Create an agent group

Agent Groups plug-in manages the usage of agents. Both local and remote agent groups are supported. By default, there is one System Default agent group, which cannot be renamed or deleted. The System Default agent group is used for scheduled searches, and by default for any disaster recovery tasks. If you need to create an agent group, follow the steps below.
To create an agent group
  1. If you are not in it, enter the design mode.
  2. On the
    Menu
    bar, click
    View > Agent Groups
     (or click the
    Agent Groups
     button).
  3. Click AgentGroup - Add Agent Group on the
    Agent Group Creation and Agent Assignment
     toolbar. The
    Add an Agent Group
     dialog opens.
    TIP:
    You can also right-click anywhere in the
    Agent Group Creation
    and Agent Assignment
     pane and select
    Add Agent Group
    .
  4. In the
    Add an Agent Group
     dialog, select the type for your agent group.
    • Local group
      The agents in this group are members of a FactoryTalk Directory to which the FactoryTalk AssetCentre system belongs.
    • Remote group
      The agents in this group are members of a remote FactoryTalk Directory.
    IMPORTANT:
    If you select the remote agent group, you can only add a remote agent computer to that group.
  5. Enter the name and the description for the agent group. Click
    OK
    .
    TIP:
    • The remote agent group must be a valid FactoryTalk Directory server name.
    • The maximum number of agent groups that you can create depends on your licensed agent group capacity. By default, you can create three agent groups in addition to the existing System Default agent group.
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