HP Device Manager 3.8 User Manual

Using the HP Management Console
Grouping Devices 71
Grouping Devices
Grouping devices according to specified criteria makes it easier for
administrators to manage them. Devices can be grouped automati-
cally according to any of their properties, or manually assigned to
groups in any way that is suitable for your requirements. Note that
you can also pre-assign the group to which a device belongs from the
device itself by editing its agent configuration settings.
Dynamic Grouping Dynamic grouping allows you to automatically group devices by
specific properties. For example, you could create a grouping
scheme that will group all devices by their CPU type or agent ver-
sion. You can specify more than one grouping property for a group,
and you can define up to six customizable grouping properties. Once
you have defined the properties associated with a dynamic grouping
scheme, all devices with matching properties will automatically be
assigned to the relevant group, including any devices added to
Device Manager in the future.
Defining a Dynamic Grouping Scheme
1 Display the View menu from the Console’s menu bar and select
Edit Grouping Schemes.