Automatic Topology Synchronization - Avocent DSView Installer/User Manual

• Default target device names allowed for connection types - If a target device has a default
name, you may indicate that it can be added to the DSView 3 software database only if it
supports specific connection type(s) in the appliance - for example, KVM, serial or power.
• You may enable/disable deleting target devices that no longer have connections from the
DSView 3 software database.
You may enable or disable automatic topology synchronization. You may also control topology
synchronization manually by:
• Enabling or disabling options when the Add Unit Wizard runs.
• Enabling or disabling options when the Resync Wizard runs.
• Initiating a target device or cascade switch merge operation from a Unit Overview window.
• Initiate a target device merge operation from the Unit Tools window (see Merging target
devices on page 261).
• Initiating a cascade switch merge operation on two multiuser cascade switches in the same
appliance from a Units View window.

Automatic topology synchronization

To enable or disable automatic topology synchronization:
1. Click the System tab.
2. Click Global Properties in the top navigation bar.
3. Click Unit Synchronization in the side navigation bar, then click Auto Topology.
4. The Automatic Topology Properties window will open. To enable automatic topology
synchronization, enable the Update DSView with topology changes from appliances
automatically checkbox.
To disable automatic topology synchronization, disable the Update DSView with topology
changes from appliances automatically checkbox and go to the last step.
5. If you enable the Allow target devices with the same name to be merged into a single target
device checkbox, the connection to a target device in the appliance will be merged with the
connection(s) to an existing target device in the DSView 3 software database.
6. If you enable the Delete Target Devices that no longer have connections checkbox, target
devices that no longer have connections will be permanently deleted from the DSView 3
software database.
7. If you enable the Add a target device to new connections checkbox, a target device in the
appliance will be added to a new unit (appliance, power device or cascade switch) connection
in the DSView 3 software database.
If you disable this checkbox, the target device in the appliance will not be added automatically
to a new unit connection in the DSView 3 software database. However, you can add it
manually; see Topology view on page 86.
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