Performing basic device tasks
The basic tasks for devices include creating a device, deleting a device, and rolling out an agent.
To create a device
Devices can either be standalone or within a device group. If the new device shall be a standalone device, skip step 2.
To create a new device,
- Select Device Groups in the left window pane.
- Select the desired device group for the new device.
- Select Edit > Create Device
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The Properties dialog box appears. - Enter the desired data in the respective boxes.
Not all boxes can be filled in manually, such as assigning a specific functionality to the new device, for example, to make it a Patch Manager. - Click OK at the bottom of the window to confirm the data for the new device.
A new device with the specified properties was created.
To delete a device
Devices can be deleted from two different locations in the console:
- From any type of graph in the Device Topology
- From their device group under the Device Groups node.
To delete devices,
- Select either the Device Topology or Device Groups node in the left window pane.
- Find the device to delete in the hierarchy and select it in the right window pane.
- Click Edit> Delete
. - Find the device to delete in the hierarchy and select it in the right window pane.
- In the Confirmation window click Yes .
The selected devices are deleted immediately.
To rollout an agent
The BMC Client Management agent must not already be installed on the selected device(s) in order for this function to work. With an agent rollout, the BMC Client Management agent can be installed on one or more devices at a time. However, this function cannot be used to update an already installed CM agent .
To perform an agent rollout,
- Select Device Groups in the left window pane.
- Select the device group containing the desired device(s) in the left window pane.
- Select the desired device(s) from the list in the right window pane.
You can select multiple objects by either pressing the CTRL-key and selecting the desired objects, or by selecting the first object, pressing and holding the Shift-key, then selecting the last object. - Select Edit > Agent Rollout
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The Agent Rollout Wizard dialog box appears. - Follow the instructions in the wizard and provide the required information.
The CM agent rollout will be performed on the selected device(s).