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Groups provide an additional layer of flexibility for content assignments and tasks. In some cases,
you might not want to assign the same content to and perform the same task on all devices in a
folder. Or, you might want to assign the same content to and perform tasks on one or more devices in
different folders. To do so, you can add the devices to a group (regardless of which folders contain
the devices) and then assign the content to and perform the tasks on the group.
For example, let's revisit the example of the workstations at three different sites (see
"Folders," on page
software. Because groups can be assigned software, you could create an Accounting group, add the
target workstations to the group, and then assign the appropriate accounting software to the group.
The advantage to making an assignment to a group is that all devices contained in that group receive
the assignment, but you only need to make the assignment one time. In addition, a device can belong
to any number of unique groups, and the assignments from multiple groups are additive. For
example, if you assign a device to group A and B, it inherits the software assigned to both groups.
ZENworks provides both groups and dynamic groups. From the perspective of content assignments
or performing tasks, groups and dynamic groups function exactly the same. The only difference
between the two types of groups is the way that devices are added to the group. With a group, you
must manually add devices. With a dynamic group, you define criteria that a device must meet to be
a member of the group, and then devices that meet the criteria are automatically added.
ZENworks include several predefined dynamic server groups (Windows 2000 Servers and Windows
2003 Servers) and dynamic workstation groups (Windows XP Workstation, Windows 2000
Workstation, and Windows Vista Workstations). Any devices that have these operating systems are
automatically added to the appropriate dynamic group.
Creating a Group
1 In ZENworks Control Center, click the Devices tab.
2 If you want to create a group for servers, click the Servers folder.
or
If you want to create a group for workstations, click the Workstations folder.
3 Click New > Server Group (or New > Workstation Group for workstations) to launch the Create
New Group Wizard.
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21). Assume that some of the workstations at each site need the same accounting
Section 3.1.1,