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3 Overview of HIT groups
A HIT Group is a group of one or more hosts that you are managing from ASM/ME. HIT Groups are useful
because they allow you to manage multiple hosts from any machine that is running ASM/ME. For example,
if an administrator has to manage and backup Microsoft Exchange mailbox databases residing on multiple
servers, they can create a HIT Group on a single instance of ASM/ME and manage multiple servers from
there.
HIT Groups allow you to create and manage Smart Copies and Smart Copy schedules on all your hosts,
and simultaneously edit settings on multiple hosts. When a new host is added to a HIT Group, the Host
Integration Tools get installed on the host. If you've already created a HIT Group, ASM/ME will display a
message if any of the hosts are not running a version of Host Integration Tools greater than or equal to the
version running on the local host. You can then use the Add Hosts wizard to remotely upgrade the Host
Integration Tools on the other hosts.