Users Guide

Adding or editing devices in a Static child group
By using the Static child groups, you can classify your servers based on their use, configuration, department of use, customers,
and so on. You can add or remove devices to the child groups, and then edit, remove, delete, and clone such groups.
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 the Static child group, and then click Add Devices. For definitions about Static groups, see Organize devices into
groups on page 34.
2. In the Add Devices to New Group Wizard 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 on page 42 and
Globally excluding devices on page 111.
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 on page 34.
2. In the Rename Group dialog box, enter a new name for the group, 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 a name and description for the group, 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 on page 14.
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.
Managing devices
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