In previous chapters, we looked at the various modeling paradigms that are part of OEM 11gR1. One of the primary options available for modeling is the concept of groups. In Chapter 2, Modeling IT Infrastructure Using Oracle Enterprise Manager 11gR1, we read through an introduction of this concept as relevant within OEM Grid Control. To recap briefly:
A group is an aggregate target type. This essentially means that group targets comprise of other individual targets.
It is a collection of individual targets of the same type.
This aggregation helps in viewing a set of targets that either serve similar business functionality or are part of the same administrative context.
Besides the preceding points, we also introduced some of the navigational support available for group's management. In the Group targets section in Chapter 2, we saw that OEM Grid Control provides an All Groups page that lists all the group targets that have been modeled. The user can reach...