Synchronizing The System Database - Avocent AMWorks Installer/User Manual

To remove an offline matrix switch:
1. Click Admin Tools - Offline Devices - Remove [Switch Type] from the menu bar.
2. In the Remove Device dialog box, select the matrix switch(s) you wish to remove and
click Remove.
3. Click Exit to close the dialog box.

Synchronizing the System Database

Once the system devices have been synchronized, they will maintain the sync state unless there is a
temporary network error. If this occurs, the status bar at the bottom of the AMWorks software
window will turn red, requiring that you re-synchronize the system database. You must perform
system synchronization in the following cases:
• After you have set up and configured the system for the first time.
• After you have either manually added or automatically discovered a new AMX switch.
• After you have physically removed (for example, powered down and removed) an existing
AMX switch.
• Once you have created user and/or server groups and then make user rights changes from an
AMX user station OSCAR interface.
• When user information has been modified, and/or user-to-server permissions have
been modified.
• There was a network error which prevented the modifications from successfully replicating
across the entire system.
NOTE: The indicator will be green when the system databases are in sync. If the indicator is red, the system
databases are not in sync and will have to be synchronized to restore system operation.
To synchronize the system database:
1. Select Admin Tools - Synchronize System Database from the menu bar.
2. In the Synchronize System dialog box, click Merge to merge all existing databases residing on
the system and redistribute the new database to all AMX switches in the system. See Merge
Synchronization mode on page 92 for more information.
- or -
Click Overwrite to overwrite the existing system database with a preselected (for instance, the
AMWorks software) database. See Overwrite Synchronization mode on page 92 for
more information.
3. Click Start to synchronize the system database. After the operation is completed, click Exit.
CAUTION: If you use the Overwrite option and specify an AMX switch database, you will lose the information
associated with any user and server groups that you have configured in the AMWorks software.
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