Avocent SPC420 manual Target Device Naming, To change service options

152DSView 3 Software Installer/User Guide

To change service options:

1.In a Units View window containing target devices (see Accessing Units View windows on page 106), click on a target device name.

2.In the side navigation bar, click Properties, then click Services. The Unit Services window will open.

3.Click on a service name.

4.Enable the radio buttons to enable options, then click Save.

To remove support for a service on a target device:

1.In a Units View window containing target devices (see Accessing Units View windows on page 106), click on a target device name.

2.In the side navigation bar, click Properties, then click Services. The Unit Services window will open, listing the services that are supported.

3.Click the checkbox next to the services to be removed. To remove all services on the page, click the checkbox to the left of Service at the top of the list.

4.Click Delete. A confirmation dialog box will appear.

5.Confirm or cancel the deletion.

Target Device Naming

You can specify a fixed target device name for each port on an appliance. Up to 48 port names can be specified for a single appliance. The fixed name and location name are combined to create the target device name. See Unit Properties on page 139 for more information about location names.

Target device naming is a global system property and affects all DSView 3 servers in the system. Target device naming is not supported for all appliances; if it is not supported, the related buttons and links are not displayed.

To enable and specify fixed target device names:

1.Click the System tab.

2.Click Global Properties in the top navigation bar.

3.Click Units - Target Device Naming in the side navigation bar.

4.Select the checkbox under Target Device Naming to enable target device naming.

5.Select Target device name begins with the fixed name followed by the target device location if you want the fixed name to be applied as prefix to the location name.

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Select Target device name begins with the target device location followed by the fixed name if you want the fixed name to be applied as a suffix to the location name.

6.A list displays 48 ports and a Fixed Name field next to each port. Enter a unique target device name for each port.