How to Create Resource Groups

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Resource Groups Configuration, Create New Resource Group, Create Resource Groups, Set Resource Groups, Resource Groups Management, Groups with Resource Groups Attribute, Resource Groups Attribute.

Overview

Resource Groups enable you to organize specific MCS resources into distinct groups. This functionality is crucial for creating configurations in the following: DNS Configuration, NTP Configuration, PTP Configuration, and Tally Configuration, ensuring that settings are properly assigned.

Another functionality of the Resource Groups is their use in configuring the Ad-Hoc Activation Group. You can find more information about this here.

Another functionality of Resource Groups is the ability to assign devices to a Resource Group. This allows you to activate a source on any MCM within the Resource Group, rather than on a specific MCM. In this setup, the source will be activated by one of the MCMs in the designated Resource Group, rather than being tied to a particular MCM.

MCS manages the MCMs and is designed to display all entries created for DNS, NTP, PTP, or Tally configurations within the MCS. Without resource groups, these entries would also appear in every MCM configured as a device to the same MCS. However, the goal is to assign a unique configuration for DNS, NTP, PTP, or Tally to each MCM. If an MCM uses more than one configuration for these settings, errors will occur, leading to improper functionality.

To avoid such issues, assign a separate resource group to each DNS, NTP, PTP, or Tally configuration. Then, assign the corresponding resource group to the relevant MCM. While MCS supports multiple configurations for DNS, NTP, PTP, and Tally, resource groups ensure that each MCM only accesses its specific configuration.

For further details about DNS, NTP, PTP, and Tally configurations and why each MCM requires a unique setting, refer to related articles: DNS, NTP Config, PTP Config, Tally.

Configure the Resource Group

1. Create A New Group and choose the Resource in the Type field.

Create Resource groups in MCS features or settings

1. Log in to the MCS.

2. Click on the menu icon to open the widget menu.

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3. Choose the MCS resource where you want to configure a Resource Group. Refer to the detailed instructions below for each resource: DNS Configuration, PTP Configuration, NTP Configuration and Tally Configuration.

In DNS

1. Navigate to System → DNS.

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2. Double-click an existing configured DNS configuration or create a new DNS configuration.

3. Locate the Groups field at the bottom of the tab.

5. Add the Resource Groups in the Group Field

   1. Add Existing Groups

      1. Click on the Groups field to view the list of existing groups.

      2. Select one or more groups by clicking on their names.

         • You can type in the search bar to find a group that starts with the letters you typed.

   2. Add a New Group

      1. Type a new group name and press Enter or type a comma.

         • If you create a new group here, you must also create a new group with the Resource type using this name.

Create Resource Groups for the Ad-Hoc Activation Group.

For more details, click here.

Create Resource Groups for Source Activation on MCM

1. Click on the menu icon to open the widget menu.

2. Navigate to System → Devices.

   1. Device management will open.

3. Double-click an existing device to open its configuration.

4. Enter the desired Resource Group in the Groups field at the top of the tab.

   • The device is now part of the specified Resource Group.

5. Click on the menu icon to open the widget menu.

6. Navigate to Sources → Sources Config.

   1. Source Configuration will open.

7. Activate a Disabled Source:

   1. In the Device/Group column, click the play button.

   2. In the Select Device menu that appears, go to the Resource Groups section and select the desired Resource Group.

      • The source is now activated through an MCM within that group.

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