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2. Click Appliance Settings in the side navigation bar and then click Authentication Servers. The
Appliance Authentication Servers Settings window will open. To change information, type an
IP address, in standard dot notation (xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx), for up to four DSView 3 software
servers the managed appliance will use for authentication.
3. Click Save and then click Close. The Units View window will open.
To display version information for one or more managed appliances from a Units
View window:
1. In a Units View window containing appliances (see Accessing Units View windows on
page 88), click the checkbox next to the unit(s). To display information about all units in the
page, click the checkbox to the left of Name at the top of the list.
2. Click Operations, then select Show Versions from the drop-down menu.
3. A Multiple Unit Operation window will open, containing a link to view results; see Multiple
unit operations from a Units View window on page 92.
The results window includes the unit name, type and when the version information
retrieval began.
The Appliance Version field will contain the main firmware version; if a unit did not or cannot
report a firmware version, dashes are displayed.
The Boot Version field contains the boot firmware version. If a unit does not support a boot
version but has an appliance version, N/A will be displayed. Dashes will be displayed if a unit
does not support either appliance or boot firmware.
The Status field indicates the result of the display (for example, Show Versions complete or
Show Versions not supported).
To display version information for a managed appliance:
1. In a Units View window containing appliances (see Accessing Units View windows on
page 88), click on an appliance name.
2. Click Appliance Settings in the side navigation bar and then Versions. The Appliance Version
Information window will open, containing the following information:
• For DS1800 digital switches and DSR switches - application, boot and video FPGA
• For DSR switches (except the DSR4160 switch) - may include application, boot, video
FPGA, matrix FPGA, UART FPGA, digital/application, digital/digitizer, digital/FPGA
and OSCAR FPGA
• For DSI5100 appliances - DSI5100 application and boot versions
• For CPS and CCM appliances - bootstrap and application versions
3. Click Close. The Units View window will open.
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