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.
• Define rules to determine which devices will be included in the group. See Creating Rules to Add Devices to a Group Automatically.
• Manually add devices to the group (optional). See Manually Adding Devices to Groups.
• Define the scope. See Defining Scope for a Service Group.
• Apply policies to the group (optional). See Applying Policies to Groups.

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 Automatically.
   • Manually Adding Devices to Groups.
   • Defining Scope for a Service Group.
   • (Optional) Applying Policies to Groups.