Novell PLATESPIN ORCHESTRATE 2.0.2 - ADMINISTRATOR REFERENCE 06-17-2009, Client Manual

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Managing with Groups
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Managing with Groups
You use groups to manage the items listed in the Inventory panel:
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Section 9.1, “Understanding Groups,” on page 145
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Section 9.2, “Creating a Group,” on page 146
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Section 9.3, “Adding Members to an Existing Group,” on page 146
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Section 9.4, “Removing Members from a Group,” on page 147
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Section 9.5, “Deleting a Group,” on page 148
9.1 Understanding Groups
Groups allow you to better manage a view’s items when you have too many items to view on one
screen. You can create multiple groups under any of the four Inventory perspective views (
Virtual
Machines , Host Servers , Storage , or Templates ).
The following figure illustrates groups in the Inventory panel:
Figure 9-1
Groups in the Inventory Perspective of the VM Client
The presence of the icon indicates that the Inventory type has groups within it. It changes to the
icon when you click the icon to expand the groups list.
To view groups and group memberships:
1 In the VM Client , click the icon for an Inventory’s view ( Virtual Machines , Host Servers ,
Storage , or Templates ) to expand its existing groups.
2 To view a group’s membership, click the group’s name in the Inventory panel.
The group’s members are displayed in the details panel on the right. You can work with those
members the same way you work with the items in the view’s full listing.
You can expand as many groups as you like. A vertical scroll bar provides navigation.