Users Guide

1. Right-click the Static child group, and then click Add Devices. For definitions about Static groups, see Organize devices into groups.
2. In the Add Devices to Group <name> dialog box, select the check boxes of devices that must be added to the group. The selected
devices are displayed under the All Selected Devices tab.
3. Click Finish.
The devices are added to the selected Static child group and displayed in the right pane.
To edit the properties of the Static child group, or remove devices from the Static child group:
1. Right-click the Static group, and then click Edit.
2. In the Edit Devices to Group <name> dialog box, edit the group properties, and then click Next.
3. In the Group Member Selection dialog box, select or clear the check boxes of devices that must be added or removed from the
group. The selected devices are displayed under the All Selected Devices tab.
4. Click Finish. The devices are added to or removed from the selected Static child group.
NOTE: This procedure is applicable only for modifying the device properties in a group. To remove a device from
OpenManage Enterprise or globally exclude a device, see Delete devices from OpenManage Enterprise and Globally
excluding devices.
Rename child groups of Static or Query Dynamic groups
1. Right-click the Static or Query group, and then click Rename.
For definitions about Static or Query (Dynamic) groups, see Organize devices into groups.
2. In the Rename Group dialog box, enter the group name, and then click Finish.
The updated name is listed in the left pane.
Clone a Static or Query Group
By using the Static or Query groups, you can classify your servers based on their use, configuration, department of use, customers, and so
on. You can add devices to Static and Query groups, and then edit, remove, delete, and clone such groups. To clone a Static or Query
group:
1. Right-click the Static or Query group, and then click Clone.
2. In the Clone Group dialog box, enter the group name, and then select a parent group under which the cloned Static or Query group
must be created.
3. Click Finish.
The cloned group is created and listed under the parent group in the left pane.
NOTE:
You can clone only the Custom groups. Must have the 'edit' and 'view' permissions. See Role-based
OpenManage Enterprise user privileges.
NOTE: You can add devices directly under the cloned Static or Query groups.
Add devices to a new group
1. In the working pane, select the check box corresponding to the device(s), click Add to Group , and then click Add to New Group.
a. In the Add Devices to New Group Wizard dialog box, type or select data. For more information about groups, see Device
Groups.
b. To add more devices to the group, click Next. Else, go to step 5.
2. In the Group Member Selection dialog box, select more devices from the Add Devices list.
After you select devices under the All Devices tab, the selected devices are listed under All Selected Devices. See Device list.
3. Click Finish.
A new group is created and the devices are added to the selected group.
NOTE:
For creating groups or adding devices to a group, you must follow the parent-child relationship of groups. See
Device Groups.
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