Avocent SPC420 Adding and deleting target device connections, To add a target device connection

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3.Click on a connection. The Appliance Connections - Rename window will open.

4.Type in new name for one or more items in the connection chain.

If you modify a name and the automatic name push feature is enabled, the new name will be pushed to the appliance, based on the configured push properties. See Automatic name push on page 126.

5.Click Save and then click Close. The Appliance Connections window will open.

Adding and deleting target device connections

To add a target device connection:

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

2.Click Connections in the side navigation bar. The Target Device Connections window will open.

3.Click Add. The Add Target Device Connection Wizard will open.

4.Select the appropriate target device connection type from the list.

5.Click Next. The Select Appliance with Available Ports window will open.

6.Select a managed appliance, then click Next.

7.The Select Available Connection window will open. Select a connection, then click Next.

8.The Completed Successful window will open. Click Finish. The Target Device Connections window will open.

To delete a target device connection:

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

2.Click Connections in the side navigation bar. The Target Device Connections window will open.

3.Click the checkbox to the left of the target device connection(s) to delete. To delete all target device connections on the page, click the checkbox to the left of Connection at the top of the list.

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

5.Confirm or cancel the deletion.

Merging virtual and physical target device connections

From the DSView 3 software, you can merge virtual device connections with physical target device connections. Merging the unit connections allows all possible actions to be available from a single view, while the physical and virtual target devices remain distinct entities within the DSView 3 database. For example, a MergePoint® service processor (SP) manager may be connected to a blade server that hosts an ESX Server. By merging the physical blade server connections with the virtual