Users Guide

On the All Devices page, in the left pane, you can create child groups under the parent Static and Query group. See Create a
Static device group on page 54 and Create a Query device group on page 55.
NOTE: To perform any tasks on OpenManage Enterprise, you must have necessary role-based user privileges and scope-
based operational access to the devices. See Role and scope-based access control in OpenManage Enterprise on page 15.
To delete the child group of a Static or Query group:
1. Right-click the Static or Query group, and then click Delete.
2. When prompted, click YES. The group is deleted, and the list under the group is updated.
Plugin Groups: Plugin groups are created when plugins such as Services, Power Manager Plugin are installed. Plugins, when
installed, have their own system groups and some plugins such as the Power Manager plugin allow user created Custom groups
under them.
Related tasks
Delete devices from OpenManage Enterprise on page 60
Refresh device inventory of a single device on page 67
Refresh the device health of a device group on page 61
Create a custom group (Static or Query)
On the OpenManage Enterprise > Devices(All Devices page), you can create static or query groups using the Create Custom
Group wizard.
To perform any tasks on OpenManage Enterprise, you must have necessary role-based user privileges and scope-based
operational access to the devices. See Role and scope-based access control in OpenManage Enterprise on page 15
1. To activate the Create Custom Group wizard, you can do the following:
● On the OpenManage Enterprise > Devices left pane CUSTOM GROUPS, right click or click on the three dot vertical
menu and click Create Custom Group.
● From the All Device page, Group Actions drop-down menu, click Create Custom Group.
2. On the Create Custom Group wizard, select from one of the following custom group:
a. Static Group.
b. Query Group
3. Click Create.
Depending on your selection (static or query), either the Create Static Group Wizard or the Create Query Group Wizard is
activated.
Once a group (static or query) is created, it is listed under the CUSTOM GROUP, Static or Query groups.
Create a Static device group
On the All Devices page (OpenManage Enterprise > Devices) you can create static groups using the Create Static Group
wizard. The devices in a static group remain static until the devices in the group are added or deleted.
To perform any tasks on OpenManage Enterprise, you must have necessary role-based user privileges and scope-based
operational access to the devices. See Role and scope-based access control in OpenManage Enterprise on page 15.
1. To activate the Create Static Group wizard, do one of the following:
● Under CUSTOM GROUPS, Static Groups either right click or click the three vertical dots menu, and then click Create
New Static Group.
● Click Group Actions > Create Custom Group > Static Group .
2. In the Create Static Group Wizard dialog box, enter a Name and Description (optional) for the group, and then select a
parent group under which the new static group must be created.
NOTE:
The static or dynamic group names and server configuration related names in OpenManage Enterprise must be
unique (not case-sensitive). For example, name1 and Name1 cannot be used at the same time.
3. Click Next.
4. From the Group Member Selection dialog box, select the devices that must be included in the static group.
5. Click Finish.
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Manage devices and device groups