Dell KVM 1082DS - Manual (Page 11)

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Mouse" on page 107 lists the Explorer navigation shortcuts. Other components
also support full keyboard navigation in addition to mouse operations.
Target Device Naming
The software requires that each switch and target device have a unique name.
To minimize the need for operator intervention, the software uses the following
procedure to generate a unique name for a target device whose current name
conflicts with another name in the database.
During background operations (such as an automated operation that adds or
modifies a name or connection), if a name conflict occurs, the conflicting name
is automatically made unique. This is done by appending a tilde (~) followed by
an optional set of digits. The digits are added in cases where adding the tilde
alone does not make the name unique. The digits start with a value of one and
are incremented until a unique name is created.
During operations, if you or another user specifies a non-unique name, a
message informs the corresponding user that a unique name is required.
Target Device Name Displays
When a switch is added, the target device names retrieved from the switch are
stored in the software database. The operator can then rename the target device
in the Explorer. The new name is stored in the database and used in various
component screens. This new target device name is not communicated to the
switch.
Since the software is a decentralized management system, you can change the
name assigned to a target device on the switch at any time without updating
the software database. Each operator can customize a particular view of the list
of target devices being managed.
Since you can associate more than one name with a single target device - one on
the switch and one in the software - the software uses the following rules to
determine which name is used: