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

Delete Host Groups

You must delete or move individual hosts into another host group before you can delete a Host Group.

To delete a host group

  1. Click Inventory.
  2. Change the view to Host Groups.

    See Use host groups to organize your data.

  3. Search for or navigate to the Host Group to move.

    See Navigating with search.

  4. Delete the contents of each sub-group first. If there are sub-groups, you must delete the hosts from those groups first and then delete the group. Hosts can be deleted in bulk or individually.

    Note:

    Hosts and backup servers must belong to at least one host group.

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