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e. In Label 3, type Manager . This custom field will not appear in the side navigation bar, but
may be displayed in the content area by using the Customize link.
f. Click Save to save the changes.
Custom Field Labels will still appear in the side navigation bar because the administrator
has not yet defined any custom fields for the units.
2. A DSR1021 switch has been added to the system, but will need to go into a category named
Initial Configuration, since it has not yet been verified for the final configuration. The
administrator will associate the DSR1021 switch managed by John Smith to the custom fields
as follows:
a. Click Appliances in the side navigation bar. The Appliances - All window will open.
b. Click on the DSR1021 switch. The Unit Overview window will open.
c. Click Properties in the side navigation bar and then click Custom Fields. The Unit Custom
Fields window will open, including the custom field names defined in step 1.
d. In the Test Configuration field, type Initial Configuration .
e. In the Appliances and target devices field, type DSR1021 Switches .
f. In the Manager field, type John Smith .
g. Click Save and then click Close. The Appliance - All window will open. The side
navigation bar will now include Test Configuration instead of Custom Field Labels.
3. The test configuration will also include an EVR1500 environmental monitor that is managed
by Mary Jones. The EVR1500 environmental monitor has also not been verified for the final
configuration, so the administrator will include it in the Initial Configuration category.
a. In the Appliances - All window, click on the EVR1500 environmental monitor. The Unit
Overview window will open.
b. Click Properties in the side navigation bar and then click Custom Fields. The Unit Custom
Fields window will open, including the custom field names defined in step 1.
c. In the Test Configuration field, type Initial Configuration .
d. In the Appliances and target devices field, type EVR1500 Environmental Monitors .
e. In the Manager field, type Mary Jones .
f. Click Save and then click Close. The Appliance - All window will open.
4. The configuration of a generic appliance has been verified, so the administrator wants to create
a category named Final Configuration that will contain the final test units. The category will
contain one generic appliance managed by Tim Brown.
a. In the Appliances - All window, click on the generic appliance. The Unit Overview
window will open.
b. Click Properties in the side navigation bar and then click Custom Fields. The Unit Custom
Fields window will open, including the custom field names you defined in step 1.
c. In the Test Configuration field, type Final Configuration .
d. In the Appliances and target devices field, type Generic Appliances .