Selecting Group Features
Before adding computers to an existing or new group, the appropriate group features need to be selected. The group features determine whether computers in a group will be monitored by the heartbeat monitor or not. Group features are configured by toggling the check boxes in the "Group Features" section.
The following group types are available:
|
Manage EventSentry agents Enables the management of computers in this group through the Remote Update feature. This supports installing, uninstalling and updating EventSentry agents on all computers in this group.
If none of the hosts in this group run Windows, then this box should not be checked, allowing for more economical network-device licenses to be utilized.
Monitor Heartbeat (ping, TCP status) Monitors all computers/devices in this group with the Heartbeat Agent. Note that the option to "Monitor EventSentry agents" is only available if the first check box is also checked.
Note: At least one check one of the two check boxes needs to be checked. |
Adding or Importing Computers
Computers can either be added manually by right-clicking the Computers container of a particular group, or imported through a variety of ways, see Remote Update -> Importing for more information on importing computers.
|
When linking a group to Active Directory, be sure to click "Get Service Status" once (right-click the computers container) so that the computers from Active Directory are cached.
You will also need to select "Get Service Status" or restart the management console every time the list of computers change in Active Directory. |
