This article was updated to support v11.7.8 of Goliath Performance Monitor.

Goliath Performance Monitor (GPM) “Primary Group” functionality allows one to organize the server/devices into meaningful collections that make it easier to manage your environment.   

Create a new Primary Group

1. Open the technology and navigate to the “Configure>Groups” page
2. At the bottom of the page, click the “New” button
3. Give the group a unique identifying name and optional description
4. Use the buttons in the middle of the pane to add servers/devices or monitoring rules to the group.
5. When finished, click save to complete the configuration. 

 Add machines to an existing Primary Group

1. Open the technology and navigate to the “Configure>Groups” page
2. Select the primary group in which you’d like to assign servers/devices to and then click “edit”
3. A new pane will pane, in the middle of the pane click the bottom for “Servers/Devices”
4. Another pane will open with a selection tree organized by the primary groups, select the server(s)/device(s) in which you’d like to add to this group and click “apply” when finished
5. Please note, all new machines are automatically added to the “Auto Register Group” upon import so make sure to check that group if you are having difficulty finding the machines that you’d like to add.
6. Lastly, click “save” to complete the configuration.