Automatic groups from retrieved properties

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(imported topic written by SystemAdmin)

We are in the process of doing an evaluation. I need an example of how to create an automatic group for Computer Manufacturer - Windows = VMware, Inc.

Thank you.

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(imported comment written by jessewk)

  1. Choose Tools --> Create New Automatic Group

  2. Give your group a name, e.g. “Windows VMs”

  3. From the ‘Include Computers with the Following Property’ drop down select ‘Relevance Expression’

  4. Click the ‘Edit Relevance…’ Button and paste in the following expression:

exists wmi and string value of select “Manufacturer from Win32_ComputerSystem” of wmi contains “VMware”

  1. Click OK on the Relevance expression dialog and then OK on the Automatic Computer Group dialog. You will see the group populate itself as clients evaluate the expression and place themselves in the group.

Jesse

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(imported comment written by SystemAdmin)

Thanks that works great. Does that do a WMI query of the system or from the already retrieved property?

I am still learning how this works.

Thank you