Finding and managing devices

NAVIGATION  Modules > Devices > Device Management

SECURITY  Administrator or user access to VSA 10

The Device Management feature is a powerful utility that enables you to create, leverage, and share highly-customizable search queries based on a wide variety of attributes and telemetry records associated with your managed devices.

This article describes the page's layout and functions.

Overview

  1. To access the Device Management page, in the left navigation menu of your VSA 10 instance, click Devices > Device Management.

  2. The page will load.

  1. As you navigate, you'll see the following features and fields:

Feature Definition
Saved filters

Automatically apply filters based on previous saved criteria
+ New filter Begins the filter creation workflow; learn more in the Creating a search filter and performing an advanced search section of this article
Search field Enter a partial or whole value to filter current view to matching records
Filter by Click to select additional criteria by which you can refine your search, including by scope, organization, device type, online status, tags, and more
Filter Options

Personalize the current search with the following options:

Filter Options

Personalize the name for this filter

Filter access level

Define the audience who can access this filter; available options are:

  • Personal: Only you can see the filter

  • Team: You and your team can see the filter

  • Public: Everyone can see the filter
Columns filter Use the toggles to tailor the device information columns to be shown in your search results; to sort the columns, click and drag the icon

Actions menu; enables you to duplicate or delete the current filter, undo changes to it, or export the current results to a Comma-Separated Values (CSV) file

Results matching your search criteria populate in a table below the search field, formatted as a table comprised of columns based on your selected filter options. The Name column appears by default.

Column Definition

Name

Hostname, organization name, site name, and agent group name associated with the device

Creating a search filter and performing an advanced search

To create a search filter, perform the following steps:

  1. In the ribbon above the search field, click + New filter.

  2. Using the Filter by menu, search field, or both, configure the parameters that should automatically be used for your search when this filter is selected.

  3. Click Filter Options, and give your new filter a unique name.

  4. In the Filter access level area, define the audience that should have access to this query. Refer to the Filter Options section of this article for visibility definitions.

  5. Next, in the Columns filter section, add or remove columns from the filter. Drag the icon to arrange them.

  6. Click Apply.

  7. Review the preview shown in the results table to ensure you're satisfied with your filter configuration. When you're ready, click Save filter.

  8. Your new configured filter will appear in the ribbon above the results table.

  9. To perform an advanced search that uses the filter, click its name.