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The Grouping Manager
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The Component Tree on the left shows the currently defined resources. Initially, this shows only the
root-level group named “Groups.” Click on the plus sign to the left of a resource to display the children
of that resource.
Children can be individual resources (devices, hosts, users, or ports) or groups. The icons indicate the
type of resource:
indicates a general-purpose group.
indicates a custom application.
indicates a device group.
indicates a host resource.
indicates a user resource.
indicates a VLAN resource.
Devices, slots, and ports are indicated by icons that vary based on the specific device model and port
type. The icons are the same as are used in the Component Tree of the Inventory applet and other
EPICenter applets. Although slots appear in the Component Tree, they are not true resources, and
cannot be children of groups within the Grouping Manager.
VLANs may appear as children in the Component Tree. However, unlike devices and Device Groups,
VLANs appear in this list only after they have been specifically added as children of a group. VLANs
known to EPICenter but not used as children of a group do not appear in this list.
Resource Details
The Resource Details display in the main panel shows the following information for the group (or
resource) that is selected in the Component Tree on the left:
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Name —The name of the Resource.
For ports, the name of the port is the Device name followed by the port number. For example, S1 3 is
the name of port 3 on the device named S1.
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Description —A description of the resource (optional for user-defined resources).
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For Device Groups, this is the description entered for the group in the Inventory Manager.
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For devices, this is the device description (
sysDescr
variable) if present in the agent.
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For ports, this is the interface description (
ifDescr
variable) if present in the agent.
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For VLANs, this contains the protocol and tag information.
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Type —The type of resource (Group, Device, Host, Port, User, VLAN).
Note that if you select a slot under a chassis device in the tree, the Resource Details window
displays it as a “Slot” resource. However, a slot is not a true resource in that it cannot be added as a
child of a group— its ports can be used as resources, but the slot as an entity cannot.
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Source —The origin of the resource. The source determines what actions are allowed relative to the
resource, this can be one of the following:
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EPICenter indicates that the resource was defined by the EPICenter software: either by the
Grouping Manager in the case of the predefined groups, or by another EPICenter applet in the
case of device group, device, port, or VLAN resources. You cannot modify these resources or
their children (if they are groups) through the Grouping Applet.
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Manual indicates that this is a user-defined resource, created within the grouping applet using
the New button. These resources can be deleted from the Grouping Manager using the Destroy