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  3. Section IV. End user
  4. Manage hosts, backup servers, and host groups
  5. Add Host Groups and Sub-Groups

Add Host Groups and Sub-Groups

Host groups can contain zero or more hosts/backup servers and zero or more sub-groups. However, a host or backup server must always belong to a host group. You can create your host groups and sub-groups based on physical and logical relationships. For example a physical grouping could be location. Logical sub-groups under location could be HQ, East Coast, West Coast and Europe.

You can add Host Groups from the Host Group view and/or during the host/backup server creation process.

See Plan your host group hierarchy.

See Adding and Editing Hosts and Backup Servers .

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