Understanding groups and settings

A group contains one or more settings, and a setting contains one or more parameters. Managed objects (systems discovered in the managed network) become members of a group based on the matching criteria for the group.

Relating managed objects to groups and settings illustrates the relationships between managed objects, groups, and settings.

Figure 1. Relating managed objects to groups and settings

• The Smarts core class for group (in the sense of "groups and settings") is ICIM_Configuration. This class is the parent of all group classes that are used by Network Protocol Manager or any other Smarts Domain Manager.

• The Smarts core class for setting is ICIM_Setting. This class is the parent of all setting classes that are used by Network Protocol Manager or any other Smarts Domain Manager.

• The Smarts core class for managed object is ICIM_ManagedElement. This class is the parent of all managed object classes that are used by Network Protocol Manager or any other Smarts Domain Manager.