Creating a Device Group Using Search

To create a public device group, you must have Manage Public Device Group permissions. To obtain these permissions, contact your SA Administrator.

1. From the Navigation pane, select Advanced Search. The Advanced Search page appears in the Content pane.
   
   For more information on advanced search, see the About Advanced Searches.
2. From the first drop-down list, select Server.
3. Create your search criteria by setting up a rule in the “Where:” line. Select a server attribute to search on from the first drop-down list. Depending on the attribute that you select, options in the remaining two drop-down lists (operator and value) will change.
4. Select the operator from the second drop-down list. The operator selected defines how the search value is treated.
5. Enter a value in the third field or select a value from the drop-down list or click (only shown for some attributes) to select one or more values from the Select Values window.
6. Click to add rules and repeat steps 3 to 6. Click to delete any rules.
   1. Select the logic (logical And or logical Or) to be applied the set of rules in the search.
      
      The following figure shows an advanced search with two conditions logically Anded together:
      
      Advanced Search with Two Conditions Logically Anded Together
      
      
7. Click Search to run the search. The results appear in the Content pane.
8. Click Save to save your search. The Save Search window appears as shown the following figure.
9. In the Search Type drop-down list, select Dynamic Device Group or Static Device Group.
10. Navigate to the location where you want to save the group, either under Private Groups or under Public Groups.
11. Enter the name of the new device group in the Save As text box.
12. Click Save to save your new device group.

The Save Search Window in the SA Client