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Creating a Smart Server Group

Smart client computer groups are created using predefined rules. Based on these rules, existing or new client computers are automatically added to the Smart client computer group. Clients are automatically removed from a Smart client computer group if they no longer meet the criteria defined in the rules.

Note

A Smart client computer group can also be automatically created when a new organization is created. For more information, see Creating an Organization.

Before You Begin

If you select Clients of User, then the user defined in the scope, must have the following permissions:

  • The Agent Management permission on the client computers that will be automatically added to the Smart client computer group.

  • If the user does not have permission on a client computer, the client computer is not added to the Smart client computer group even if it meets the criteria defined in the rules.

    For the permissions needed to add client computers to or remove client computers from a client computer group, see User Security Permissions and Permitted Actions by Feature.

Procedure

  1. From the CommCell Browser, right-click Client Computer Groups and then click New Group.

    The Create New Client Group dialog box appears.

  2. In the Group Name box, type a name for the group, and in the Description box, type a brief description.

  3. Select the Automatic Association check box.

  4. In the Client Scope section, select the scope and the relevant CommCell, company, user, or user group.

    For example:

    Select Clients of Companies, and CVLT.

  5. Under Rule Group, click Add Rule Group and add a rule for each agent.

    For example:

    • Select Agents Installed, any in selection, and DB2.

    • Select Agents Installed, any in selection, and Oracle.

    For a list of all of the available rules, see Rules Available for Smart client computer groups.

  6. From the Match list, click Any.

  7. To view the clients that will be grouped according to your rule, click Preview.

  8. In the Preview Results dialog box, click Close.

  9. Click OK to create the Smart client computer group.

Result

The client computer group is available under the Client Computer Groups node. To see the clients that were added to the client computer group, right-click the client computer group and then click All Tasks > Refresh.

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