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Version: 5.2

Groups

The Agent Management interface provides functionality for viewing and managing existing server groups. To display the Groups page in the SAF Beat Manager interface, navigate to: Main Menu - Settings - Smart Beat Management - Groups.

To make working with the table more convenient, the Groups tab includes a search function that allows you to quickly find the required group. The search tool is located at the top of the interface:

Groups Table

The Search field allows you to search groups by the Name field.

To use the search:

  1. Enter your query into the Search field

  2. Press Enter

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The search is case-insensitive and supports partial matches.

Group Search

Group Details​

To view detailed information about a group, select the desired row in the table and click the group name.

The group card includes the following information:

  • Name – used to identify the group
  • Apps – list of applications assigned to the group
  • Binaries – list of files assigned to the group
  • Client Settings – client filters for group membership rules
    • Filters – list of filters for including agents
    • Excludes – list of filters for excluding agents
    • Systems – server platform filters
  • Merge Pipelines - a toggle switch available when multiple applications of type Logstash are selected
  • Parent Logstash - the application that will be used as the base when merging applications of type Logstash

Group configuration determines client membership via the following tabs:

  • Matched – shows clients matching the group criteria
  • Unmatched – shows clients not matching the group criteria
  • All – displays all clients, with a Matched field indicating if the client belongs to the group
Note!

When configuring pipeline merging, only one Logstash application will be running on the agent side (within the specific group).

The data from the parent Logstash application will be used as the base during startup. Pipeline files, plugins, etc. from other Logstash applications specified in the group will be added to the parent Logstash (if they weren't present previously).

Group Details

Creating a Group​

To create a group via the SAF Beat Management interface:

  1. Click the Create button to the right of the search bar:

Create Group Window

  1. Fill in the required Name field and add additional information as needed:
  • Apps
  • Binaries
  • Merge Pipelines
    • Parent Logstash
  • Client settings
    • Filters
    • Excludes
    • Systems
  1. Click Save to add the new group to the system

Editing a Group​

To edit a group:

  1. Select the desired row in the table and click the group name:

Edit Group Window

  1. Modify any of the following fields as needed:
  • Apps
  • Binaries
  • Merge Pipelines
    • Parent Logstash
  • Client settings
    • Filters
    • Excludes
    • Systems
  1. Click Save to apply the changes

Deleting a Group​

To delete a group:

  1. Click the Trash icon at the end of the group’s row

  2. Confirm the deletion by clicking the Delete button:

Delete Group Confirmation