version but has an appliance version, N/A will be displayed. Dashes will be displayed if a unit
does not support either appliance or boot firmware.
The Status field indicates the result of the display (for example, Show Versions complete or
Show Versions not supported).
To display version information for a managed appliance:
1. In a Units View window containing appliances (see Accessing Units View windows on
page 98), click on an appliance name.
2. Click Appliance Settings in the side navigation bar and then Ver si ons . The Appliance Version
Information window will open, containing the following information:
• For KVM switches - application, boot and video FPGA
May also include application, boot, video FPGA, matrix FPGA, UART FPGA, digital/
application, digital/digitizer, digital/FPGA and OSCAR FPGA
• For serial console appliances - bootstrap and application versions
3. Click Close. The Units View window will open.
Managed Appliance SNMP Settings
This procedure is valid for supported KVM switches and serial console appliances. It may also be
valid for appliances supported by a plug-in; see the appropriate documentation.
The SNMP protocol is used to communicate management information between network
management applications and DSView 3 software managed appliances using TCP/IP and IPX
protocols. Other external SNMP managers (such as Tivoli® and HP OpenView) may communicate