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Creating a dynamic resource group

You can create a resource group for a dynamic set of managed devices based on a set of criteria.

About this task

You can create a dynamic resource group using one or more of the following criteria for each device type.

CriteriaChassisDense chassisServersFlex System switchRackSwitch switchStorage device
Add-in card name  Check mark icon (except ThinkServer)   
ContactCheck mark icon Check mark icon Check mark iconCheck mark icon
DescriptionCheck mark iconCheck mark iconCheck mark icon Check mark iconCheck mark icon
Fully-qualified domain nameCheck mark icon Check mark icon   
HostnameCheck mark icon Check mark iconCheck mark iconCheck mark icon 
IPv4 address*Check mark icon Check mark iconCheck mark iconCheck mark iconCheck mark icon
IPv6 addressCheck mark icon Check mark iconCheck mark iconCheck mark icon 
LocationCheck mark iconCheck mark iconCheck mark icon Check mark iconCheck mark icon
Machine typeCheck mark icon Check mark iconCheck mark iconCheck mark iconCheck mark icon
ModelCheck mark icon Check mark iconCheck mark iconCheck mark iconCheck mark icon
Overall health stateCheck mark icon Check mark iconCheck mark iconCheck mark iconCheck mark icon
Processor cores  Check mark icon   
Product nameCheck mark icon Check mark iconCheck mark iconCheck mark iconCheck mark icon
RackCheck mark iconCheck mark iconCheck mark icon Check mark iconCheck mark icon
RoomCheck mark iconCheck mark iconCheck mark icon Check mark iconCheck mark icon
User-defined nameCheck mark iconCheck mark iconCheck mark iconCheck mark iconCheck mark iconCheck mark icon
Note
For IPv4 addresses, you can specify a single address or a range of addresses, separated by dash or using an asterisk as wildcard (for example, 1.1.1.* or 1.1.1.1-1.1.1.255 without spaces).

Procedure

To create and populate a dynamic resource group, complete the following steps

  1. From the Lenovo XClarity Administrator menu bar, click Hardware > Resource Groups. The All Resource Groups page is displayed.
  2. Click the Create icon (Create icon) to create an empty group. The Create Empty Group dialog is displayed.
  3. Select Dynamic Group to group of devices based on a set of criteria.
  4. Click Create. The Edit Dynamic Group dialog is displayed.
    Illustrates an graphical view of an empty rack in the Rack View page.
  5. Add criteria for this dynamic group.
    • Select the operator to use for the group set. This can be one of the following values:

      • AND. Members must satisfy all specified values.

      • OR. Members must satisfy one or more of the specified values.

    • Click Create Criteria to add and a new criteria rule to the set.

    • Click Create Criteria Set to add a subset of criteria rules.

    Note
    New criteria and criteria sets are always added to the bottom of the list.
  6. Click Apply to save the group criteria and create the group, or click Preview to see what devices are included in the group using the current criteria without creating the group.

After you finish

  • You can see which resource groups a device belongs from the Groups column on the all-devices pages and the device summary pages.

  • You can modify the criteria for the dynamic group by selecting the resource group and clicking the Edit icon (Edit icon).

  • You can modify resource-group properties by clicking All Actions > Edit properties.