Ipswitch WhatsUp Gold User Guide - Ipswitch Documentation Server

Using Device Groups
In This Chapter
Using device groups .......................................................................................... 79
Creating device groups .................................................................................... 80
Configuring Dynamic Groups ........................................................................ 80
Dynamic Group examples ............................................................................... 83
Using the Dynamic Group builder................................................................ 91
Using device groups
In WhatsUp Gold, device groups help you to quickly find and diagnose problems. You can
create as many device groups as you wish to organize your network in a way that is
meaningful to you and your monitoring needs.
Device group types
Two types of device groups exist in WhatsUp Gold:
Non-dynamic groups
Dynamic groups
Non-dynamic groups are simply referred to as "device groups." Each time you perform a
discovery scan, WhatsUp Gold creates a group containing the devices found in that scan.
WhatsUp Gold names the group by combining the type of scan and the date and time the
scan took place. For example, "SNMP Scan (2007-08-03 10:24:37)." Devices that are already in
the database appear in the new group as shortcuts to the original device reference. The
shortcut icons serve indicates that the device appears in multiple groups. You can configure a
device either by clicking the original reference, or by clicking a shortcut to the device.
Functionally, shortcuts serve the same purpose as the original device reference, and display
the same device status.
SQL queries searching for devices based on user-specified criteria create dynamic groups. By
default, all devices discovered on your network are placed into a dynamic group named All
devices. Similarly, each time a router is discovered it is placed into a similar dynamic group
named All routers.
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