To add device groups and node groups in Guided Setup:
The Device Group: New panel opens when you click Continue at the end of the Device Setup task. You can also click Create Groups, and then click Add Device Groups in the Guided Tasks tree view in the left panel to open the Device Group: New panel.
In the Group Name field, type a name for a device group you want to create.
There are two ways to add devices to a group, Select Devices and Describe Devices. The Select Devices tab allows you to select which devices you want to assign to the group by selecting them from the list of available devices. The Describe Devices tab allows you to specify rules that describe devices, and the devices whose parameters follow those rules will be added to the group.
Select Devices
Click the Select Devices tab in the Device Group: New panel.
In the Available list, select the device you want to add to the group, and then click Add to move the device into the Selected list. Devices in the Selected list will be added to the group.
To remove a device from the group, select the device name in the Selected list, and then click Remove.
You can search for a device in either the Available or Selected list. Type the search terms in the field below the list, and then click Go.
Describe Devices
Click the Describe Devices tab in the Device Group: New panel. In the Describe Devices tab, you create a table of rules that describe the devices you want to assign to the group.
Click the Add New Row icon to add a row to the table.
Double-click the cell created for each column to activate a drop-down menu. Select the rule components you want to use from each list.
Select the Create Full Access Policy for Group checkbox if you want to create a policy for this device group that allows access to all nodes and devices in the group at all times with control permission.
To add another device group, click Apply to save this group and repeat these steps. Optional.
When you have finished adding device groups, click OK. The Node Group: New panel opens. You can also click Create Groups, and then click Add Node Groups in the Guided Tasks tree view in the left panel to open the Node Group: New panel.
In the Group Name field, type a name for a node group you want to create.
There are two ways to add nodes to a group, Select Nodes and Describe Nodes. The Select Nodes section allows you to select which nodes you want to assign to the group by selecting them from the list of available nodes. The Describe Nodes section allows you to specify rules that describe nodes, and the nodes whose parameters follow those rules will be added to the group.
Select Nodes
Click the Select Nodes tab in the Node Group: New panel.
In the Available list, select the node you want to add to the group, and then click Add to move the node into the Selected list. Nodes in the Selected list will be added to the group.
To remove a node from the group, select the node name in the Selected list and click Remove.
You can search for a node in either the Available or Selected list. Type the search terms in the field below the list, and then click Go.
Describe Nodes
Click the Describe Nodes tab in the Node Group: New panel. In the Describe Nodes tab, you create a table of rules that describe the nodes you want to assign to the group.
Click the Add New Row icon to add a row to the table.
Double-click the cell created for each column to activate a drop-down menu. Select the rule components you want to use from each list. See Policies for Access Control.
Select the Create Full Access Policy for Group checkbox if you want to create a policy for this node group that allows access to all nodes in the group at all times with control permission.
To add another node group, click Apply to save this group and repeat these steps. Optional.
When you have finished adding node groups, click OK. The Groups Summary panel displays a list of the groups that you added.
Click Continue to start the next task, User Management. Follow the steps in the next section.
to add a row to the table.
to add a row to the table.