Avocent DSView 3 Switch User Manual


 
190 DSView 3 Software Installer/User Guide
To define custom fields:
NOTE: You must have Software Administrator or Appliance Administrator access to define custom fields.
1. Click the Units tab.
2. Click Custom Field Labels in the side navigation bar. The Unit Custom Field Labels window
will open.
3. In Label 1, type the 1-64 character name for the first custom field label. All first-level custom
fields for units will appear under this heading in the side navigation bar.
4. In Label 2, type the 1-64 character name for the second custom field label. All second-level
custom fields for units will appear under this heading in the side navigation bar.
5. In Label 3, type the 1-64 character name for the third custom field label. This custom field will
not appear in the side navigation bar, but may be displayed in the content area by clicking
Customize and adding the field.
6. Click Save.
The Custom Field Labels name will continue to appear in the side navigation bar until you
associate the custom label with a unit.
To associate a custom label with a unit:
1. In a Units View window (see Accessing Units View windows on page 98), click on a unit. The
Unit Overview window will open.
2. Click Properties in the side navigation bar and then click Custom Fields. The Unit Custom
Fields window will open.
3. In the first field, type the 1-64 character name to associate with the first label. You may also
leave the field blank.
4. In the second field, type the 1-64 character name to associate with the second label. You may
also leave the field blank.
5. In the third field, type the 1-64 character name to associate with the third label. You may also
leave the field blank.
6. Click Save and then click Close. The Appliance - All window will open. The side navigation
bar will include the names of the defined and associated custom fields.
Example: Custom fields
In the following example, a DSView 3 software administrator wants to examine a unit test
configuration. The units will be placed in one of two categories: an initial configuration or a final
configuration category. The administrator also wants to identify the unit’s managers. At the present
time, the DSView 3 software administrator has one DSR1021 switch and one EVR1500
environmental monitor to add to the test configuration category and one generic appliance to add to
the final configuration category.
1. First, the DSView 3 software administrator will define the custom fields.