Chapter 24: Plug-ins

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3.To display information about one plug-in, click the plug-in name. The Plug-in overview window will open.

Information in the Overview area is read-only.

The DSView Servers table lists the status of the plug-in on each DSView 3 server. Each row includes the name of the server and the plug-in version plus the administrative and operational status of the plug-in on that server.

Table 24.1: Plug-ins Display Information

Field

Description

 

 

Name

Plug-in name, acquired from the plug-in.

 

 

Version

Plug-in version (on this server), acquired from the plug-in when it was added or

upgraded.

 

 

 

 

 

Same - The plug-in’s operational status, administrative status and version is the

Overall Status

 

same on all DSView 3 servers.

Mixed - The plus-in’s operational status, administrative status and version is not

 

 

 

the same on all DSView 3 servers.

 

 

 

Administrative status on this server. Valid values are:

 

DSView server not responding - (This value is valid only when a single plug-in

 

 

has been selected.) The DSView 3 software could not obtain plug-in status on

 

 

this server.

 

 

To examine server status, click the System tab, then DSView Server in the top

 

 

navigation bar. If you are on a hub server, click Spoke Servers in the side

 

 

navigation bar and then select the appropriate server. If you are on a spoke

 

 

server, click Hub Server in the side navigation bar.

Administrative Status

Replication needed - The plug-in has been added, but replication is required

 

 

before the plug-in can be used.

 

Active - The plug-in is registered and operational.

 

Disabled - The plug-in has been disabled.

 

Not installed - The plug-in has not been added to this server. If the DSView 3

 

 

software can obtain information from the status service about this plug-in (from

 

 

other servers where it is installed), the Name field will contain the plug-in’s

 

 

name. If the status service does not provide this information, the Name field will

 

 

contain the plug-in’s domain and ID.

 

 

 

Operational status on this server. Valid values are:

 

Inactive - The plug-in is not running.

Operational Status

Active - The plug-in is running.

Initializing - The plug-in is starting up.

 

 

Shutting down - The plug-in is stopping.

 

Upgrading - The plug-in is in the upgrade process.

Detailed Operational

Detailed status acquired from the plug-in.

Status *

 

 

 

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Avocent SPC420 Plug-ins Display Information Field Description, Administrative status on this server. Valid values are