You can create different asset groups based on your business requirements. Then, you can add the same type of hosts to a host group. This way, you can manage hosts of the same type at a time.

Create an asset group

  1. Log on to your bastion host. For more information, see Log on to a bastion host.
  2. In the left-side navigation pane, choose Assets > Asset Group.
  3. On the Asset Group page, click Create Asset Group.
  4. In the Create Asset Group panel, configure the Asset Group Name and Description parameters, and click Create.
    The name of the asset group must be 1 to 128 characters in length and can contain letters, digits, periods (.), underscores (_), hyphens (-), backslashes (\), and spaces. The name cannot start with a special character.
    Note We recommend that you specify a descriptive asset group name to facilitate subsequent management and maintenance. For example, specify a name based on information such as the service provided by the hosts, the department to which the hosts belong, or the region where the hosts reside.

Add hosts to a host group

After you create an asset group, you can add hosts to the asset group to manage the hosts at a time Before you add hosts to an asset group, make sure that you imported or created hosts in Bastionhost. For more information, see Add hosts.

  1. Log on to your bastion host. For more information, see Log on to a bastion host.
  2. In the left-side navigation pane, choose Assets > Asset Group.
  3. In the asset group list, click the name of the asset group to which you want to add hosts.
  4. In the panel that appears, click the Hosts tab and then click Add Hosts.
  5. In the Add Member dialog box, select the hosts that you want to add to the asset group and click Add.
    Note To add a single host, click Add in the Actions column of the host. In the message that appears, click Add.

Related operations

  • Remove a host from an asset group

    On the Asset Group page, click the name of the asset group from which you want to remove a host. On the Hosts tab, select the host that you want to remove and click Remove. In the message that appears, click Remove.

  • Modify the information about an asset group

    On the Asset Group page, click the name of the asset group whose information you want to modify. On the Asset Group Settings tab, modify the values of the Asset Group Name and Description parameters and click Update.

  • Delete an asset group

    On the Asset Group page, find the asset group that you want to delete and click Delete in the Actions column. In the message that appears, click Delete.