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Avocent DSView - Rebooting; Upgrading Firmware

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240 DSView Installer/User Guide
Save or restore the database of local users
These tools are accessed from the Unit Overview window, which is displayed when you click on
the name of the managed appliance.
To access the managed appliance tools:
1. From the DSView Explorer window, click Units in the tab bar. Units will automatically be
selected in the top navigation bar and a list of links will appear in the side navigation bar.
2. From the side navigation bar, do one of the following:
•Click Appliances. The Appliances - All window will open. You may also click on a link
below Appliances to display only specific types of DS1800 digital switches, DSR
switches, CPS appliances or CCM appliances in an Appliances window.
•Click Topology. The Topology window will open.
•Click Sites and then click on a site link. A Units in Site window will open.
Click a custom field label and then the appropriate label that you specified for the
managed appliance. The Units in Custom Fields window will open.
If the managed appliance has been recently accessed, click Recently Accessed to display
the Recently Accessed Units window.
3. Click on the name of a managed appliance. Overview will automatically be selected in the side
navigation bar and the Unit Overview window will open. The tools will appear in the Tools
area of the window.
Rebooting
To reboot a managed appliance:
NOTE: To reboot a DSR switch, CPS appliance or CCM appliance, you must have Reboot Appliance access
rights. By default, users who are members of the DSView software administrators, user administrators and
appliance administrators built-in groups have this access right. See Changing Unit Access Rights on page 91 for
more information.
1. In the Unit Overview window, click the Reboot icon or link. A confirmation dialog box
will appear.
2. Click Yes to confirm. All active sessions will be disconnected.
-or-
Click No to cancel the action.
Upgrading firmware
To upgrade the firmware on a managed appliance:
NOTE: A valid Flash file must exist in the DSView software server’s firmware repository for the DS1800 digital
switch, DSI5100, CPS or CCM appliance or DSR switch to use this command. Optionally, one or more managed
appliances may be Flash upgraded as a task. See Managing Tasks on page 244 for more information.

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