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Auto assign node to a group?

mitch1973

Hi All,

I was just wondering if you know a way of automatically assigning a polled node to a group? maybe based on name or something similar.

Also if this is possible could can you assign custom properties based on a group?

Thank you any any help

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borgan

This can be done easily if the Group is defined using a dynamic query. The query can look for just about anything including node name, IP address, vendor, etc. You could also use a custom property so that if you define those custom properties as the node is added to the database for the first time, the query will automatically add the node to the appropriate group(s). Does this help?

d09h

It's possible that your desire to assign custom properties could be achieved by group assignment instead. How do you intend to use the auto-assigned properties?

mitch1973

Thank you for your response.

Currently have a custom property defaulted to YESY on the Group but when you assign the node to the group it does not take this setting so you have to manual set the custom property on the node once it has been manually assigned to the group.

I think a dynamic query would help.....e.g. if the device name has e.g. DSL in the name it will automatically add to the Group called DSL when polled???

borgan

That is correct. You can also Preview the query as you are building it so that you will know if it is specific and accurate.

mitch1973

thank you.

I have added a node based on its name to a group...

Question now is we alert based on node custom property, is there away to set a node custom property based on the group?

I can see you can set a group customer property but alerting on group member I couldn't see for example percentage loss for dropped packets under group unlike node..

Is this possible?