Creating a Device Service Container

1. Navigate to Administration > Containers > Create a Service Container.
   • The page displays three panels.
   • The left panel only displays service containers in the logged on user's admin group or department.
     • A logged on superuser only sees and creates containers in the SuperUsers admin group.
     • A logged on admin group user only sees and creates containers in his or her admin group.
     • A logged on department user only sees and creates containers in his or her department.
2. Enter a unique container name in the field at the top of the middle Container Configuration panel.
3. Select the Contains: Devices & Containers option.
4. Check or uncheck the Populated dynamically based on a rule checkbox.
   • If unchecked, in the right hand panel, enter one or more search qualifiers to search for the names of devices and containers.
     • Accepts regular expressions and property:value parameters. See Entering Search Parameters.
     • Add all found devices or containers to the service container by clicking the Apply button.
     • Your selection of devices and containers are static. It means devices and containers included in the container won't change unless you return to this dialog and edit the selection manually.
   • If unchecked, in the right hand panel, enter one or more rule qualifiers to identify devices and containers.
     • Each field accepts regular expressions.
     • The rule qualifiers are applied dynamically. It means devices and containers that are newly discovered or changed dynamically added or removed based on whether they match the rule qualifiers.
     • Tag 1 through Tag 5 qualifiers enable you to identify devices using your own customized labels. See Using Tags with Rule-based Containers for more information.
5. Click the Apply button to apply the rule qualifiers.

   Note: See Controlling the Severity of Containers for details about the Severity tab.

6. Click Save to save the service container.