Users Guide

• Query Group: Groups that are dynamically defined by matching user-specified criteria. Devices in the group change based on the
result of devices that are discovered by using criteria. For example, a query is run to discover servers that are assigned to the Finance
department. However, the Query Groups have a flat structure without any hierarchy.
NOTE: Static and Query groups:
• Cannot have more than one parent group. Meaning, a group cannot be added as a sub-group under its parent group.
• When changes are made to a Static group (devices are added or deleted) or a Query group (when a query is
updated), the firmware/driver compliance of the devices associated with these groups is not automatically
refreshed. It is recommended that the user initiates a firmware and/or driver compliance for the newly added/
deleted devices in such instances.
NOTE: Creating more number of Custom (Query) groups in the device group hierarchy impacts the overall performance
of OpenManage Enterprise. For optimized performance, OpenManage Enterprise captures the health-rollup status after
every 10 seconds—having more number of Dynamic groups affects this performance.
On the All Devices page, in the left pane, you can create child groups under the parent Static and Query group. See Create or delete a
Static device group on page 40 and Create or edit a Query device group on page 40.
NOTE: To perform any tasks on OpenManage Enterprise, you must have necessary user privileges. See Role-based
OpenManage Enterprise user privileges on page 14.
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.
Related tasks
Delete devices from OpenManage Enterprise on page 43
Refresh the device inventory on page 45
Refresh the device status on page 45
Create or delete a Static device group
On the All Devices page, you can create or edit child groups under the parent Static group. To perform these tasks, you must have
appropriate user privileges. See Role-based OpenManage Enterprise user privileges on page 14.
1. Right-click Static Groups, and then click Create New Static Group. Alternatively, click the + icon, select Static Group, and click
Create in the Create Custom Group dialog box.
2. In the Create Static Group Wizard dialog box, enter a name and description 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 Finish.
The group is created and listed under the parent group in the left pane. The child groups are indented from its parent group.
NOTE:
You cannot add devices directly under Static Groups. You must create child Static groups, and then add
devices under the child groups.
To delete the child group of a Static group:
1. Right-click the Static group, and then click Delete.
2. When prompted, click YES. The group is deleted and the list under group is updated.
Create or edit a Query device group
NOTE:
To perform any tasks on OpenManage Enterprise, you must have necessary user privileges. See Role-based
OpenManage Enterprise user privileges on page 14.
1. Right-click Query Groups and then click Create New Query Group. Alternatively, click the + icon, select Query Group, and click
Create in the Create Custom Group dialog box.
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