AutomaticGroup Node

An Automatic Group is the term used for a number of hosts that are grouped according to observed network communications using the Automatic Grouping feature. The sole purpose of an Automatic Group node is to build the visualizations that are part of the feature. Automatic Group nodes are only created or destroyed if the Enable Automatic Grouping setting is enabled on the Discovery Configuration page.

Automatic Group nodes are stored in the Conjecture partition.

Automatic Group Lifecycle

The following section describes the scenarios in which an Automatic Group is created, updated or removed.

Creation

Automatic Group Nodes are created at the end of every discovery run, or when the Update button in the automatic grouping UI is clicked.

Update

Automatic Group nodes are not updated.

Removal

Automatic Group nodes are destroyed at the end of every discovery run, or when the Update button in the uatomatic grouping UI is clicked. New Automatic Group nodes are then created taking into account any changes to hosts and network communications.