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4. The Automatic Name Push Properties window will open. To enable automatic name push,
enable the Push Names from DSView to appliances automatically checkbox.
To disable automatic name push, disable the Push Names from DSView to appliances
automatically checkbox and go to the last step.
5. Enable the checkboxes for one or more appliance connection types. The name in the DSView 3
software will be pushed to the appliance if the target device has a connection that matches the
selected type.
6. Click Save.
Automatic name pull
When automatic name pull is enabled, the name pull operation occurs automatically when an
appliance name is changed.
Table 9.2: Automatic Name Pull Operation Effects
Unit Effect
Appliance serial ports
If the target device for the serial port in the DSView 3 software database has a
single appliance connection, the target device name will be pulled from the
appliance to update the target device name in the DSView 3 software database.
If the target device for the serial port in the DSView 3 software database has
multiple appliance connections, the target device name will be pulled from one of
the appliance connections (based on the configured connection type priority) to
update the target device name in the DSView 3 software database.
Power devices
The power device name will be pulled from the appliance to update the power
device name in the DSView 3 software database.
Power device sockets
If the target device for the power device socket in the DSView 3 software database
has a single appliance connection, the target device name will be pulled from the
appliance to update the target device name in the DSView 3 software database.
If the target device for the power device socket in the DSView 3 software database
has multiple appliance connections, the target device name will be pulled from one
of the appliance connections (based on the configured connection type priority) to
update the target device name in the DSView 3 software database.
Target devices
If the target device in the DSView 3 software database has a single appliance
connection, the name will be pulled from the appliance to update the target device
name in the DSView 3 software database.
If the target device in the DSView 3 software database has multiple appliance
connections, the target device name will be pulled from one of the appliance
connections (based on the configured connection type priority) to update the target
device name in the DSView 3 software database.