Managing Machine Groups

Theme: Configure
Who Is It For? System Administrator, Automation Engineer

What Is It?

The Machine Groups editor defines and maintains OpCon Machine Groups. It lists machine groups with their machine type and lets you view and edit assigned and unassigned machines. For conceptual information, refer to Machine Groups in the Concepts online help.

Machine Groups Toolbar

The Machine Groups editor has a toolbar for managing machine groups. Select any icon on the toolbar below to learn more about its functionality.

Related Topics

• Adding Machine Groups
• Viewing Additional Machine Group Information
• Copying Machine Groups
• Excluding Machines from Machine Groups
• Adding Machine Groups to Jobs details
• Deleting Machine Groups

FAQs

Q: What does managing machine groups involve?

Managing machine groups includes Machine Groups Toolbar. Access machine groups through the Enterprise Manager navigation pane.

Q: Who can manage machine groups in OpCon?

Users with the appropriate privileges assigned through their role can manage machine groups. Contact your OpCon system administrator if you do not have access.

Glossary

Enterprise Manager (EM): OpCon's rich client graphical user interface for Windows and Linux, used to define schedules and jobs, manage automation data, and perform operational tasks.

Resource: A numeric variable in OpCon representing a finite pool. Jobs can be configured to require a set number of resource units to run, limiting concurrent executions and preventing resource contention.

Role: A named security profile in OpCon that groups privileges together. Roles are assigned to user accounts to control which features, schedules, jobs, machines, and administrative functions a user can access.

Privilege: A specific permission granted through an OpCon role that controls access to a feature, function, or object type. Privileges are organized into categories such as Function Privileges, Machine Privileges, Schedule Privileges, and Access Codes.

Machine: A platform defined in the OpCon database that has an agent installed. OpCon routes job execution requests to machines via SMANetCom, and machines report job completion status back to SAM.

Job: The fundamental unit of work in OpCon. A job defines what to run, on which machine, when to start, and what conditions must be met. Job results are tracked and can trigger events and notifications.

OpCon: Continuous' workflow automation platform. The OpCon server includes the database, SAM and Supporting Services (SAM-SS), and graphical user interfaces. agents installed on target platforms run jobs and report results.