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Managing Role Groups

Minimum Required Role: Configurator (also provided by Cluster Administrator, Limited Cluster Administrator , and Full Administrator)

  1. Go to a service status page.
  2. Click the Instances or Configuration tab.
  3. Click Role Groups.
  4. Click the group you want to manage. Role instances assigned to the role group are listed.
  5. Perform the appropriate procedure for the action:
    • Rename
      1. Click the role group name, and click Rename.
      2. Specify the new name and click Rename.
    • Delete

      You cannot delete any of the default groups. The group must first be empty; if you want to delete a group you've created, you must move any role instances to a different role group.

      1. Click the role group name.
      2. Click Delete, and confirm by clicking Delete. Deleting a role group removes it from host templates.
    • Move
      1. Go to Hosts > Host Templates
      2. Click the action menu on the right in the row containing the role you want to move and select Edit.
      3. Modify the role group you want to move by removing the old role group and adding the new role group to the host template.
      4. Click Save.

        All the associated roles are moved to the new role group.