To configure a rule-based management group to select physical computers or logical servers based on custom property information, first apply the custom property to the objects you want to include in the management group.
To apply a custom property to an object:
Select the object you want to have the custom property.
In the Server Information pane, click Custom Properties, and then, in the Tasks pane, click Create New Custom Property.
Configure the custom property, and then click OK.
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You can apply an existing custom property value to one or more physical computers or logical servers or update selected physical computers or logical servers with a new custom property value.
To apply a custom property value:
In the view pane for a Servers view, select the physical computers or logical servers you want from the list.
Click the Custom Properties tab to view a list of custom properties for the selected objects.
If one of the objects does not have the custom property, the value is [Property Not Common]. If the objects have a different value for the custom property, the value is [Property Value Not Common].
Select the custom property you want, and in the Tasks pane click Edit Custom Property Value.
In the Edit Custom Property window, configure the custom property and click OK to apply the custom property value to the selected physical computers or logical servers.
You can remove a custom property from one or more selected physical computers or logical servers. For example, you can remove a custom property to prevent an object from appearing in a rule-based management group.
NOTE:When you delete a custom property from a physical computer, AppManager updates any jobs that are running on the computer and using the custom property value as a parameter override to use the default parameter value. For more information, see Section 5.5.5, Removing a Job Override.
To remove a custom property:
In the view pane for a Servers view, select the physical computers or logical servers you want from the list.
Click the Custom Properties tab to view the custom property information.
(Conditional) If you want to remove a custom property value from the selected objects, select a property from the list and on the Tasks pane click Delete Custom Property Value. This deletes the value of the custom property from the selected objects. The custom property definition remains in the QDB for use on other objects.
(Conditional) If you want to delete a custom property definition from the QDB, select a custom property from the list and on the Tasks pane click Delete Custom Property Definition. Deleting a custom property from the QDB means objects can no longer use it.