Using groups with GIM

You can use groups of GIM clients to simplify some GIM tasks.

About this task

You can create groups of GIM clients and use them to roll out updates to those managed servers.

Procedure

  1. Open the group builder by navigating to Setup > Tools and Views > Group Builder.
  2. Click new to open the Create new group dialog.
  3. Define the group:
    • Enter a group description.
    • Application type: Public.
    • Group type: Client Hostname.
    Click Save.
  4. To add members by filtering for GIM clients:
    1. In the Members Tab, click Import and select From query.
    2. In the Import by query tab, select a report name that begins with GIM, for example, GIM Client Status. The Client hostname drop-down appears.
    3. In each Enter … (Like) field, enter a value to be matched, or % to ignore this field when matching clients.
  5. To add members individually, in the Members Tab, click , and enter clients by IP or hostname.
  6. Click Save.

Results

You can use the group in the Manage > Module Installation > Set up by Client screen to work with this set of clients as a group rather than individually.