You can organize, group, and tag your managed systems using the System Tree and Tags features. The System Tree is a hierarchical structure that organizes the systems in your network into groups and subgroups.
Adding systems
You can add systems to your System Tree using these methods:
Manually add systems to an existing group
Import systems from a text file
Active Directory synchronization
Organizing systems
You can organize your System Tree using these methods:
Manual organization from the console (drag and drop)
Automatic synchronization with your Active Directory or NT domain server
Criteria-based sorting, using criteria applied to systems manually or automatically
What the System Tree controls
Your System Tree dictates these items:
How your policies for different products are inherited
How your client tasks are inherited
Which groups your systems go into
If you are creating your System Tree for the first time, these are the primary options available for organizing your systems dynamically:
Using Active Directory (AD) synchronization
Dynamically sorting your systems
Note
Although you can use AD synchronization with dynamic System Tree sorting, use only one method to avoid confusion and conflicts.