Cisco CiscoWork QoS Policy Manager 4.1.2 User Guide
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Chapter 4 Managing Devices
Working with Device Groups
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Working with Device Groups
This section is applicable only for users who use ACS permissions, and are
working with ACS device groups. If you do not use ACS to create multiple device
groups, only the default device group will be available in QPM.
working with ACS device groups. If you do not use ACS to create multiple device
groups, only the default device group will be available in QPM.
The following topics describe how to work with device groups:
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Understanding Device Groups
Device groups are groups of devices (and their network elements) within the
inventory. They are created and maintained in ACS, but QPM assigns some
properties to each device group that you can view and edit in QPM. For more
information, see
inventory. They are created and maintained in ACS, but QPM assigns some
properties to each device group that you can view and edit in QPM. For more
information, see
Each device group has its own set of access permissions, so they can be used to
divide the network into administrative groups for purposes of controlling who can
do what with which devices. Because you create policies in the context of a device
group, you can assign policy groups only to devices in the same device group as
the policy.
divide the network into administrative groups for purposes of controlling who can
do what with which devices. Because you create policies in the context of a device
group, you can assign policy groups only to devices in the same device group as
the policy.
The inventory always contains one device group named the default device group.
If you are not using ACS device groups to group devices, your inventory will
contain only the default device group.
If you are not using ACS device groups to group devices, your inventory will
contain only the default device group.
ACS Device Groups
If you are using multiple ACS device groups, QPM will automatically create the
same device groups with the same user permissions that are defined in ACS. When
you add a new device to the inventory, QPM assigns it to its ACS device group,
with the same user permissions. If a device is not assigned to an ACS device
group, it is assigned to the QPM default device group.
same device groups with the same user permissions that are defined in ACS. When
you add a new device to the inventory, QPM assigns it to its ACS device group,
with the same user permissions. If a device is not assigned to an ACS device
group, it is assigned to the QPM default device group.