In many networks, subnets and IP address information reflect organizational distinctions, such as geographical location or job function. If IP address organization coincides with your needs, consider setting IP address sorting criteria for groups.
In this version of ePO - On-prem, this functionality has changed, and now allows for the setting of IP address sorting criteria randomly throughout the tree. As long as the parent has no assigned criteria, you no longer need to ensure that the sorting criteria of the child group’s IP address is a subset of the parent’s. Once configured, you can sort systems at agent-server communication, or only when a sort action is manually initiated.
Caution
IP address sorting criteria must not overlap between different groups. Each IP address range or subnet mask in a group’s sorting criteria must cover a unique set of IP addresses. If criteria does overlap, the group where those systems end up depends on the order of the subgroups on the System Tree Group Details tab. You can check for IP address overlap using the Check IP Integrity action in the Group Details tab.