
Creating and populating software client groups
Creating a software client group
1
Click the
Software Client Groups
tab.
2
Click
Add
from the Software Client Groups list.
3
Type a unique name for the new software client group, and then click
Add
.
Adding software clients to a software client group
1
Click the
Software Client Groups
tab.
2
Select a software client group from the Software Client Groups list.
3
Select
Client Profiles
from the Tasks list.
4
Type an IP address, address range, subnet, or fully qualified domain name in the Address field.
Address format
Example
IP address
10.10.2.100
IP address range
10.10.2.1
‑
10.10.2.127
Subnet
10.10.2.*
Fully qualified domain name
client
‑
hostname.domain
‑
name
5
Click
Add
.
Notes:
•
Software client groups manage software clients by IP address and do not require discovery.
•
When adding a software client that will be installed on a Microsoft Cluster Server, add the IP address of the
logical host, as well as the IP addresses of all physical nodes in the cluster.
Importing software clients to a software client group
Software clients can be imported from a from an XML, TXT, or CSV file.
1
Click the
Software Client Groups
tab.
2
Select a software client group from the Software Client Groups list.
3
Select
Client Profiles
from the Tasks list.
4
Click
Import
.
5
Type the path of the file, or click
Browse
, and then locate the file.
6
Click
Upload
.
The entries in the file are added to the list of software clients.
Managing software clients
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