Avocent SPC420 manual Automatic name pull, Automatic Name Pull Operation Effects Unit

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4.The Automatic Name Push Properties window will open. To enable automatic name push, enable the Push Names from DSView to appliances automatically checkbox.

To disable automatic name push, disable the Push Names from DSView to appliances automatically checkbox and go to the last step.

5.Enable the checkboxes for one or more appliance connection types. The name in the DSView 3 software will be pushed to the appliance if the target device has a connection that matches the selected type.

6.Click Save.

Automatic name pull

When automatic name pull is enabled, the name pull operation occurs automatically when an appliance name is changed.

Table 9.2: Automatic Name Pull Operation Effects

Unit	Effect
	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 pulled from the
	appliance to update the target device name in the DSView 3 software database.
Appliance serial ports	If the target device for the serial port in the DSView 3 software database has
	multiple appliance connections, the target device name will be pulled from one of
	the appliance connections (based on the configured connection type priority) to
	update the target device name in the DSView 3 software database.
Power devices	The power device name will be pulled from the appliance to update the power
	device name in the DSView 3 software database.
	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 pulled from the
	appliance to update the target device name in the DSView 3 software database.
Power device sockets	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 pulled from one
	of the appliance connections (based on the configured connection type priority) to
	update the target device name in the DSView 3 software database.
	If the target device in the DSView 3 software database has a single appliance
	connection, the name will be pulled from the appliance to update the target device
	name in the DSView 3 software database.
Target devices	If the target device in the DSView 3 software database has multiple appliance
	connections, the target device name will be pulled from one of the appliance
	connections (based on the configured connection type priority) to update the target
	device name in the DSView 3 software database.