6.4.1 Setting ID group policies

You can set ID group policies from the manager that manages the ID group. To set an ID group policy:

In the Destination window, from the Options menu, select Auto Host Group/ID Maintenance.

The Policy Setup dialog box appears.

Figure 6‒29: Policy Setup dialog box

Click Add.

To change an existing policy, select the policy you want to change and then click Change. To delete a policy, select the policy you want to delete and then click Delete.

When you click Add, the Selection of Maintenance Target dialog box appears.

Figure 6‒30: Selection of Maintenance Target dialog box

Select the Automatic maintenance of ID option.

Click Next.

The Select Policy Type dialog box appears.

Figure 6‒31: Select Policy Type dialog box
Select the policy type you want to set, and then click Next.

Set the policy in the displayed dialog box.

The dialog box that appears depends on the option you selected. For details about the settings in each dialog box, refer to subsections (1) and (2) indicated in the table below.

Selected option	Refer to
Register an ID by using a new host	(1) Settings in Register ID by Using New Host dialog box
Register an ID by using an asset management item	(2) Settings in Register ID by Using Asset Management Item dialog box

Click Next.

The Confirm Policies dialog box appears.

Figure 6‒32: Confirm Policies dialog box

Check the ID groups for which the policies are being set. To change an ID group, click Back and select the ID groups again.
Click Finish.

The policies are displayed in the Policy Setup dialog box.

Figure 6‒33: Policy Setup dialog box

Organization of this subsection

(1) Settings in Register ID by Using New Host dialog box
(2) Settings in Register ID by Using Asset Management Item dialog box

(1) Settings in Register ID by Using New Host dialog box

This policy automatically adds new hosts registered in the system configuration to an ID group. You can only set one such policy.

Figure 6‒34: Register ID by Using New Host dialog box

When you click Browse, the ID List dialog box appears. Use this dialog box to select the ID group for which to set the policy.

To create a new ID group, in the ID List dialog box, click Create ID Group.

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(2) Settings in Register ID by Using Asset Management Item dialog box

You can register computers in ID groups based on asset management items. You can specify the following asset management items:

Additional management items in hardware asset information whose data type is enumeration
Departments whose data type is enumeration or hierarchy
Installation locations whose data type is enumeration or hierarchy

There is no limit to the number of policies you can set.

However, the length of time taken to perform automatic ID group maintenance depends on the number of set policies.

Figure 6‒35: Register ID by Using Asset Management Item dialog box

To set a policy in the Register ID by Using Asset Management Item dialog box:

In the Asset management item area, select an item you want to set, and then click the > button.

The item you selected is added to the Condition area. The Item value column displays the first 259 characters of the item you selected. You can add a maximum of 10 items to the Condition area. You cannot specify the same asset management item more than once.

To remove an item from the Condition area, select the item you want to remove and then click the < button.
Click Browse.

The ID List dialog box appears. Select the ID group for which you want to set the policy.

To create a new ID group, in the ID List dialog box, click Create ID Group.
Click Add.

The policy you specified in the Conditions area is added to the Policies list.

To remove a policy, select the policy you want to remove and then click Delete.

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