Avocent SPC420 manual Merging or splitting cascade switches, To merge or split cascade switches

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The merged target devices will contain the name of the first target device in the Target Device to Merge list. For example, if you are merging two target devices named TD1 and TD2, and TD2 is listed before TD1, the merged target device will be named TD2.

Click Next.

4.The Confirm Target Device Merge window will open. Click Next to confirm merging the connection paths into the specified destination target device. See Connections to Units on page 181.

5.The Completed Successful window will open.

6.Click Finish.

To merge target devices from a Units View window:

1.In a Units View window containing target devices (see Accessing Units View windows on page 106), select the checkbox next to the target devices that you want to merge.

2.From the Operations menu, select Merge Target Devices. The Merge Target Devices window opens.

3.Select the target devices to be merged from the Available Targets list. The merged target devices will contain the name of the first target device in the Target Device to Merge list. For example, if you are merging two target devices named TD1 and TD2, and TD2 is listed before TD1, the merged target device will be named TD2. The Connection Path(s) list displays the appliance and the specified destination target device.

4.(Optional) To merge target devices in a particular order, select one or more target devices in the Target Devices to Merge list and use the up and down arrows to move the selected target devices up or down in the listing. Once the order has been specified, select Merge missing properties to the target device based on the order of the devices in the “Target Devices to Merge” list.

5.Click Merge.

Merging or splitting cascade switches

You may use the Merge Cascade Switch wizard to modify the name/type of one or more cascade switches that belong to the same appliance in the DSView 3 software database. You may also merge or split two or more multi-user cascade switches from the same appliance.

To merge or split cascade switches:

1.In a Units View window containing cascade switches (see Accessing Units View windows on page 106), click on the cascade switch name. The Unit Overview window will open.

2.Click the Merge Target Devices icon or link. The Merge Cascade Switches Wizard will appear.

3.The Cascade Switch Configuration window will open. The Appliance Port column lists the ports in the appliance that are connected to cascade switches.