Acronis Backup for Windows Server Essentials - User Guide - Manual (Page 370)

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Creating a custom static or dynamic group
To create a group
1. In the Name field, enter a name for the group being created.
2. Choose the type of group:
a. Static - to create a group that will contain machines added manually.
b. Dynamic - to create a group that will contain machines added automatically according to the
specified criteria.
Click the Add criterion and select the criterion pattern.
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Operating system
All the machines running the selected operating system will be members of the dynamic
group.
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Organizational unit (p. 370)
All the machines belonging to the specified organizational unit (OU) will be members of
the dynamic group.
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IP address range
All the machines whose IP addresses are within the specified IP range will be members of
the dynamic group.
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Listed in txt/csv file (p. 371)
All the machines that are listed in the specified .txt or .csv file will be members of the
dynamic group.
3. In the Group description field, enter a description of the created group.
4. Click OK.
Adding multiple criteria
Adding multiple criteria forms a condition according to the following rules:
a) All the entries of the same criteria are combined by logical addition (OR).
For example, the following set of criteria
Operating system: Windows Server 2003
Operating system: Windows Server 2008
will add to the same group all the machines whose operating system is Windows 2003 OR
Windows 2008.
b) Entries of different criteria are combined by logical multiplication (AND)
For example, consider the following set of criteria:
Operating system: Windows Server 2003
Operating system: Windows Server 2008
Organizational unit: SERVERS
IP range:
192.168.17.0 - 192.168.17.55
These criteria will add to the same group all of the machines whose operating system is
Windows 2003 or Windows 2008 and belong to the SERVERS organizational unit and whose
IP addresses are within the range 192.168.17.0 - 192.168.17.55.
Organizational unit criterion
Organizational unit criterion is specified for the domain the management server is currently in, as
follows: OU=OU1