Computer Groups
Opalis Integration Server is
designed to interact with all your data center systems. Computer
groups enable you to target your policies against a set of similar
computer systems instead of a single computer. By configuring the
objects in your Policy to use a computer group you are given the
flexibility to add computers dynamically by adding them to the
computer group.
Computer groups can be created with
Active Directory queries or Microsoft SMS collections. This enables
you to manage the list of computers in a group outside of Opalis
Integration Server. For example, if you have a computer group that
is created from an Active Directory query that retrieves all the
SQL Servers, when a SQL Server is added to your Active Directory
system it will automatically be included in that group.
Managing Computer Groups
Before you can use Computer Groups
in your objects, you must create a Computer Group and add computers
to it. You can add computers using the name of the computer, an
Active Directory query, or a Microsoft SMS collection.
You can organize your Computer
Groups into folders. To create a folder, expand the
Computer Groups folder in the
Connections pane and click
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To add a Computer
Group:
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Click the Computer Groups folder or a sub-folder
of the Computer Groups
folder.
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2.
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Click . The New
Computer Group dialog appears.
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3.
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Type a Name and Description of the computer
group.
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4.
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Click the Contents tab. The list displays all the
computer entries that make up this Computer Group.
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5.
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Click Add. The Entry Type dialog appears.
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6.
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Select the type of Computer
Group entry you are creating:
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Computer - Select and type the name of
the computer you are adding.
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Active Directory Query - Select to
specify the entry as an Active Directory Query.
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SMS Collection - Select and type the
name of the Microsoft SMS computer where the SMS collection that
you are using resides.
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7.
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Click OK. Depending on the selection that you
chose you will be presented with different options:
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Active Directory Query - Type the name
of the entry that will be listed on the Contents tab and click OK. Use the Find Computers dialog to create the
Active Directory query. Click Find to see what computers currently
match your query. Click OK
to add the entry to the Contents tab.
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SMS Collection - Select the collection
that will be added to the Contents tab and click OK.
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To modify the settings of the entry
select it and click Modify.
To remove an entry select it and
click Remove.
Using Computer Groups
Any object with a Computer field can accept a computer
group. Other objects may be able to use in Computer Group in fields
where you are defining a remote system or computer.
To use a computer
group:
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When configuring an object,
right-click in the Computer
field.
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2.
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Select Insert and then select Computer Group. The Select Computer Group dialog
appears.
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3.
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Browse to the Computer Group and
click OK. A placeholder is
inserted in the Computer
field.
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When the object runs, it will be
executed for each computer in the group.