User guide

EXTREMEWARE ENTERPRISE MANAGER INSTALLATION AND USER GUIDE 5-15
ADDING DEVICES, DEVICE GROUPS AND PORT GROUPS
SmartTraps rules that tell the switch what status and configuration changes are of
interest to the Enterprise Manager.
CREATING A DEVICE GROUP
Device groups are sets of managed network devices that have something in common,
and that can be managed as a group. For example, devices might be grouped by
physical location, (Building 1, Building 2, first floor, second floor) by department
(engineering, marketing, finance) or by any other criteria that makes sense within the
managed network environment.
Every device belongs to one, and only one, device group. All devices become members
of a device group when they are added to the Enterprise Manager database, either
through Add Devices or as a part of the Discovery process. A device may then be
moved to another device group as appropriate.
To create a new device group, follow these steps:
1 Click the Add button at the top of the Inventory Manager main window.
Select the appropriate tab to display the Device Groups window, as shown in
Figure 5-10.