Creating a server group
Server groups are a way to organize and view server information in the list of servers. You can create server groups based on any criteria. You may want to group servers with a specific type of data or servers that reside in a specific location. Then, when you view server groups, only the server group that you select displays in the list of servers on the Backup and Restore tab. Viewing server groups lets you quickly monitor the status of all of the servers in the group at a glance. You can also back up an entire server group.
See Backing up data.
Backup Exec comes with two preconfigured server groups. The All Servers server group contains all of the servers in the list of servers. The Retired Servers server group is intended for any servers that you no longer actively monitor with Backup Exec. Servers no longer appear in the All Servers server group after you move them to the Retired Servers server group.
To create a server group
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On the Backup and Restore tab, in the Views group, click Groups.
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Click Add.
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In the Group name field, type a name for the server group that you want to create. You may want to name the server group to indicate the type of servers in the group or the location at which the servers reside, for example.
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In the Description field, type a description for the server group.
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(Optional) Do any of the following to filter the servers in your environment so that you can find the servers that you want to add to the server group:
To filter servers by type In the Server type field, select the type of server for which you want to search. To filter servers by data type In the Data type field, select the type of data that the server for which you want to search contains. To filter servers by name In the Name contains field, type all or part of the server name. -
In the Servers group box, select the servers that you want to add to the server group, and then click OK.
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