Actions On Groups; Creating A Custom Static Or Dynamic Group - ACRONIS Backup & Recovery 10 Advanced Server Virtual Edition User Manual

7.1.3.2

Actions on groups

Actions are available when you select the
then click on a group.
The following is a guideline for you to perform actions on selected groups.
To
Create a custom static or a
dynamic group
Apply a backup policy to a
group
View detailed information on
a group
Rename a custom
group/subgroup
Edit a custom group
Move one custom group to
another
Delete a custom group
Refresh a list of groups

Creating a custom static or dynamic group

To create a group
1. In the Group name field, enter a name for the group being created.
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Do
Click Create group.
In the Create group (p. 305) window, specify the required parameters of the
group.
Custom groups can be created in the root folder (
other custom groups.
Click Apply backup policy.
In the Policy selection window, specify the backup policy you need to apply to
the selected group. If there are child groups in the selected group, the backup
policy will be applied to them as well.
Click View details.
In the Group details (p. 308) window, examine information on the selected
group.
Rename.
Click
In the Name column, type a new name for the selected group.
Built-in groups cannot be renamed.
Click Edit.
In the Edit group (p. 308) window, change the required parameters of the
group.
Click Move to.
In the Move to group (p. 307) window, specify a group that will be a new
parent of the selected group.
Click Delete.
Deletion of a parent group will delete its child groups as well. Backup policies
applied to the parent group and inherited by its child groups will be revoked
from all members of the deleted groups. The the policies that are directly
applied to the members will remain.
Click Refresh.
The management console will update the list of groups from the management
server with the most recent information. Though the list of groups is refreshed
automatically based on events, the data may not be retrieved immediately
from the management server due to some latency. Manual Refresh guarantees
that the most recent data is displayed.
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