Adding an Appliance
Once you have logged on successfully, the Appliances All screen will display all of the added devices and those available for adding in the DSView software.
To add an appliance:
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On the Unit Views page in the DSView software, click the Add button to open the Add Appliance wizard. Click Next to continue. |
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Select one of the following options: Add a single appliance or Discover appliances on the network from an IPv4 address range or from an IPv6 subnet. Click Next. |
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Depending on your selection in step 2, you will then either type your already configured IP address(es), or you will type the IP range in which to discover appliances. Follow the specific instructions on your screen, and click Next. |
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Once the appliance(s) have been found on the network, you may choose the following options on the Select Options page. |
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Select Enable Secure Mode to restrict access to the ACS 6000 console server for this DSView software installation. |
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Select Allow target devices with the same name to be merged into a single target device to allow multiple target devices with the same name to be merged. |
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Select Allow target devices that contain default names to be added for these types of connections to allow target devices with default names to be added, then select either or both of the connection type options (Serial and Power). |
Click Next.
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The Configure Serial Port page will appear. |
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For the Port Status, select either Enable all ports and set to CAS, or Keep current status. Serial ports must be enabled to communicate with connected target devices. |
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For the Port Authentication, select either Set authentication type of ALL ports or Keep current authentication. |
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If you chose to set the authentication type for all ports, select the authentication type you wish to use from the drop-down menu. |
Click Next.
NOTE: It is recommended that you change the factory default passwords to access the console server for administrator and root users.
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Once the console server has been added, select a configuration template to apply to the console server, or select None to skip this step. |
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Click Next, then click Finish to return to the Unit Views page. |