Viewing and administering general groups

Create a general group and add resources.

1. In the menu bar, click the resource list page for the resources that you want to add. For example, if you want to add file storage systems, click Storage > File Storage Systems.
2. Right-click one or more resources and click Add to General Group.
3. Click Add to new group, specify a name and description for the new group, and click Save.

Add resources to general groups.

1. In the menu bar, click the resource list page for the resources that you want to add. For example, if you want to add block storage systems, click Storage > Block Storage Systems.
2. Right-click one or more resources and click Add to General Group.
3. Take one of the following actions:
   1. To add the resources to one or more existing groups, click Add to existing groups, click the appropriate groups in the list, and click Save.
   2. To add the resources to a new group, click Add to new group, specify a name and description for the new group, and click Save.

Set which alert policy manages a general group Learn more

1. Go to the details page for the general group for which you want to set the policy. In the menu bar, click Groups > General Groups.
2. Right-click one of the general groups, then click View Details.
3. Click Alerts in the General section.
4. Click Set Policy from the Policy Actions menu.

To set the alert policy for multiple general groups, go to Settings > Alert Policies. Double-click the policy, click the resources tab, then click Edit Resources.

Create an alert policy from the alert definitions and notification settings in a general group

1. Go to the details page for the general group from which you want to create the policy. In the menu bar, click Groups > General Groups.
2. Right-click one of the general groups, then click View Details.
3. Click Alerts Definitions in the General section.
4. Click Create Policy from the Policy Actions menu.

View or modify the alert policy that manages a general group Learn more about defining alerts and notification settings

1. Go to the details page for the general group whose policy you want to view. In the menu bar, click Groups > General Groups.
2. Right-click one of the general groups, then click View Details.
3. Click Alerts in the General section.
4. Click View Policy from the Policy Actions menu.

Delete general groups.

1. In the menu bar, click Groups > General Groups.
2. Right-click one or more general groups and click Delete.
3. To delete subgroups, ensure that the Delete subgroups? check box is selected.

Remove resources from a general group.

1. In the menu bar, click Groups > General Groups.
2. Right-click a general group and click View Details.
3. In the Members section, click the type of resource that you want to remove. For example, if you want to remove some of the volumes from the group, click Volumes.
4. Right-click the resources that you want to remove and click Remove from General Group.
5. Click OK to confirm that you want to remove the resources from the general group and from all of its subgroups.

Add general groups as subgroups.

1. In the menu bar, click Groups > General Groups.
2. Right-click one or more general groups and click Add to General Group.
3. Take one of the following actions:
   1. To add the groups as subgroups of existing groups, click Add to existing groups, click one or more groups in the list, and click Save.
   2. To add the groups as subgroups of a new group, click Add to new group, specify a name and description for the new group, and click Save.

Remove subgroups from a group hierarchy.

1. In the menu bar, click Groups > General Groups.
2. Right-click a general group and click View Details.
3. Click Subgroups in the General section.
4. Right-click the general groups that you want to remove and click Remove from General Group.

Create a subgroup.

1. In the menu bar, click Groups > General Groups.
2. Right-click the general group that you want to create a subgroup for and click View Details.
3. Click Subgroups in the General section.
4. Click Create Subgroup.
5. Specify a name and description for the new group.
6. Customize the icon for the group by clicking the existing icon and selecting another icon.
7. Click Create.

Delete subgroups.

1. In the menu bar, click Groups > General Groups.
2. Right-click the general group that contains the subgroups that you want to delete and click View Details.
3. Click Subgroups in the General section.
4. Right-click one or more subgroups and click Delete.
5. To delete further subgroups, ensure that the Delete subgroups? check box is selected.

View a list of general groups.

View subgroups in a general group hierarchy.

1. In the menu bar, click Groups > General Groups.
2. Click the number of groups or the group name that is shown in the subgroups column.
3. Click the Subgroups tab.

View details about a general group, including the alert notifications, the resources that are members of the group, and the subgroups.

1. In the menu bar, click Groups > General Groups.
2. Right-click a general group and select View Details.

View the alert definitions and notification settings for a general group.

1. In the menu bar, click Groups > General Groups.
2. Right-click a general group and select View Alert Definitions.

View the alerts that were triggered for a general group.

1. In the menu bar, click Groups > General Groups.
2. Right-click a general group and select View Details.
3. Click Alerts in the General section.

View reports about general groups.

To view reports about general groups, view reports about storage resource groups in the Cognos Analytics reporting tool.