Creating, editing, and deleting static groups

You can add, edit, and delete a group in Operations Management. You can also create a parent group and child groups under the parent group.

To create a static group

Perform the following steps to create a static group:

1. Go to Configuration > Groups and click action menu next to Group Configuration.

   Note

   The Create Group icon is visible only on the Manual Groups tab. You cannot perform add, update, or delete operations on synchronized groups because these groups are automatically synchronized from Infrastructure Management.

2. Click Create Group.
3. Because you are creating a static group, the Type field displays Static Group.

4. Specify information as per the following table:
   
   

   Field name	Description
   Group Name	A name for the group you are creating. The group name must be within 256 characters.
   Description	A brief description of what the group was created for.
   Parent Groups	If you want the group to be a child of another group, select the parent group. You can choose more than one parent group.
   Child Groups	If you want the group to be a parent group, select the child groups that must belong to this group. You can choose more than one child group.
   Assigned Devices	Select the devices that must be a part of the group. You can search for devices by entering a string in the Search for Device field and clicking Search. All devices that contain the string in their names are displayed. You can also select the Add All Devices check box if you want all the devices to be a part of the group. The devices that are displayed are streamed from Infrastructure Management and AppVisibility.
   Assigned Monitor Instances	Select the monitor instances that must be a part of the group. You can search for monitor instances by entering a string in the Search for Monitors field and clicking Search. All monitor instances that contain the string in their names are displayed. You can also select the Add All Monitors check box if you want all the monitor instances to be a part of the group. The monitor instances that are displayed are streamed from Infrastructure Management.

5. Click Save.

To update a static group

Perform the following steps to update an existing static group:   

1. Go to Configuration > Groups.
2. All the parent groups are displayed in the Group Configuration page. Expand the group name of the group that you want to update. If you want to update a child group, navigate to the child group name and expand it.
3. Click the action menu  next to the group name and select Edit Group.
4. Make the required update. You can add or remove parent groups, child groups, assigned devices, and monitor instances.
5. Click Save.

Related topics

Creating, editing, and deleting rule-based groups

Setting up groups for monitoring