Dell PowerConnect OpenManage Network Manager Quick Reference Guide 4.4 - Page 42

Mapping Equipment, Create a group

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Create a group-Groups let you change settings on multiple devices. From Resources, select listed devices (Ctrl+click to select several), and right click. Select Add to Group, to add to an existing group, or New Group to create a new group with the selected devices. Selecting Group Op lets you do things to the entire group of devices. See the User Guide for details. Mapping Equipment In addition to their listing in the Inventory screen, discovered resources can appear in a topology mapping. Figure 2-8. Topology To see discovered equipment in such a map, do the following: 1 Open Topology View from the navigation panel, or with File -> Open -> Inventory -> Topology Views. 2 Click action -> New to begin configuring a view. 3 Click action -> Add content. 4 In the subsequent screen, click Equipment (you can also add contacts, for example). 42 Common Tasks

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Common Tasks
Create a group
—Groups let you change settings on multiple devices. From
Resources,
select listed
devices (Ctrl+click to select several), and right click. Select
Add to Group
, to add to an
existing group, or
New Group
to create a new group with the selected devices. Selecting
Group Op
lets you do things to the entire group of devices. See the
User Guide
for details.
Mapping Equipment
In addition to their listing in the Inventory screen, discovered resources can appear in a topology
mapping.
Figure 2-8.
Topology
To see discovered equipment in such a map, do the following:
1
Open
Topology View
from the navigation panel, or with
File -> Open -> Inventory ->
Topology Views.
2
Click
action -> New
to begin configuring a view.
3
Click
action -> Add
content
.
4
In the subsequent screen, click
Equipment
(you can also add contacts, for example).