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Managing protected machines
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appear, based on whether you include those objects in your Core. In the same manner, you can create a custom
group, which displays as the last menu type in the left navigation area.
The main benefit of a custom group is the ability to group Core objects together in a logical container. This can
help you organize and manage Core objects for a specific purpose (for example, by organization, cost center,
department, geographical region, and so on).
The act of creating a group always adds one group member (for example, a protected machine or server
cluster, a replicated machine, or a recovery points-only machine) to the new custom group. The object added
is determined by your origin point when you create the group. Ideally, you would then add additional members
to the group. Thereafter, you can perform group actions that apply to all like members of that custom group, as
described in
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Custom groups can include protected machines, server clusters, replicated machines, and recovery point-only
machines. Server clusters behave the same as protected machines, with the exception that a server cluster and
its nodes behave as a single entity. If you attempt to add a node from a server cluster to a group, the entire cluster
is added.
A custom group may contain similar or dissimilar members. For groups of similar members, all group actions
apply to all members of the group. For example, if you force a snapshot for a custom group of protected
machines, each machine will be backed up. For groups with dissimilar members (for example, protected
machines and replicated machines), if you apply a group action such as forcing replication, this will only apply to
the replicated machines.
You can create one or more groups. A single protected machine or replicated machine can be included in one or
more groups. This way, you can group machines on your core in any way you choose, and can perform actions
on that specific group.
Each custom group appears in the left navigation area, with a label you designate. Groups with standard
protected machines appear first in the custom group; replicated machines appear below protected machines, as
applicable. If there are any recovery point-only machines, these are listed below replicated machines.
In the left navigation area, the objects that are protected on the Core appear each in their own menu. Of these
menus, custom groups appear last.
Including a machine in a group does not remove it from its original location. For example, if you have three
protected machines called Agent1, Agent2, and Agent3, and you add Agent1 to CustomGroup1, then Agent1
appears in both locations.
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Viewing all machines in a custom group on one page
Parent topic
Creating custom groups
When you scroll your cursor over the name of any machine in the Protected Machines or replicated machines
menu, you will see an arrow that opens a drop-down menu. From this menu, you can create a custom label.
Use the procedure below to create a custom group.
1. Navigate to the Rapid Recovery Core Console.
2. From the Protected Machines, replicated machines, or recovery points-only menu, do the following:
a. Place your cursor over a machine in the menu.
b. Click on the drop-down menu for that machine.
c. Scroll down and select Label as, and then click New label.