User's Manual

Creating a Custom Device Group

Description: The Add-CustomGroup command allows you to create a custom device group in the

device tree. If required, you can add devices to the group after it is created.

NOTE: Using OpenManage Essentials CLI, you can only create static groups which contain a finite

list of servers. You can create dynamic groups based on queries using the OpenManage Essentials

console. For more information, see Creating a New Group.

Commands:

• PS> Add-CustomGroup –GroupName <groupName>

• PS> Add-CustomGroup –GroupName <groupName> –DeviceList <DeviceList.xml>

• PS> Add-CustomGroup –GroupName <groupName> -Devices <comma separated list of

devices>

Examples:

• PS> Add-CustomGroup –GroupName MyServers –DeviceList .\Samples\devicelist.xml

• PS> Add-CustomGroup –GroupName MyServers –Devices PE2900-WK28-ZMD, PWR-

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Example of a DeviceList.xml file:

</DeviceList>

Adding Devices to a Custom Group

Description: The Add-DevicesToCustomGroup command allows you to add devices to an existing

group. To add the devices to the group, either use an xml file or list the devices and separate them using

a comma.

Commands:

• PS> Add-DevicesToCustomGroup –GroupName <groupName> -DeviceList

<devicelist.xml>

• PS> Add-DevicesToCustomGroup –GroupName <groupName> -Devices <comma

separated list of devices>

Examples:

PS> Add-DevicesToCustomGroup –GroupName MyServers –DeviceList .\Samples

\DeviceList.xml

PS> Add-DevicesToCustomGroup –GroupName MyServers –Devices PE2900-WK28-ZMD, PWR-

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Example of a DeviceList.xml file:

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