Working with Device Groups

This section provides the procedures to set up Device Groups.

• Adding Device Groups
• Modifying Device Groups

Adding Device Groups

Follow the procedure below to add device groups:

1. Go to CMDB and click Devices folder on the left panel.
2. Click + above the list of CMDB groups list.
3. In the Create New device Group dialog box, enter/select the information below:
   
   

   Settings	Guidelines
   Organization	Select the Organization.
   Group	[Required] Group name.
   Description	Description about the device group.
   Folders	Folder under Devices where the group has to be created.
   Items	Items to add under the device group.
   Selections	Click > to confirm the selections from Folders and Items.

4. Click Save.
   The new device group appears on the left panel.
5. You can also perform various operations by selecting the device/device groups and clicking the Actions button.

   Settings	Function description
   Change Status	Change status of the device to Approved or Unmanaged.
   Edit Location	Change the device location address.
   Change Organization	Change the Organization from the drop-down.
   Impacted Organization	Select the Impacted Orgs from the drop-down.
   Quick Info	Displays the quick information about the device.
   Device Health	Availability, Performance, and Security health reports for the device.
   Incidents Summary	Displays the summary of incidents associated with the device.
   Decommission	Decommission the selected device.
   Recommission	Recommission the selected device.
   Connect To	Connect to a specific Protocol or Port.
   Re-discover	Specify the Range Definition information to rediscover the device.
   Real-time Performance Metrics	Displays the real-time Performance Metrics of the selected device.
   Add to Watchlist	Add the device to Watchlist.
   Show Real Time Event	Opens a Real Time Search for the selected device.
   Show Historical Event	Displays the historical events under ANALYTICS tab. Use Actions tab on top-left corner to email, export, copy to a new tab or save results.
   Impacted Business Services	Displays the Business services that contain the selected device.
   All Event Group	Displays all event groups under ANALYTICS tab. Use Actions tab on top-left corner to email, export, copy to a new tab or save results.

Modifying Device Groups

Follow the procedure below to modify a Device Group:

1. Click Devices from the left panel and navigate to the device group.
2. Select the required change from the table below:
   
   

   Settings	Guidelines
   Edit	To modify any Device Group.
   Delete	To delete any Device Group.

3. Click Save.