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Managing SmartConnector Groups

You can best manage ArcSight SmartConnectors when you organize them into groups. You'll find all uncategorized SmartConnectors in the Unassigned group.

You can move or copy groups and SmartConnectors into other groups in the Connectors resource tree by using drag-and-drop. If a group is deleted, the SmartConnectors within that group are also deleted.

You should not delete a Connector resource at the ArcSight Console, unless the corresponding SmartConnector is first stopped. If the SmartConnector on the device is running and its Connector resource is deleted, the SmartConnector cannot send events to the ArcSight Manager, causing the SmartConnector to start caching events and eventually dropping these events.

Where: Navigator > Resources> Connectors

Tip: Optional: To add information in the Notes tab, refer to Using Notes.

To create a SmartConnector group:

  1. Right-click a group and choose New Group.

    A "name" text field appears under the group you selected.

  2. In the "name" text field, type in a name.

  3. Press Enter.

To rename a SmartConnector group:

  1. Right-click a group and choose Rename.

  2. In the "name" text field, rename the group.

  3. Press Enter.

To edit a SmartConnector group:

  1. Right-click a group and choose Edit Group.

  2. In the Group Editor, edit the Name and Description text field.

  3. Click OK.

To move or copy a SmartConnector group:

  1. Navigate to a group and drag and drop it into another group.

  2. Choose Move to move the group, Copy to make a separate copy of the group, or Link to create a copy of the group that is linked to the original group.

    If you choose Copy, you create a separate copy of the group that is not affected when the original group is edited. If you choose Link, you create a copy of the group that is linked to the original group. Therefore, if you edit a linked group, whether it be the original or the copy, all links are edited as well. When deleting linked groups, you can either delete the selected group or all linked groups.

To delete a SmartConnector group:

  1. Right-click a group and choose Delete Group.

  2. In the dialog box, click Yes.