Creating a software client group

1. From LMC, click the Software Client Groups tab.

2. From the Software Client Groups section, click or Add .

3. Type a unique name for the software client group.

4. Click Save or Add .

Adding software clients to a software client group

1. From LMC, click the Software Client Groups tab.

2. From the Software Client Groups section, select a software client group.

3. From the Tasks section, select Client Profiles .

4. In the Address field, type one of the following:

   • IP address (For example, 10.10.2.100 )

   • IP address range (For example, 10.10.2.1-10.10.2.127 )

   • Subnet (For example, 10.10.2.* )

   • FQDN (For example, client-hostname.domain-name )

   Note:  Using the asterisk wildcard character ( * ) to represent the sections at the end of the IP address returns all devices in that subnet. For example, typing 10.10.*.* searches for all devices that have been discovered within the range 10.10.0.1–10.10.255.255.

5. Click Add > Save .

When adding a software client on an MSCS, add the following information:

• IP address of the logical host

• IP addresses of all the physical nodes in the cluster

For more information, see Installing client software on a Microsoft Cluster Server .

Importing software clients to a software client group

Software clients can be imported from an XML, TXT, or CSV file.

1. Click the Software Client Groups tab.

2. From the Software Client Groups section, select a software client group.

3. From the Tasks section, select Client Profiles .

4. Click Import , and then browse to the file.

   Note:  To prevent overwriting existing files, clear Overwrite if file already exists .

5. Click Upload .

   The entries in the file are added to the list of software clients.

In a CSV and TXT file, each line must contain a single IP address of a software client. The following is an example of an XML file structure:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
<filters>
  <filter>
    <address>10.10.2.200</address>
  </filter>
  <filter>
    <address>10.10.2.150</address>
  </filter>
</filters>