Machine Groups

Another very useful Service Map capability is the ability to create logical groups of servers so as to see maps of your multitier applications, application clusters, and so on, and truly visualize your applications as you think of them, as interconnected, multitier applications with components that have dependencies on other systems.

You can group machines in Service Map together and create a new group of machines or add machines to an existing group. Once created, select the group name to view the map for the selected machine group:

Figure 7.28

The machines that belong to the group are shown with a white outline in the map, ...

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