Restoring A Managed Appliance User Database; Tasks - Avocent DSView 3 Installer/User Manual

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To save the user database of a managed appliance:
1. In the Unit Overview window, click the Save User Database icon or link. The Save Appliance
User Database Wizard will appear. Click Next.
2. The Type in File Description window will open. Type a description of the user database that
will be saved and can be used if you wish to restore the database, and then click Next.
3. The Completed Successful window will open.
4. Click Finish. The Unit Overview window will open.

Restoring a managed appliance user database

NOTE: You may not restore the user database of a DS1800 digital switch or DSR1161, DSR2161, DSR4160,
DSR800 switch.
You may restore the local user database of a DSR switch, CPS appliance or CCM appliance. To
restore the user database, a previously saved user database file must exist. See Saving a managed
appliance user database on page 275.
User database files are stored in the DSView 3 software server appliance files repository. You may
display the available database files by clicking the System tab, clicking Appliance Files in the top
navigation bar and clicking User Database in the side navigation bar.
To restore the user database of a managed appliance:
1. In the Unit Overview window, click the Restore User Database icon or link. The Restore
Appliance User Database Wizard will appear. Click Next.
2. The Select User Database to Restore window will open. Click the radio button to the left of the
managed appliance user database you wish to restore, and then click Next.
3. The Completed Successful window will open.
4. Click Finish. The Unit Overview window will open.
5. Reboot the managed appliance to enable the restored user database. See Rebooting on
page 272.

Tasks

You may add, delete and change tasks from the Tasks window. The Tasks window lists all tasks
configured in the DSView 3 management software system and allows you to manually run tasks.
To display the Tasks window:
1. Click the System tab.
2. Click Tasks in the top navigation bar. The Tasks window will open.
Customizing the Tasks window
The following fields may be displayed in the Tasks window: Use the Customize link to add or
remove fields in the display. See Using the Customize link in windows on page 12.