Work with the Computer Groups View

The available data for a Computer Groups view is displayed in the Results pane when you click the Computer Group view name in the Navigation pane of the MOM Operator console. You can also click the computer group name in Public Viewsor My Viewsin the Navigation pane. Each row in the Results pane is a data instance generated for the view.

By default, all the data for all the computer groups in the scope that you are using is displayed. For example, if you are logged on with an account that is a member of the MOM Administrator group, you see all the data for the MOM Administrator Scope. If you want to refine the selection of data in the Results pane, select a specific computer group in the MOM Administrator Scope from the Computer Grouplist, such as Microsoft Operations Manager 2005 Agents. In addition to viewing Events view data you can:

• Personalize the View
• See or Change View Properties
• Work with View Details

Personalize the View

The Computer Groups view displays the data by using a predetermined selection of elements (seen as column headings) that are organized in a predetermined order. You can sort the data in ascending or descending order by clicking the column title that you want to use as a sort criterion.

If you want to change the data elements that are displayed as columns, or their sequence, right-click anywhere in the Results pane and click Personalize Viewto open the Personalize Viewdialog box.

The dialog box lists the Available columnsand the Displayed columns.

To add an item to the columns that are displayed

Select the item that you want in the Available columnslist, and then click Addto move it to the Displayed columnslist.

To remove an item from the columns that are displayed

Select the item in the Displayed columnslist, and then click Removeto move it back to the Available columnslist.

To change the order that columns are displayed

Select the item in the Displayed columnslist and click Move Upor Move Downto move the item.

The following tables summarize the displayed and available column titles, or data fields, for a Computer Groups view.

See or Change View Properties

To see or change the Computer Groups view properties, right-click anywhere in the Detail pane, and click Computer Group View Propertiesto open the Computer Group View Propertiesdialog box. This dialog box has two tabs: Criteriaand General.

Criteria

This tab has two input areas, one for selecting computers and one for specifying the corresponding descriptive parameters that are used to qualify the computer that you select. In the Which computer groups do you want to view?list, select a computer by clicking the check box beside the descriptive parameter. When you select an item, a corresponding hyperlink is displayed in the View description (click the underlined value to edit)input area. Click the hyperlink to open a dialog box, and then provide the required information. The following table lists the available parameters and describes the associated information you are prompted to provide.

  Note   

If you do not specify any computer groups, all the computer groups in the management group will be part of the Computer Groups view.

Computers	Required view description information
with computers of specified state	Click the link to open the Statedialog box. Select the appropriate check box to identify the State that you want to use. For example, Information, Error, or Service Unavailable.
with specified name	Click the link to open a search dialog box. Type a complete text string or use wildcards to provide the search criteria to use in searching for the computer group name.

General

This tab has two input areas: View nameand Description. The description is optional. You can change the name or description by clicking the appropriate text box to delete or add text.

  Note   

To view computers, alerts, state, and diagram information, right-click the computer group name in the Results pane, and then click Computers, Alerts, State, or Diagram.

Work with View Details

When you click Computers and Groupsin the Navigation pane, you can look at data for three views: Computer Groups, Computers, and Computer Attributes.

Depending on the view you select, the data in the Detail and Results panes changes. For example, in the Computer Groups view, the Results pane displays a table listing any discovered computer groups. Each row represents a single computer group. The Detail pane contains the details for the computer group selected in the Results pane.

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