4.6.4 Interface groups
Interface groups filter interfaces within nodes by ifType or by other attributes, such as ifAlias, ifDesc, ifName, ifIndex, IP address, and so forth. Interface groups carry no hierarchy or containment, although you can further qualify membership based on the node group for the node hosting the interface.
Interface groups can be filtered on custom capabilities and attributes similarly to node groups.
Qualifications for interface groups are AND'd together within and across tabs.
- Important
Under the following conditions, interfaces in an interface group are not always excluded initially during discovery:
The interface group was created by filtering on one or more interface capabilities in the interface group definition.
The interface group is specified in the Excluded Interfaces discovery configuration option. After the interface capabilities are applied to an interface in the interface group, that interface will be excluded when the exclusion filter is re-applied during a rediscovery.
For details about the interface capabilities provided by NNMi and the Excluded Interfaces discovery configuration option, see the NNMi online Help for Administer.