Creating a Group

Creating a group involves the following tasks:

• Designate the group as a site group or service group, and provide a name and description. See To create a site or service group below.

• Define rules to determine which devices will be included in the group. See Creating Rules to Add Devices to a Group AutomaticallyPreview.

• Manually add devices to the group (optional). See Manually Adding Devices to GroupsPreview.

• Define the scope. See Defining Scope for a Service GroupPreview.

• Apply policies to the group (optional). See Applying Policies to GroupsPreview.

To create a site or service group

1. In Service Center, click Service Delivery > Groups.

2. Click one of the following tabs:

   • Service Group

   • Site Group

3. Click New.

4. Do one of the following:

   • If you are creating a service group, either select an existing folder in which to store the group, or select the Create New Group Folder check box, and then type a name for a new folder in which to store the service group.

   • If you are creating a site group, select the site for which the group is being created from the list.

5. Type a name for the group.

6. Optionally, type a description for the group.

7. Click Create.

8. Proceed to any of the following procedures:

   • Creating Rules to Add Devices to a Group AutomaticallyPreview

   • Manually Adding Devices to GroupsPreview

   • Defining Scope for a Service GroupPreview

   • (Optional) Applying Policies to GroupsPreview