Configuring groups and settings
Using the Polling and Thresholds Console, you can configure your deployment
by:
- Modifying the properties of a group
- Changing the priority of a group
- Copying an existing group
- Creating a new group
- Adding or removing matching criteria
- Changing the value of a matching criterion
- Adding or removing a setting
- Adding or removing a setting
- Restoring the default values of a setting
How managed elements are assigned
to groups
When the Multicast Manager performs
discovery, it automatically assigns each managed element to a group based on:
- Matching criteria defined for the group
- Priority of the group, which determines membership when a device meets the matching criteria for more than one group
A managed element can be a member of one
group only.
About group settings
The applied setting or settings of a
group determine what parameters are applied to the managed elements that are members
of the group. Only one setting may be applied to a group at any given time.
The Settings tab is divided into two
sections: Current Settings and Available Settings. The Current Settings section
lists the setting that is applied to the group. The Available Settings section lists
additional available settings.
About the priority of
groups
Matching criteria and priority determine
which managed elements are members of what group. When an element matches the
criteria for two or more groups, the managed element becomes a member of the group
with the highest priority. The Priorities tab lists groups in the order of their
priority, from highest to lowest.