01-14-2010 01:56 PM
01-15-2010 03:43 AM
Hi John,
I have/had the same query John! I cannot find a way to create my own policies as I would ideally like to place a number of servers in a group and apply a job tho them centrally.
Anyway the way around your problem is to create your backup policy but dont apply it to anything, save the job and close it so you are back to the manage tasks screen and have the backup policy you created on screen. Now.... highlight the backup policy click edit. When the policy opens, down the bottom you now have the option to click the dropdown and select 'Apply To' - select this then in there you can add a rule to apply to the computers you want. Not as easy as it was before and I am still looking for a better way to do it but for now.......
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01-28-2010 01:26 AM
Markus,
Could you explain how to create custom groups as this is a feature I am really looking to implement but as I dont know Altiris I cannot figure it out!
02-01-2010 07:04 AM
I hope I'm not high jacking this query, but:
Markus,
I was looking for a way to create custom filters in Altiris Console too. I found the console at: http://localhost/Altiris/Console/ then MANAGE > FILTERS, but don't understand how to create a filter to pull only computers from a specific Organizational View and Group. (IE. MANAGE > ORGANIZATIONAL VIEWS and GROUPS, drill down to my custom groups I've setup)
I've created these custom views/groups to allow me to setup backup policies based on them but am having a problem assigning/applying them to the correct filter as I only get the default list show at the beginning of this thread. I've come across the ability to create the policy then go back and edit it, but wanted to figure out how to modify the list as stated above. I ultimately want to apply certain licenses to this group, other licenses to another group, etc...
Thanks,
RW
02-04-2010 07:04 AM
02-04-2010 07:59 AM
It looks like the default list above can be found in the filtering location I specified earlier, but it doesn't allow you to clone and modify the filters so they get added to the default list. Just as an FYI: I did run across this bit of info: if you edit a license policy for example and add the filter to the "Applied to" section at the bottom, save and exit. Then right click on that policy and select unapply, you will see what you just added to the "Applied to" section at the bottom but nothing else.
Anyway, I was on a call with technical support about an issue with deploying BESR and asked about this issue/question. The tech said that he would look into it. I explained why I wanted to apply different keys to different groups and he said it didn't matter, they are headed toward a BEWS approach, just add the keys and then deploy. I then asked why we had to even apply a license to the client then. I think he got my point. That whole apply and unapply feature in the right click context menu seems to be useless for me. Maybe I will run across something some day that I need to apply to all BESR clients.
Well to end with my conclusion. I think someone else here stated this too, but I would/have created multiple backup job policies and gone back after the fact using the edit feature to add my custom filter to the "Applied To" section at the bottom.
02-04-2010 08:19 AM
Robclarke41
That is odd, you've installed the altiris agent, besr plug in, now the computers show under Manage Tasks > All Computers > Computers.
Try this:
In the applied to section at the bottom of the backup policy, click the "applied to" drop down > computers > add rule > exclude computers NOT in > computer list > type computer name and it should pop up. Click on "Save As" in the top left hand corner for later use. Don't forget to check to see if the filter is working properly by clicking on update results. only that one computer should be listed.
You can add multiple individual computers to a policy this way, Click "applied to" drop down AGAIN > computers > add rule > exclude computers NOT in > computer list > type computer name and it should pop up. Again save as for later use. You will need to keep each computer list separated in its own filter as they will conflict with each other if you put it into the same one.
Then next time you run across a policy you want to add that computer by itself to, just click on "Applied To" > choose computer, the Click "Open" in the top left coner and select your saved filter for that one computer.
RW
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