Manual Chapter :
Creating a static group of managed devices
Applies To:
Show Versions
BIG-IQ Centralized Management
- 8.4.0
Creating a static group of managed devices
You must license and discover BIG-IP devices before you can place them into a group.
To more easily manage a large number of devices, you can organize them into groups. For example, you could add devices to groups according to the running applications, geographical location, or department.
- At the top of the screen, clickDevices.
- On the left, clickDEVICE GROUPS.
- ClickAdd Group.
- In theNamefield, type the name you want to use to identify this group.You can change this name at any time, after you save this group.
- In theDescriptionfield, type a description for this group.For example,BIG-IP devices located in Seattle.You can change this description at any time, after you save this group.
- For theGroup Typesetting, selectStatic.
- From theParent Grouplist, select the source for the group you are creating.
- For theAvailable in Servicessetting, select the services licensed for this device.If this BIG-IP device is licensed for services you are not managing, you can reduce the number of devices displayed in the BIG-IP inventory by selecting the check box next to only the services you manage. If you are managing all aspects of BIG-IQ, select the check box next to each service running on this BIG-IP device.
- From theAvailablelist, select the BIG-IP device(s) you want to add to this group.You can filter on specific groups by selecting a group from the list.
If you want to further filter specific devices from within this group, you can create a dynamic group.
