Agent Groups
NXLog agent groups are used for agent management by grouping them using Agent tags. This chapter discusses the GUI configuration and management frontend provided by NXLog Manager.
Agent Groups
To list the available NXLog agent groups, click the Agent groups tab on the AGENTS page. A list of agent groups similar to the following appears:
This list contains the following information:
- Group name
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The group name is the unique name of an NXLog agent group. Clicking on the name will load the agents which are tagged by it.
- Description
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This is the NXLog agent group detailed description.
- Permission by Role
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Shows the access permissions of each role allowed to manage NXLog agents.
- Permissions by User
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Shows the access permissions of each user allowed to manage NXLog agents.
At the bottom of the list, there is a row of actions that can be used to manage the groups.
Agent List in a Group
On the tab Agent groups, click a group name in the Group name column. An agent list similar to the following appears:
In the agent list there are additional actions which can be used to manage this group.
- Delete group
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Delete this group/tag.
- Add agents
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Add agents to this group.
To add agents to this group, click on the Add agents button. An Add agents dialog will appear:
Select the desired agents and click Add. The selected agents will be added to the list in this group.
