Definition
There are obvious limitations with static groups. Static groups are intended for static locations such as countries, regions etc. However, administrators may need to organize devices automatically with different options such as computer manufacturer, operating system name, network subnets, write-filter states etc. proVconnect provides a Dynamic Grouping feature for this purpose.
Creating Dynamic groups
You can group your devices dynamically. Dynamic grouping is a very powerful way to organize your endpoints
Dynamic grouping is especially interesting when you need to group a large number of devices
For this, you need to right click on the group in which you want to dynamically group devices
Dynamic groups can be created based on a number of pre-defined criteria: once you click on "Add Dynamic Group" you have a number of criterias you can select to group your devices. The predifined criterias are:
| Active Network Address |
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Build Number |
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Computer Manufacturer | |
Computer Model | |
| Network Address | |
DHCP | |
Operating System and Service Packs | |
Operating System name |
- Processor Model
- Incidents in progress
- proVconnect Agent Version
- Write Filter State
- Write Filter Status
- Tags 1 to 5
- Tags Auto 1 to 5
When a dynamic group is created using one of the choices above, the group will automatically populate with the appropriate devices
We need to stress the importance of the static and dynamic tags to help you customize the way your devices are grouped. A special section is dedicated to working with Tags here