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PerleVIEW Updates

PerleVIEW Updates

Menu Selection: PerleVIEW Updates

Required Authorization: PerleVIEW Administrator

PerleVIEW can be set to automatically check for firmware updates to itself. PerleVIEW can either notify the administrator that updates are available or automatically download the updates to the PerleVIEW server. After the software has been downloaded from the Internet, you can then update PerleVIEW by using the PerleVIEW Admin Utility. See PVAdmin (PerleVIEW Administrator) for more information.

Launching PerleVIEW Updates

Administration->PerleVIEW Updates

Working with PerleVIEW Updates

PerleVIEW Updates allows you to configure or view the following items;

zSet the frequency to check for software updates to PerleVIEW

zSelect action to take when a software update is available

zManually initiate a check to look for a software update

PerleVIEW Updates

Check the	This parameter defines how often PerleVIEW will check whether an update
Internet for	is available. By default, PerleVIEW will check for software updates every 7
updates	days.
	Valid options are 1 - 999 days.
Action	This parameter defines what action PerleVIEW will take if an update to the
	PerleVIEW software is found. By default, PerleVIEW will notify the
	administrator of any new software updates by updating the status in the
	notification bar. See Guided Tour of the PerleVIEW User Interface for
	more information on the notification bar. PerleVIEW can be configured to
	also automatically download updates to the PerleVIEW server. To apply
	these updates to PerleVIEW see PVAdmin (PerleVIEW Administrator) .

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Contents

PerleVIEW Device Management System User’s Guide PerleVIEW Table of Contents Tasks Task Results Task Results Cleanup Software Updates File Transfers Apply SettingsGroups Views Events Event Cleanup 100 Custom Event GroupsPerleVIEW Server Settings 101 PerleVIEW User Accounts 103 PerleView Software Update 125 Introduction 141 135139 140 Introduction User GuidePerleVIEW User Guide Layout Typeface Conventions PerleVIEW Features Prerequisites PerleVIEW Server RequirementsPerleVIEW Web Client Requirements Chrome 8.x or higher Safari 5 or higher Basic Concepts Guided Tour of the PerleVIEW User Interface Health Status Panel Health IconsNavigating the Options Entering a Licensing Key Help-License Licensing Information Online Help To Begin Installing PerleVIEW on your Server Button PerleVIEW is installing Installing PerleVIEW on your Server SQL Server PasswordAuthentication SQL Connection Parameters Network Default AutoDefault Connect Timeout Admin User Enable HttpDefault Port Enable Https Click the Finish button Logging into PerleVIEW Login Getting Started Wizard Discovering Devices Database User SecurityRequire users to Be defined HTTP/HTTPS Internet Connection Software Updates File Transfers RepositoryLocation Apply Settings Tftp ServerWindows Required Authorization PerleVIEW Administrator Working with Device OperationsDiscovering Devices Run Now Launching Discovering Devices Messages on Using UDP port Ports Add a Device Discovery TaskAdd Settings for All Discovery Tasks Default 3 seconds ValuesDefault Values Show All Devices Task Details/Last Run ResultsAll Results Target Results View Log Device Scripting Launching Device ScriptingDevice-Device Scripting Working with Device Scripts Targets Reboot targetTransfer mode Task Name Delete Manage Script LibraryImport Add Working with Restore Device List Backup/Restore Device ListLaunching Backup/Restore Device List Backup Now Backup/Restore Device List Launching Backup/Restore Device Configuration Backup/Restore Device Configuration Devices or by selecting a device group Working with Restore Device Configuration Reboot Task Details Devices with saved configuration Launching Device Settings Configure Device Settings Credentials Communities Login CredentialsSnmp Credentials Read Snmp Polling SSH Keys Custom Device Groups Protocol Settings Launching Groups Views Groups of DevicesHardware, and Events Chapter Groups Views Working with Device Views Devices -All DevicesAll Devices Telnet and SSH Protocols DeviceDetails Edit Credentials Device/s Select credentials to delete Snmp Read LoginAdmin Login Admin SSH Name Monitor EnableDevice Details Monitor Suspend Address User AccessHealth Details Level Device Details Hardware Preferred Name Device Details Hardware EditEdit Hardware Logs, views and reports Device Details Events Events Details Unacknowledged Device ProtocolsDevice Details Protocols Mark as Device Credentials SNMP, Icmp and Perle Discovery protocol Timeout Device Details Credentials Attempted Credentials Snmp ReadOverride Credentials Snmp Read Snmp Read/Write Device Details Tools Device Details Tools View Devices by Health View Devices by Subnets Factory Default Limited FunctionalityUnsupported firmware Device Not Configured Assign IP Address Successful Device Unsupported Firmware All Hardware Working with Hardware Views Hardware-All Hardware All Hardware Edit Specifying The Type Of Hardware To View Hardware-Ports Working with Event ViewsHardware-Management Modules Hardware-Media Converters Events-All Events Hardware Activities Collecting StatisticsLaunching Collecting Statistics Collect Totals Add a Statistics Collection TaskHardware Hardware Ports Edit a Statistics Collection Task Input Frames Output Packet Sizes Update Mode Edit Check for Firmware Update Launching Check for Firmware UpdatesCheck Now Internet Proxy Check Now Results Deployment Firmware Deployment Tasks Hardware-Deploying Firmware Working with Deploying Firmware Required Authorization Device AdministratorDeploying Firmware Launching Deploying Firmware MGT firmware Add a Deploying Firmware TaskManage Firmware Choose MCR Custom Hardware Groups PerleVIEW Common Tasks PerleVIEW Default TasksTasks Task Tasks Launching TasksTasks -Tasks Working with Tasks Last Run Results Task Results Task ResultsLaunching Task Results Task Task Results Working with Task Results Task Results Task Results Cleanup Launching Task Results CleanupTasks -Tasks Results Cleanup Task Results Cleanup Run Now Results Default 24 hours Launching Automatic Event Handling EventsEvents Automatic Event Handling Automatic Event Handling Working with Automatic Event Handling Send E-mail SourcesSend E-mail Send SMS Text Message via E-mail SubjectBody Send Tweet on Twitter CarrierSend Tweet on Twitter User Send Snmp Trap Host Port Community Mode Default Vc2Send Snmp Trap Message Global Settings Acknowledge EventAcknowledge Event Automatic Event Handling Event Filter Settings Launching Event Filter SettingsEvent-Event Filter Settings Custom Event Groups Event CleanupLaunching Event Cleanup Event-Event Cleanup Launching PerleVIEW Server Settings AdministrationAdministration PerleVIEW Server Settings PerleVIEW Server Setting Working with Server Settings PerleVIEW User Accounts Windows ModePerleVIEW/Windows Mode Authorization Rights Launching PerleVIEW User Accounts Add User PerleVIEW User Accounts Add Add Device Access Rule User Access LevelAdd User Group User Accounts Edit Edit User Add Device Access Rule Group User Accounts Delete Delete User PerleVIEW File Transfer Settings Launching PerleVIEW File Transfer SettingsFile Transfer Settings Windows network credentials that have rights to this path PerleVIEW Updates Launching PerleVIEW UpdatesPerleVIEW Updates Internet Proxy Button Results of Check Now PerleVIEW Audit Trail Log Launching PerleVIEW Audit Trail LogPerleVIEW Audit Trail Log Process ID Source TypeResult Index Use Proxy Server Administration-Internet Proxy ServerInternet Proxy Server Launching PerleVIEW Internet Proxy Server Launching E-mail Account Settings Mail Account Settings 117 Authorize User Click on the Twitter link Administration-Twitter Users Adding a Twitter UserTwitter Users Launching Twitter Users Success PerleVIEW Admin Utility Chapter PerleVIEW Admin UtilityLaunching PerleVIEW Admin Utility SQL Connection Connect to Network Protocol TCP Port Network Packet Connect TimeoutValues Default Default 15 second Default port Values Web ConnectionEncrypt Connection Verify SQL Connection PVAdmin PerleVIEW Administrator Start-All Programs-Perle-PerleVIEW-Uninstall PerleView Software Update 126 Operator Functions Minimum Run Authorization EveryoneGroups Creating Custom Views by Groups Launching Custom Device/Hardware/Events Groups ExampleCustom Groups Add Device Group Group View of BostonServers View of Hardware SFP Modules Add Hardware Group Add Event Group 133 View Group of Unacknowledged Events PerleVIEW Generated Events Event Information PerleVIEW Generated Events Event Severity Health Status Message Event Severity Health Status Message PerleVIEW Generated non Device Events MCR-MGT Management Module Traps PerleVIEW Event Remap MCR-MGT Management Module Events Introduction Device Scripts Introduction