Users Guide

NOTE: To perform any tasks on OpenManage Enterprise–Tech Release, you must have necessary user privileges. See

Role-based OpenManage Enterprise–Tech Release user privileges.

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

Deleting devices from OpenManage Enterprise–Tech Release

Refreshing the device inventory

Refreshing the device status

Creating or editing 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–Tech Release user privileges.

1. Right-click Static Groups, and then click Create New Static Group.

2. In the Create Static Group Wizard dialog box, type the group name, and then select a parent group under which the new Static

group must be created.

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 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 group is updated.

Creating a Query device group

NOTE:

To perform any tasks on OpenManage Enterprise–Tech Release, you must have necessary user privileges. See

Role-based OpenManage Enterprise–Tech Release user privileges.

1. Right-click Query Groups, and then click Create New Query Group. For definitions about Static or Query (Dynamic) groups, see

Organizing devices into groups.

2. In the Create Query Group Wizard dialog box, type the group name.

3. Click Next.

4. In the Query Criteria Selection dialog box, from the Select existing query to copy drop-down menu, select a query, and then

select the other filter criteria. See Selecting a query criteria.

5. Click Finish. The query group is created and listed in line with the parent group in the left pane.

NOTE:

You cannot add devices directly under Query Groups. You must create child Query groups, and then add

devices under the child groups.

To edit a Query group:

a. In the left pane, right-click the child Query group and click Edit.

b. Alternately, click the child Query group in the left pane. The list of devices in the group is listed in the working pane. Click the Edit

link in the gray band that appears on top of the Devices list. The Create Query Group Wizard dialog box is displayed.

c. In the Create Query Group Wizard dialog box, type or select data as described earlier in this section.

Selecting a query criteria

Define filters while creating query criteria for:

• Generating customized reports. See Creating reports.

• Creating Query-based device groups under the CUSTOM GROUPS. See Creating a Query device group.

Managing All Devices