Merging target device endpoints – Avocent Network Device SPC420 User Manual

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To merge target devices:

1.

Click the Units tab.

2.

Click Tools in the side navigation bar. The Unit Tools window will open.

3.

Click the Merge Target Devices icon or link. The Merge Target Devices Wizard will appear.

4.

The Select Target Devices to Merge window will open.

To add one or more target devices to the merge list, select the target device(s) in the
Available Target Devices list, then click Add. The target devices will be moved to the
Target Devices to Merge list.

To remove one or more target devices from the merge list, select the target device(s) from
the Target Devices to Merge list, then click Remove. The target devices will be moved to
the Available Target Devices list.

To merge target devices in a particular order, select one or more target devices in the
Target Devices to Merge list and use the up and down arrows to move the selected target
devices up or down in the listing. Once the order has been specified, select Merge missing
properties to the target device based on the order of the devices in the “Target Devices to
Merge” list
.

The merged target devices will contain the name of the first target device in the Target
Device to Merge list. For example, if you are merging two target devices named TD1 and
TD2, and TD2 is listed before TD1, the merged target device will be named TD2.

Click Next.

5.

The Confirm Target Device Merge window will open. Click Next to confirm merging the
connection paths into the specified destination target device. See Connections to Units on
page 181.

6.

The Completed Successful window will open.

7.

Click Finish. The Units Tools window will open.

Merging target device endpoints

As an alternative to merging target device connections one at a time, the Merge Target EndPoints
Wizard allows you to simultaneously merge multiple target devices and power outlets. The target
device endpoint is defined as the target device or power outlet at the end of the connection path. For
more information about connections, see Connections to Units on page 181.

To merge target device endpoints:

1.

Click the Units tab.

2.

Click Tools in the side navigation bar. The Unit Tools window will open.

3.

Click the Merge Target EndPoints icon or link. The Merge Target EndPoints window will
appear.

4.

From the Available Power Devices list, select the power devices that contain power
connections to be merged with target devices and click Add.

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