Operation Manual

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To
Do
Move one custom group to
another
Click Move to.
In the Move to group (p. 374) window, specify a group that will be a new
parent of the selected group.
Delete a custom group
Click Delete.
Deletion of a parent group will delete its child groups as well. Centralized
backup plans created for the parent group and inherited by its child groups
will be removed from all members of the deleted groups. The backup plan
that are directly created for the members will remain.
Refresh a list of groups
Click Refresh.
The management console will update the list of groups from the management
server with the most recent information. Though the list of groups is
refreshed automatically based on events, the data may not be retrieved
immediately from the management server due to some latency. Manual
Refresh guarantees that the most recent data is displayed.
Creating a custom static or dynamic group
To create a group
1. In the Name field, enter a name for the group being created.
2. Choose the type of group:
a. Static - to create a group that will contain machines added manually.
b. Dynamic - to create a group that will contain machines added automatically according to the
specified criteria.
Click the Add criterion and select the criterion pattern.
 Operating system
All the machines running the selected operating system will be members of the dynamic
group.
 Organizational unit (p. 373)
All the machines belonging to the specified organizational unit (OU) will be members of
the dynamic group.
 IP address range
All the machines whose IP addresses are within the specified IP range will be members of
the dynamic group.
 Listed in txt/csv file (p. 373)
All the machines that are listed in the specified .txt or .csv file will be members of the
dynamic group.
3. In the Group description field, enter a description of the created group.
4. Click OK.
Adding multiple criteria
Adding multiple criteria forms a condition according to the following rules:
a) All the entries of the same criteria are combined by logical addition (OR).
For example, the following set of criteria
Operating system: Windows Server 2003