Users Guide

Group Information Panel
Group Information panel in the top right of group manager summary view shows a consolidated group summary. Current group
configuration can be edited from the Group Settings page accessible by clicking Group Settings button. It shows how many systems are
there in the group. It also provides the information about the Primary and the Secondary controller of the Group.
Group Settings
Group settings page provides a listing of selected group attributes.
Table 36. Group setting attributes
Group Attribute Description
Group Name Displays the name of that Group.
Number of Systems Displays the total number of systems in that group.
Created on Displays the time stamp details.
Created by Displays the details of Group admin.
Controlling System Displays the Service Tag of the system, that acts as the controlling
system and coordinates the group management tasks.
Backup System Displays the Service Tag of the system, that acts as the backup
system. In case the controlling system is unavailable, it takes up
roles of the controlling system.
Allows the user to perform actions listed on the table below on the group. A group configuration job would be created for these actions
(change group name, change group passcode, remove the members and delete the group). The status of group job can be viewed or
modified from
GroupManager > Jobs page.
Table 37. Group setting actions
Actions Description
Change Name Allows you to change the Current Group Name with a New
Group Name.
Change Passcode Allows you to change the existing group password by entering a
New Group Passcode and validating that password by Reenter
New Group Passcode.
Remove Systems Allows you to remove multiple systems from the group at a time.
Delete Group Allows you to delete the group. To use any feature of group
manager, the user should have administrator privileges. Any
pending jobs will be stopped in case the group is deleted.
Actions on a selected Server
On the Summary page, you can double click on a row to launch iDRAC for that server through a single sign on redirect. Ensure to turn off
the popup blocker in the browser settings. You can perform following actions on the selected server by clicking appropriate item from the
More Actions drop down list.
Table 38. Actions on a selected Server
Option Description
Graceful Shutdown Shuts down the operating system and powers off the system.
Cold Reboot Powers off, then reboots the system.
Virtual Console Launches Virtual Console with single sign on a new browser
window.
NOTE: Disable Popup blocker from the browser to use
this functionality.
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