Group Node

From the Group node of the Policies panel, changes you make are applied to all SonicWALL appliances within the group. The Global node is the top view that contains all appliances.

To open the Group node, click a group icon in the left pane of the GMS management interface. The Group Status page appears. The Group Node Status page contains a list of statistics for all SonicWALL appliances within the group.

As you move through the GMS management interface with the Group node selected and make changes, those changes are broken down into configuration tasks and applied to each subgroup and each SonicWALL appliance within the group.

As GMS processes the tasks, some SonicWALL appliances might be down or offline. When this occurs, GMS spools the task and reattempts the update later.

Depending on the page that you are configuring, the SonicWALL appliance(s) might automatically restart. We recommend scheduling the tasks to run when network activity is low. To determine if a change requires restarting, refer to the configuration instructions for that task.

Making group changes through the GMS management interface enables you to save time by instituting changes that affect all SonicWALL appliances within the group through a single operation. Although this is very convenient, some changes can have unintended consequences. Be careful when making changes on a group or global level.