HP Management Integration Framework Administrator Guide (T5494-96539, October 2012)

Removing machines from a Management Group
You can use the Move Machine or Import Machines wizards to remove machines from a
Management Group. A brief comparison of the wizards follows.
Import Machines wizardMove Machine wizard
Removes one or more machines
from one or more Management
Removes a single machine from
one Management Group and
Summary
Groups, then adds the machines
to another Management Group.
adds the machine to another
Management Group.
Considerations
• The Move Machine wizard allows you to remove one machine at a time.
• The Import Machines wizard allows you to remove one or more machines at a time.
• When you remove a machine from a Management Group, you must add it to another existing
group or to a new group.
• If the machine that you choose is the only member of the existing Management Group, then
the wizard will delete the existing group.
Procedure for Move Machine
1. Identify the target machine to remove from a Management Group.
2. Browse to security interface on any member machine in the target machine's Management
Group.
3. Select the machine. Management Integration Framework software will determine if the
machine's membership can be changed. If yes, the Move Machine button is enabled.
4. Click Move Machine. The Move Machine wizard opens.
5. Click Next.
6. On the Select Destination Management Group page, select the method (existing or new group)
for adding the machine to another group, then click Next.
7. Follow the instructions in the wizard pages, then click Finish.
Procedure for Import Machines
1. Identify a machine which is to receive the members of the Management Group from which
you want to remove machines.
2. Browse to the security interface for that machine.
3. Click Import Machines. The Import Machines wizard opens.
4. Select the machines to remove from the other Management Group and follow the instructions
in the wizard pages, then click Finish.
Renaming a Management Group
You cannot use the wizards to directly rename a Management Group. Instead, you use the Move
Machine or Import Machines wizards to delete a group by removing all member machines from
the group. A brief comparison of the wizards follows.
You cannot use the wizards to directly rename a Management Group. Instead, you rename a
group by removing all member machines from the group and adding them to a new group that
you name.
Considerations
• If the Management Group includes only one machine, use the Move Machines wizard to
remove the machine and move it to a new Management Group that you create with the desired
new name.
• If the Management Group includes multiple machines, first use the Move Machines wizard to
remove one machine and move it to a new Management Group that you create with the
36 Using the security interface